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River Magazine
July-August 2010 Highlights
Cover: The Geffert family on their Burger Boat in LeClaire, Iowa
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Loop It’s easy to spend a day exploring these stretches of the Upper Mississippi. In each of our “River Loops” columns we’ll prowl a stretch of the river for interesting places and things to do. North Minneapolis to Coon Rapids Dam The trip upriver from downtown Minneapolis to the Coon Rapids Dam is only 12 miles, but in this short stretch the river changes dramatically in several ways. St. Anthony Falls, in downtown Minneapolis, marks the transition from the gorge that begins at the falls to the prairie river above the falls, where the high bluffs quickly melt away.
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Feature Stories
Burgers on the River Geffert’s Burger Boat serves up burgers hot off the grill to Quad Cities boaters.
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Turtle Dogs Play the Shell Game Boykin spaniels help out in a prickly project.
One of John Ruckers’ Boykin spaniels poses with hi-tech footwear to protect against painful run-ins with prickly pear cacti. Can you spot the turtle in this picture? (Ed Britton) |
Cleaning Up the Minnesota River A new limit on suspended solids would help to clean up the river — if ordinances are enforced. |
A Perilous Lake Pepin Adventure A Boy Scout canoe trip almost ends in tragedy. |
Cottonwoods — Giants of the Riverbottoms Old trees are obvious. Where are the young ones? |
Fish Poster Water clarity in the backwaters affects the mix of fish species. |
Repairing Driftless Area Fields and Streams Think of the river as the sum of all its tributaries. |
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