Downtown Minneapolis Skyline Along the Mississippi River

Minneapolis downtown skyline and Mississippi River at dusk with suspension bridge visible across the water.
Minneapolis downtown skyline and Mississippi River at dusk with suspension bridge visible across the water.

Downtown Minneapolis along the Mississippi River, with the Third Avenue Bridge crossing toward downtown. The river marks the site of St. Anthony Falls, the only major waterfall on the Mississippi, which drew the flour mills that built the city's early economy.

Taken June 2017

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