Historic River Cities » Hastings

Mississippi’s Capital River Region

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:32:10 +0000

WABC Travel Show Host Erik Hastings tours Jackson, Vicksburg, and Natchez, Mississippi. Jackson, the cultural center of the state, is known for metropolitan sophistication, culinary surprises, museums, and family-oriented recreation. Vicksburg’s National Military Park and museum chronicle the 47-day Civil War siege of this famous antebellum town. Natchez has preserved much of its pre Civil War aura, and carriage tours make it easy to see historic homes built by some of the wealthiest families in the nation. Fun family vacation.

Duration : 0:4:55

Technorati Tags: arts, attractions, Civil, culture, dining, Erik, Hastings, History, jackson, Mississippi, museum, Natchez, travel, Vicksburg, wabc, War

EasyStar Floatplane on the Mississipi River in Winona, MN

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:22:04 +0000

This video was shot in Winona, Minnesota at Prairie Island Campground on the Mississippi River on July 29th, 2007. It has a Mega 15/16/3 Brushless Motor a with an e-Flight 40 amp brushless speed controller. The Prop is a Graupner 5.5″ x 4.3″ (14cm x 11cm)and spins at 19,000 RPM static. The battery is a MAX-AMPS Li-Po 3,000mAh @ 7.2 volts. With this set-up, the plane can easily fly over 45MPH (70KPH). I have flown the plane for 45 minutes continuously at about 1/3 throttle before having to land. I made the floats out of solid pink extruded foam and covered them with red Tyvek housewrap tape. I also sealed the canopy gaps with the Tyvek tape. Since this video, I have added velcro to the underside of the wing and to the top of the floats so that I can put them on and take them off with ease. I also added two vertical cooling tubes sticking up to keep the temps down inside the canopy. I have made new floats that are a little bigger and I should be able to take off from the water, not just land on the water. I will show that in a future video on You Tube. Hastings MN RC You can go to maxamps.com for batteries.

Duration : 0:3:7

Technorati Tags: airplane, control, EasyStar, Electri, Floatplane, Hastings, Max-Amps, Minnesota, Mississippi, MN, Multiplex, radio, RC, River, Winona

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:34:02 +0000

The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area includes 72 miles of the Mississippi River stretching from the cities of Dayton and Ramsey, Minnesota to just downstream of Hastings, Minnesota. The diverse stretch of the river flowing through the park consists of numerous natural, historic, recreational and cultural resources of national significance.

Duration : 0:19:43

Technorati Tags: America's River, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Fort Snelling, Hastings, Minneapolis, Minnehaha, Minnesota, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Fund, Mississippi River Gorge, National Park, Rangers, Recreation Area, River, St. Anthony Falls, St. Paul, Twin Cities, Upper Mississippi, Upper Mississippi River