Minnehaha Dormant

The 5th and final part in a series of blogs for anyone who has ever been to Minnehaha Falls and/or followed Minnehaha Creek down to its junction with the Mississippi River.

Today is a close-up of the limestone shelf where the water would normally be flowing.  Two boys lounging in the lower right give some perspective to the size of that shelf.  I think the moss and sprinkles of fall color are pretty.

I've started reading a newly-published book about the falls and the surrounding area, complete with a number of historic pictures.  It used to be much wider and had many names during the 1800s, including "Little Falls."

Goodnight, sleepy, sleepy falls.  See you in the spring!  

Minnehaha Dry

Part 4 in a series of blogs for anyone who has ever been to Minnehaha Falls and/or followed Minnehaha Creek down to its junction with the Mississippi River.

Minnesota had the driest September on record, which is certainly reflected in the current image on the left.  The one on the right shows an average spring waterfall.

Techie corner

This isn't quite an apples-to-apples comparison between the two images, from a photography standpoint.  The current image was taken with the wide-angle lens on my phone.  (I take a lot of images on my phone these days.  They still aren't as good as a DSLR, but they've come a long way!)  The wider angle leads to perspective distortion.   

The one on the right was taken with my DSLR, with a much narrower field of view.

Below is an image with a red box showing approximately where the image on the right fits into the image on the left.

Muddy Minnehaha

Part 3 in a series of blogs for anyone who has ever been to Minnehaha Falls and/or followed Minnehaha Creek down to its junction with the Mississippi River.

We were almost at the falls in this photo.  Just standing brown water here.  I'm surprised that there weren't a billion mosquitos around.

Minnehaha Rocks

Part 2 in a series of blogs for anyone who has ever been to Minnehaha Falls and/or followed Minnehaha Creek down to its junction with the Mississippi River.

We're heading upstream, if you can call it that, toward the falls.  Even though the creek isn't flowing, I think the boulders are pretty in their own right. 

One thing I didn't realize is that at some point, concrete step-downs were installed in the creek.  You can see one fairly clearly toward the top of the picture.

Minnehaha Puddles

This series of blogs is for anyone who has ever been to Minnehaha Falls and/or followed Minnehaha Creek down to its junction with the Mississippi River.

October 1st, a friend and I went down to see (or not see) the dried-up Minnehaha Falls.  The newscasts say it's been over a decade since this happened last.  

Today's image is below the falls and down the creek a bit, looking toward the route to the Mississippi.

These things run in cycles and the water will come back eventually.  Here are some links to news and history:

• 2022 drought YouTube video
• 2012 U of M project and analysis
• 2009 Minnehaha Trickle article
• 1955 local area history
• Early 1900s history of the falls in general
• Newly released book about the seedier history of the falls