Yesterday we played tourist as I admit hanging out at our campsite, no matter how homey it is, was not an option. Bugs, gnats and Mosquitoes galor. I need some serious bug protection advice please!
We went to Lock and Dam 13. It has a very nice viewing Deck as well as a Picnic area which due to the above critters mentions was not recommended for a picnic unless you like sharing food with thousand little bugs, flies etc
Back to the Lock. We saw a Touristy River Boat go through and looking at all the people on it with just a few feet between us I was kind of waiting for them to throw us some candy. This boat was a quick pass through due to the River being flooded and the difference is only one foot. However, after they went through a large, very very large barge entered the Lock. It had actually 5 barges connected together and it was almost as wide as the lock, with only a foot to spare on each side. When we asked one of the workers on the ship he said it was empty going north but she will be filled with grain. Amazing. So anyway, she was indeed too long and they had to disconnect the back barge with the cockpit and engine and move them through separately. The front was then pulled out via wires so the water could be lowered to get the cockpit through it afterwards. What an amazing detailed work goes into this.
Lock and Dam No. 13 on the Mississippi River. View is upriver to the north. | |
| Location | Clinton, Iowa / Fulton Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′53″N 90°09′21″W |
| Construction began | 1935 |
| Opening date | May 13, 1938 |
| Operator(s) |  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Upper Mississippi River |
| Length | 5,138 feet (1,566.1 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pool 13 |
| Total capacity | 192,000 acre⋅ft (0.237 km3) |
| Catchment area | 85,500 sq mi (221,000 |
After our Lock and Dam education we thought we needed to learn even more about this area. So on we went to tour an authentic Dutch Windmill. It was build in the Netherlands, then dismantled and rebuild in the shores of the Mississippi in Fulton IL. The mill is used for grinding flour from wheat to buckhorn or corn. Flaxseed has too much oil so it is processed differently.
And then we found ourselves hungry so we went to the Krumpets Restaurant and Bakery were we had a very yummy lunch and of course we left with 4 pastries. Life is really rough out here 😊😉
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