> Jay Clark wrote > >> Saturday around dusk I ran along the Mississippi river. The fall colors along the Mississippi river are at their peak, and the scene I saw was so beautiful that I feel compelled to try to entice you to come over and enjoy the scenery for yourself. ... >>
. Yes, the gorge was beautiful on Saturday. Boating between the Lake Street bridge and Ford bridge, for a couple of minutes, we watched a bald eagle soaring overhead. At another location, we suddenly noticed a fox only 25 feet away at the water's edge. And as Jay mentioned, many trees and shrubs were in wonderful shades of reds and yellows. But along with the beautiful, there was also the ugly. The still green leaves of buckthorn were dispersed along the hillside, but I was glad to see that most of the gorge seemed to not have all that much. But the infestation could possibly overrun more land in time if not kept in check. The green sewage warning signs were evident at several of the storm sewer outlets. Does anyone have an update on the status of the efforts to separate the sanitary and storm sewers? How much is completed and how much is still left to do? Although, there had not been a heavy rain recently, there was still a distinct sanitary sewer odor at some of the outlets. Why would this be? Are there some sanitary lines that are constantly leaking or have an open air connection into the storm sewer system? Many boats of various sizes. Must have been around 9 or 10 kayaks, 6 or 7 runabouts, 4 or 5 cabin cruisers, 3 small fishing boats, one canoe, and one barge. The amount of trash along the shore was bothersome, but to be expected I suppose. Several beer cans were floating just down river from a gathering and 4 expensive runabouts pulled up at the large white sand dune on the west side. Dave Stack Harrison (location of the driveway into the Fruen Mill, which shut down about 10 or 12 years ago, and is being considered for restoration into lofts) --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
