Another walk along the river

Another one of my favorite access points to the 55 miles of the River's Edge Trail is Memorial Island, named in honor of all those who lost their lives working on or at the Black Eagle Dam, one of 5 hydroelectric dams in the area.

A footbridge crosses the spillway under the power house to the island.  

A turbine that was in service for 74 years is displayed on the island.  Made of cast iron and weighing 18,000 pounds, it spun at 15 rpm and generated 16,500 horsepower. 

 

Today water flows at a good rate from the dam over the Black Eagle Falls.

From the end of the island you can see the silhouette of a statute of Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea on the horizon.

And as always, the fur babies enjoyed exploring and reading new "P-mail"  !!!