It’s funny how sometimes one doesn’t end up seeing some of the sights of the city you live in until you have an out of town guest to show them to. Rachel had an extra couple hours and we decided to head down to St. Anthony Main. Although our plan wasn’t to walk around I noted that I had never been to Water Power Park before. So we went.
Water Power Park is was created by Xcel Energy as part of their agreement to continue operating the Hennepin Island Hydroelectric Plant at the same location. The plant was built in 1882 and currently generates about 12 megawatts of power.
The park, which opened last summer, gives good views of the falls, the Stone Arch Bridge and parts of the Minneapolis skyline.
