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Driftwood

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Fallen Tree

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:55:51 MST

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Debarked Tree

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:54:29 MST

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Hollow Tree

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:53:01 MST

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Hollow Tree

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:51:11 MST

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Path through the woods

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:48:43 MST

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Border Control Phone

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:47:09 MST

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Yup, up here on the Northcoast, the next stop is Canada.

Bench

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 08:46:34 MST

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A well weathered and worn bench.

Tiny Turtle

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:57:09 MST

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Tiny Turtle

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:56:24 MST

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Water Worn Brick

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:51:34 MST

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Hanging Tree

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:49:13 MST

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Tiny Turtle

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:40:25 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:39:56 MST

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Left Behind

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:38:47 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:37:19 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:36:31 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:35:59 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:35:19 MST

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Breakwall Erosion

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:34:39 MST

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Coast Guard

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:27:53 MST

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Tiny Turtle

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:25:23 MST

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Son in marsh

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:24:44 MST

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Drift Wood

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:23:54 MST

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Yahct Club Harbor

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:22:57 MST

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Waves

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Bridge

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:11:32 MST

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Beach

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:09:50 MST

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Waves

JQ75 — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 01:08:12 MST

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Backyard

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:27:35 MST

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Fort

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:26:27 MST

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Pulley

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:25:20 MST

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Lighted Luminary

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:24:37 MST

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JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:24:15 MST

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JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:23:29 MST

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Ghosts in the Pumkin

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:22:57 MST

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JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:22:29 MST

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Crazy guy

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:21:54 MST

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Spooky Car

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:21:35 MST

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Witch

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:21:08 MST

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Skull

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:20:49 MST

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Lighted Pumpkin

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:20:38 MST

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Sea Gulls

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:17:15 MST

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Sea Gull

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:17:14 MST

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Sea Gulls

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:17:13 MST

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Barge Crane

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:17:12 MST

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Breakwall Light

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:33 MST

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Barge Crane

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:32 MST

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Landing Plane

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:31 MST

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A plane coming in for a landing at lake front airport.

Woman in White

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:30 MST

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A pier extending out for a better view of downtown and the avid fisherman.

Football Stadium

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:29 MST

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Our professional football team plays in this stadium and it is used for other large 50,000+ events.

Downtown Skyline

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:28 MST

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Waterfront Railway

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:27 MST

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A waterfront railway connects downtown with the riverbank entertainment to our financial district and lake front museums, Coast Guard Station, and Lake Front Airport. Transferring at the downtown station will take you to the East side museums, or the West side International Airport.

Downtown Skyline

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:25 MST

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The three tallest buildings on the downtown square.

Bridges

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:24 MST

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A river splits our town, see all the bridges joining the East and West sides.

Train Bridge

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:23 MST

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Barge has to wait for train to pass before it can proceed up river.

Unhooking Tug

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:22 MST

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The tug boats job is done, it has pulled the ship to the mouth of the river, docking it next to our under lake salt mines. From here the ship can proceed past our break walls to the ocean shipping channels.

Barge

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:21 MST

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This barge waited at the mouth of the river for over an hour because the large ship was blocking most of the crooked river as it was being towed to the lake.

Ship's mast

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:20 MST

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Flags and instrumentation.

Ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:18 MST

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Onboard crane, federal courts in background.

Ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:17 MST

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Salt mines and downtown skyline in the background as ship is being docked at the mouth of our river behind the lake breakwalls.

Ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:16 MST

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Close up of where the ship is being pulled from, Canadian flag and life boat for small crew. Being on the North Coast, shipping to Canada merely has to cross the Great Lakes.

Tug behind the ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:15 MST

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This tug was pushing or pulling the ship in coordination with the front tug to orient the ship properly in this crooked river.

Tug pulling ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:14 MST

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Tug pulling ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:13 MST

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Blast of smoke, not sure if the ship started its engines or what, didn't seem like it was under its own power.

Tug pulling ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:16:12 MST

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Large ship being pulled down river to the lake, under the train lift bridge.

Lights

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:27 MST

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Lights hanging on old Coast Guard Station.

Coast Guard Station

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:26 MST

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Coast Guard Station

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:25 MST

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Main Building on Lake side.

Coast Guard Station

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:24 MST

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Old Coast Guard Station may be renovated as an addition to lakeside park.

Coastline

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:23 MST

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The coast near the lake is lined with rocks to prevent erosion. Over the last few decades the level of the Great Lakes has risen and erosion of the shoreline can be a big problem.

Back wash

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:22 MST

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The tugs powerful engine is creating a back wash against the ship's rudder.

River View

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:21 MST

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View from the old coast guard station at mouth of the river.

Lighthouse

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:20 MST

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A lighthouse on the mouth of the river.

Ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:19 MST

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A large ship docked on the other side of the salt mines near the mouth of the river.

Train Bridge

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:18 MST

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Operators cabin on train lift bridge.

Lighthouse

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:17 MST

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A lighthouse on the mouth of the river.

Lakefront Mansion

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:16 MST

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Lakefront Mansion

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Downtown

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:14 MST

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Downtown view.

Downtown

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:13 MST

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A view of the shoreline leading up to downtown.

Piers

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:12 MST

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Two deteriorating piers and a beach.

Graffiti

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:11 MST

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Graffiti on a train.

Downtown

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:10 MST

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A view of downtown from a new lakefront park.

Ship

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:09 MST

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A large ship has come behind the breakwall to our midcity river.

Park View

JQ75 — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 14:15:08 MST

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View from park near my Child hood home