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http://www.exploreminnesota.com/
Hey, I’m Jon Hawks and one of my favorite things to do is to jump on my Harley and explore Minnesota with my friends. It’s a beautiful state with great scenic roads no matter which direction we feel like heading — North, South, East or West.
It just depends on what we’re in the mood for: curvy roads that twist along rivers like the Minnesota, St. Croix, or Mississippi, the beautiful bluff country in SE Minnesota, quaint and historic towns to stop at along the way, or site-seeing along the North Shore.
See more about this topic and other favorite places of Minnesotans at
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Between the months of April and October 1993, a great flood inundated the Midwest along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
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We start off going down the streets of St. Louis where people in the streets are doing things. We pass Sportsman’s Park where the Cardinals use to play before moving to Bush Stadium, then to new Bush Stadium. Then we see people waving some torn bed sheets around. Then we tour a street. We start floating down the Mississippi River where we see and a boat. Then we see this lady and she’s upset because her glasses are out of style. Then we see the chain of Rocks Bridge! Then we see only half of the Gateway Arch. Then we see the building of the Poplar St. Bridge. Then an old double Decker bridge. More half-arch then the Admiral riverboat. Then we head downtown for some goofy shots, fountains and old cars. Now we’re having a Bar-B-Q! This lady pets a grey cat, then smiles as the film ends.
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Mud Boating on the Mississippi River in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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A short summary of a visit to the area around the St. Louis Arch in St. Louis Missouri.
Filmed on a Canon 60D with a Sigma 28mm Prime lens @24p. It was very sunny that day so I had to set aperture pretty low. Color corrected with Premiere Pro CS5.
Facts about the Arch:
The Gateway Arch is the tallest national monument in the United States at 630 feet.
Construction began February 12, 1963, and the last section of the Arch was put into place on October 28, 1965.
The Arch weighs 17,246 tons. Nine hundred tons of stainless steel was used to build the Arch, more than any other project in history.
The Arch was built at a cost of $13 million.
Visit http://www.stlouisarch.com/ for tour information.
Music: Louis Armstrong – St. Louis Blues
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Video of the Gypsy Rose II pirate ship on the Mississippi River in St. Charles, Missouri.
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This is a bridge tour of the 7 Miss River crossings in the St. Louis area from south to north.
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This measurement was made on May 8, 2011 at approx. 700pm CST. It indicates “normal” or “acceptable” radiation levels. Alert level is considered anything over 100CPM by the radiation network …
http://www.radiationnetwork.com
First of three measurements, taken over the course of 10 minutes was 38.8 CPM.
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statistics:
Total 10 minute count = 388 = 38.8 CPM
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri — Mississippi River front
Coordinates : 38 37 51 N , 90 10 54W
Elevation : 407 feet
Measurement taken: ten mintue long CPM measurement using the “inspector alert” nuclear radiation monitor (geiger counter)
from the inspector alert geiger counter manual:
“CPM (or CPS) and total counts are the most direct methods of measurement; mR/hr (or uSv/hr) is calculated using a conversion factor optimized for Cesium-137, so this mode is less accurate for other radionuclides, unless you have calibrated the “geiger counter” for a specific radionuclide using an appropriate source. It is more appropriate to measure alpha and beta activity using CPM than using mR/hr. Conversion for alpha and beta emitters is calcuated differently, and the “geiger counters” reading in mR/hr may not be accurate.”
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canoe trip st.cloud to clearwater
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Monday May 16 2011 11:15 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles (153 km) by river below New Orleans, where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the river drains all or parts of 31 U. S. states stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Canada–US border on the north, including most of the Great Plains, and is the fourth longest river in the world and the tenth most powerful river in the world. The current form of the Mississippi River basin was largely shaped by the Laurentide Ice Sheet of the most recent Ice Age. The southernmost extent of this enormous glaciation extended well into the present-day United States and Mississippi basin. When the ice sheet began to recede, hundreds of feet of rich sediment were deposited, creating the flat and fertile landscape of the Mississippi Valley. During the melt, giant glacial rivers found drainage paths into the Mississippi watershed, creating such features as the Minnesota River, James River, and Milk River valleys. When the ice sheet completely retreated, many of these ‘temporary’ rivers found paths to Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean, leaving the Mississippi Basin with many features ‘oversized’ for the existing rivers to have carved in the same time period. The Mississippi River Delta has shifted and changed constantly since the formation of the river, but the construction of dams on the river has greatly reduced the flow of sediment to the delta. In recent years, the Mississippi’s mouth has shown a steady shift towards the Atchafalaya River channel, but because of floodworks at the river’s mouth, this change of course—which would be catastrophic for seaports at the river mouth—has so far been held at bay. Some researchers believe that due to natural forces inherent to river plains, it is a matter of time before this event takes places and that it becomes more likely each year. Hundreds of Native American tribes have depended on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Although they knew the river by many different names, it was the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi, meaning Great River, or gichi-ziibi, meaning Big River, that ultimately gave the river its present-day name. European explorers reached the mouth of the river as early as the 16th century and 17th century. The river throughout history has served as the border for New France, New Spain, and the early United States—its size and importance made it a formidable boundary as well as a strategic military location, and later, an important artery for steamboats to travel on. Writer Mark Twain was one of the most well-known figures on the river in this period. Even today, the river serves as partial boundaries for ten states, and most of its course can easily be seen on a political map. The Mississippi has also been known for great flooding events, especially in the 20th century which experienced up to four 100-year floods. This has led to the construction of hundreds of miles of levees along nearly the entire course of the river, although they have not always succeeded in preventing the greatest floods. Throughout its history, whether for Native Americans, explorers, or modern commerce, the Mississippi has always been a major navigation route through the center of North America. In the 19th and 20th centuries, despite its slow current and relative depth, a series of dams were constructed on the river, one of the most notable of which is at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. These dams facilitate navigation for a steady stream of barge traffic carrying agricultural products from the fertile Mississippi Basin to the Gulf Coast, and like the Columbia River, most of the upper Mississippi is a cascade of reservoirs, as are many of its tributaries like the portation intentional wheelies velineon show boating river SocietyGTA K-ROSERising slide beach bash disaster water Residents FloodingWDSUmississippi development Andreas gulf adobe premiere 7 delta mile trip Powered flooding mexico decline and ROSEGTA fred guitar bushel living Caynon personal bluestraxxas stampede fishing PPC first sand bash Steep tennessee adobe photoshop elements 7 Louisiana outreach damSevere marshall overflow rc bashing state for Woman reality pirate lifestyle yield 100 slow motion Man 300 show-me state Slow SA canon powershot sx210 is great
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