Red Wing, MN
Monday, August 29, 2022
The American Queen was docked at the Red Wing marina preparing for the trip south to New Orleans, LA.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 24mm, 1/500 sec, f/8, ISO 160
Looking on the internet it appears this cruise company is called American Queen Voyages. There is a similar outfit called American Cruise Lines which also does Mississippi River cruises. The American Queen appears much more reasonably priced, but we have not done any research to truly compare what each one offers.
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“Christened in Memphis in 2012 by Godmother Priscilla Presley, with a bottle of champagne, the American Queen is the largest steamboat ever built - spanning 418 feet.”
-From the American Queen Voyages website.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 24mm, 1/250 sec, f/9, ISO 160
The American Queen sitting at dock as viewed from upriver.
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The Red Wing sign at Bay Point Park framing the American Queen and downtown.
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Red Wing Grain.
“Red Wing Grain loads corn and soybeans onto barges from local farmers within a 75-mile radius of Red Wing. A river towboat will gather up to 15 barges and then head south on the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
The grain on these barges will be loaded onto large vessels destined for Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, Africa, and South America. The corn and soybeans are used mainly for feed for livestock.
1 Semi-Truck = 1,000 Bushels.
1 Barge - 55 Semi-Trucks or 55,000 Bushels.
Red Wing Grain loads approximately 450-600 barges from April to November every year.”
Interpretive plaque on site.
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These are the ropes they use to secure the barges during the loading process.
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Just up the river from Red Wing Grain is the Red Wing Yacht Club which consists of a marina and boat houses.
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There are MANY of these boat houses in the Yacht Club marina.
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The narrow plank walkway between the rows of boat houses.
Fujifilm X-Pro3 24mm, 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 160
