This rock and it's cross shape is said to have been the inspiration for the name given to the river... The St Croix. |
Trying to squeeze in all that we can this summer! This is the mighty St Croix River which delineates the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota. This spot was near a town called Taylor's Falls. |
There she is! We cruised on the boat on the left. The River Princes. |
Many fishermen were on the river last night. |
The propulsion system are two hydraulically driven paddle wheels. This vessel only draws 17 in of draft! |
This rock is known as the "Old Man of the River." |
Hard to find a better place to be! |
Campsites dot the shores on both the Minnesota side of the river (right) and the Wisconsin side as you cruise down river. |
As the sun set we went below deck for a wonderful dinner. After dinner most went to the upper deck and listened to Charley O strum his guitar, play the keyboard and harmonica! |
So on Sunday, it was a North Shore train ride on museum tracks for a 90 minute ramble along Lake Superior. BEAUTIFUL. |
The train station is a museum that houses some pretty amazing trains, cars and historical displays. |
The car above was the funeral car used to transport the deceased President Abraham Lincoln. |
One way to clear the tracks of snow. This turn of the century plow was placed in front of a steam engine and pushed into and cleared deep snow from the tracks in the Northern Minnesota winter. |
It is a large structure. |
We rode in the upper deck on the observation car. This car was built in the 1950's and is still going strong. |
The controls of one of the larger steam powered locomotives on display at the museum. It reminded me of a Gato class submarine. |
This caught my eye! Look at that pedal mechanism! |
1892! The human mind is so creative. Although not considered a viable product to build, it was non-the-less ingenious. |
Notice the eccentric drive. |
And the adjustable moment arm. This mechanism could be tuned to the human factors of an individuals own physiology. I think it's brilliant! |
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