Last night I went down to the Harriet Island and Raspberry Island area. Officials thought the Mississippi had crested and I wanted to get a few images before the water starts receding.
Harriet Island has become a pool. In the upper right of the image you can see the main stage (with the girder held canopy) that is used during Taste of MN. Usually it's grass in front of the stage, not a pool with a tree sticking out of it.
The ramps to the river boats go up instead of down now. They also moved barges into place to protect some of the other river boats.
The pavilion is also under water, but it was built with that in mind, so it should come out ok.
Raspberry Island is doing it's best to stay dry, but water has overtaken it, in parts, too. Normally there is at least 15 feet between what you see now and where the water line usually is.
The railroad bridge is also really really close to the water now.
It was very peaceful down here. Well, except for the cops and park police shooing away all the people trying to get too close to the water. Duh. As I was leaving, workers were pulling manhole covers below me on Water Street. I'm guessing they were checking water levels. Fun job!
