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Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Visited the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, across the river from our home. It specializes in fluid dynamics of air, water, etc. Its lower levels are carved out of rock, allowing experiments to take advantage of the difference in height of the Mississippi.
St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Across the Mississippi from our home, we can see the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. This week we got a chance to peek inside. The building, pictured at the top of this post, was funded by the WPA (Works Progress Administration), a Federal New Deal program to put people to work. The power… Continue reading St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
A Quiet Place
Cycled past this modest building. It houses one of the quietest places on Earth, an anechoic chamber. Notable recordings when it was a studio include: the first digitally mastered album (St. Paul Chamber Orchestra on 3M equipment) and parts of Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks.
Crystal Court
Ran errands Downtown, always a good excuse to walk through the Crystal Court at IDS Center.
Urban Rail Trail
Cycled past lakes, a creek, and a river, but the ride would not be complete without some urban rail trail.
Climbing The Wall
My bicycle hung out with neighbors’ bikes at the end of a spin alongside Minneapolis lakes, the Minnehaha Creek, and the Mississippi.
The Shed
Pushed my bicycle through “The Shed” in Nordeast Minneapolis. Over 300 people work 21st century jobs in the surrounding former industrial spaces. The gantry crane nods to the past.
Products of Heavy Rain
Recent heavy rain explained the bike path along Minnehaha Creek being flooded in several places, and the Falls going full throttle.
Peavey Plaza
Walked my bicycle across the pool at the newly restored and reimagined Peavey Plaza, downtown Minneapolis. The pool is one-quarter inch deep, so there’s no need to remove shoes.