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RED WING – Sunrise #aerialphotography

Good Morning Red Wing  | Sunrise 2019-05-05

A HAPPY PLACE – Hay Creek, MN

A HAPPY PLACE

We all have one, or many; at least I hope so.  I have a happy place.  It is one of many.

Hay Creek is a small trout stream in southeastern Minnesota. It has its headwaters west of Goodhue and empties into the Mississippi River just to the north of Red Wing. It runs 25.1 miles (40.4 km), over half of which is a Minnesota designated trout stream. Like the Vermillion River, Hay Creek receives extensive fishing pressure due to its proximity to Minneapolis–St. Paul.

Hay Creek was named for the hay meadows near its banks.  A railroad once ran along Hay Creek from the clay banks near Goodhue to the pottery and stoneware factories in Red Wing, which also made use of the water from the creek. The railroad was torn up in 1937, but traces such as trestle pilings remain.

A HAPPY PLACE

~mntu.org

The red dot [on the map above] on the western end of 320th Avenue is one of my happy places.  Minnesota Trout Unlimited has done a tremendous amount of work on this stream over the years.  It is truly a gem and a pleasure to fish.

The valley is so peaceful; a beautiful display of nature.  This morning was exceptionally beautiful with the fog settled in the spring creek valley.

A HAPPY PLACE

A HAPPY PLACE

A HAPPY PLACE

A HAPPY PLACE

A HAPPY PLACE

A vertical panorama looking upstream from the bridge on 320th Avenue.

 

SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK

Sunrise over Colvill Park Saturday March 30th.  I wasn’t sure if I was going to see a sunrise or not.  The cloud bank was massive, dark and moving along rapidly.  You just never know.  I was pleasantly surprised.

Pre-sunrise

Pre-sunrise was very cloudy and not very colorful.

SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Bay & Park – Hwy 61 South
SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Water Park – Hwy 61 South

Sunrise

I was surprised that the sun made an appearance.  The clouds were think and moving.  I was a brief appearance.

SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Water Park Splash Pad – Hwy 61 South
SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Bay & Park – Hwy 61 South
SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Bay & Park – Hwy 61 South
SUNRISE OVER COLVILL PARK
Overlooking Colvill Bay & Park – Hwy 61 South

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

Friday morning, March 29th, 2019 sunrise over the Mississippi River flowing high and wide in Red Wing, MN.  Scenes from the levee and Bay Point Park.

Barn Bluff & Levee

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY
Pre-sunrise Color
SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY
Levee & Red Wing Grain
SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY
Sunrise peaking over Barn Bluff
SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY
Wider view of Red Wing Riverfront Sunrise

Bay Point Park

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

Red Wing Grain

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY
360 Sphere

SUNRISE OVER THE BIG MUDDY

Harbor Bar

HIGH WATER, CANNON RIVER – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

HIGH WATER, CANNON RIVER

Cannon River at Welch

The Cannon River continues to drop in Welch upstream, but it’s still high and over its banks at Hwy 61 north of Red Wing.  These shots were taken Tuesday March 26th.  I can see little difference today in the level today.

High Water

High Water

High Water

High Water

 

SETTING SUN – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

SETTING SUN

The setting sun last Saturday cooperated nicely.  The clouds and color made a spectacular appearance.  The high and wide Mississippi was smooth as glass and reflected the sky nicely.

SETTING SUN
Sun setting on boat house village and Bay Point Park
SETTING SUN
Boat houses and Pucketville

 

SETTING SUN
Bridge Construction and Barn Bluff
SETTING SUN
Red Wing Grain, Boat Houses & Bay Point Park

RISING WATER – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

RISING WATER

Last Saturday was a beautiful day to fly and capture the rising water around the Red Wing Levee and bridge construction.  The mighty Mississippi is wide and muddy.  The National Weather Service forecast indicates that the water is going to get a bit higher yet, but nothing close 20.70 ft back on 04/18/1965 thankfully.

RISING WATER
National Weather Service
RISING WATER
Red Wing River Front – Facing Harbor Bar
RISING WATER
Red Wing Levee
RISING WATER
Bridge Construction
RISING WATER
Bridge Construction
RISING WATER
Bridge Construction
RISING WATER
ADM & Red Wing Levee
RISING WATER
Red Wing Grain, Red Wing Levee

 

 

RED WING BOAT HOUSES – Red Wing, MN #aerialphotography

RED WING BOAT HOUSES

I Googled the interweb and did not find much information regarding the history of the Red Wing Boat Houses.  The only thing I found was an article from the Winona Daily News from July 4th, 2009 – Book traces history of boathouses on the Mississippi. The book referenced in the article,  The Floating Boathouses on the Upper Mississippi River: Their History, Their Stories is available on Amazon for $99.96.  I probably will not be ordering that any time soon.

I did find some information regarding the Red Wing Yacht Club in an article from Post Bulletin March 13, 2015 regarding the lease to operate in Red Wing Bay.  In the article it said:

Kevin Avery, commodore of the yacht club, explained that the club has been in the harbor for 112 years and has 275 members, about 80 percent of them from Red Wing. Nearly all the boats in the harbor are fishing boats or recreational runabouts housed in modest floating boathouses.

Now 116 years – that is some longevity.  I’ll have to keep digging for more information on the yacht cloud and boat houses.

I did find a copy of Friends and Neighbors All: Brief History of the Red Wing Yacht Club Special Edition for $250 if anyone is interested in that.  Yikes.

If anyone has any information about  the Red Wing boat houses or any others on the Mississippi feel free to leave a link in the comments.

Vertical Panorama

Horizontal Panoramas

More single shots

 

 

HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE, Red Wing, MN #construction

HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE

The high bridge and levee are both under construction at the moment.  This will be interesting given the rising water from the Spring snow melt.

Levee Construction

HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE
Levee Construction
Levee Construction

Bridge Constructions

HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE
Closing the Gap – Bridge Construction
HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE
Bridge Construction
HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE
Bridge Construction
HIGH BRIDGE AND LEVEE
Bridge Construction

HIGHWAY 61, Red Wing, MN #sunrise

HIGHWAY 61 – Red Wing, MN

I witnessed a nice sunrise along Highway 61 in Red Wing adjacent to Barn Bluff.

Highway 16

The launch Pad

Pre-sunrise over Red Wing looking upstream
Highway 61
Pre-sunrise looking downstream
Highway 61
Pre-sunrise vertical pano view of Hwy 61 south out of Red Wing
Highway 61
Sunrise