Whose view? From where? — September 2013

Eric Otterness was the sole winner this month. He correctly identified that This picture was taken from the Lowry Bridge looking upstream. You can see the small islands in front of the power plant. On the east bank is a little bar called Jaros. They make an odd drink called a Greenie. Cant describe it really, words dont do it justice.

Those islands are the new home of the heron rookery that was devastated in a tornado a few years ago. The 100-year old Xcel Energy power plant may have been hard to recognize, because the smokestack is gone and a new building that burns natural gas instead of coal has recently taken its place.

About Whose view? From where?

Each month in this section, we feature a photo somewhere along the river corridor in the Twin Cities that is in some way significant or important or just plain scenic. Individuals may then e-mail us and identify the view and explain why they believe it is significant to the community or important to them personally. Well publish some of your responses in the next issue of Mississippi Messages, where we will also reveal the correct answer.

To submit your guess and response, e-mail Bob Spaulding, River Advocate, through our contact form. The respondent to provide the first correct identification of the view and hopefully some interesting thoughts about its significance will receive a valuable prize for their effort. All entries must be received by the first day of the following month for consideration.