Crossing the river - one of many different views.
We will do this many times on our journey since we are following
The Great River Road and have 10 states to stop in.
This is theNational Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, IA
Beaver pelts became the "Hairy Bank Note"
Beaver was compact and easy to trade for goods in the wilderness.
It was highly valued in Europe because the beavers had been over-hunted and beaver felt hats were very fashionable and costly.
In the 1780's hundreds of Indians and fur traders gathered annually for trading their goods for beaver pelts.
This eagle is at the museum, perhaps one that came from the rehab up the river?
surprised to see manta rays
Fun watching kids play
Then there is this kid!
Well, they said to try to pull the catfish out of his hole.
He looks peaceful -
the bottom half is much larger.
Interesting to see the massive machinery and hear how they dredged the river every year -until they found they were destroying all the mussels which keep the river algae free (more or less).
Pretty much everything is provided.
