Stone Arch Bridge

What I think is one of the coolest things about Minneapolis is that the Mississippi River runs right through the middle of it.  Every day when I walk to school and back I get to see this national landmark.  It's not nearly as wide as it is in the south, but it's still the biggest river around.

We went on a little "hike" as a family out to the river.  We walked from our house to a cool bridge they have called Stone Arch Bridge.  No cars go on the bridge.  It's only for pedestrians and bikers.  It's fun to walk across the Mississippi River on the bridge and read about the history of the town and the river.

The bridge is really close to St. Anthony Falls, the only natural falls on the Mississippi.  St. Anthony Falls is really the reason that Minneapolis is here.  This is the last easily navigable point on the Mississippi River.  Also, they built dams here and used the river to make Minneapolis a milling capital of the world.  (General Mills is based here!)

The falls are covered in concrete now because the river water was eroding the falls away and they use the falls for energy.  The crest of the falls was much farther downstream when it was originally discovered.

St. Anthony Falls as seen from Stone Arch Bridge

This week we tried making the scotch egg that we discovered at the fair last week.
For this recipe you need eggs, sausage, bread crumbs and oil.
First you hard boil the number of eggs you want to make, let them cool, then peel off the shells.
Next, make patties out of the sausage and wrap around the eggs (we used half a pound of sausage for four eggs).
Then dip the sausage wrapped eggs in some beaten eggs, and then in some bread crumbs.
Fry the eggs until golden brown, and then bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes (to finish cooking the sausage).
At the fair, they served it on a stick, but Kim ate hers with a fork, and Isaac just picked it up and ate it like an apple!