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July 7, 2012 by Kate Walsh / designhouse9

Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement
July 7, 2012

I was on Nicollet Island yesterday afternoon. The Minneapolis Queen paddle wheeler came into view while I was on one of the bridges. Climb aboard for a fun summer activity. Paradise Charter Cruises offers public and private cruises on the Mississippi River through historic downtown Minneapolis.

Paradise Charter Cruises: Minneapolis Queen

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Posted in Our Beautiful Cities, Photography, Things To See and Do, Beauty, Minneapolis, Photo of the Day, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Minneapolis, Photography, Beauty, summer, river, Mississippi River, POTD, postaday, weekly photo challenge, Nicollet Island, Minneapolis Queen, Paradise Charter Cruises, historic downtown Minneapolis, paddleboat, paddle wheeler, river boat | 14 Comments

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on July 8, 2012 at 9:14 am | Reply Madelaine

Love this in b & w!
- on July 8, 2012 at 7:11 pm | Reply Kate Walsh / designhouse9
  
  Thanks! I was having a tough time deciding whether to do the B&W or the color. I like this shot in both versions and may yet post the color one as well.
on July 8, 2012 at 10:02 am | Reply The Retiring Sort

Lazy Summer Riverboat – love it!
on July 8, 2012 at 9:14 pm | Reply Weekly photo challenge: Movement « The (Urban-Wildlife) Interface

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on July 9, 2012 at 3:36 pm | Reply TJ

I love the old look of this. Beautiful Photo!
- on July 9, 2012 at 4:14 pm | Reply Kate Walsh / designhouse9
  
  Thanks, TJ!
on July 9, 2012 at 3:42 pm | Reply Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement « Geek It Till It Hurts

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on July 10, 2012 at 7:25 pm | Reply canoe & communications

it was creative to post the picture of stately riverboat in black and white, enjoyed it
- on July 10, 2012 at 8:09 pm | Reply Kate Walsh / designhouse9
  
  Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been perusing your blog on Midwestern culture and it’s taking me down memory lane. I grew up in Chicago and spent some summers in the Indiana and Michigan area. Beautiful country.
on July 11, 2012 at 5:32 pm | Reply Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement « DesignHouse9

[...] Saturday I posted a photo showing the Minneapolis Queen paddle wheeler. Sunday I went out on a boat on Lake Minnetonka with friends. I kept watching the waves being [...]
on July 13, 2012 at 5:55 am | Reply frizztext (@frizztext)

would like to play guitar on the ship’s board …
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/jet-blues/
- on July 13, 2012 at 2:08 pm | Reply Kate Walsh / designhouse9
  
  Let me know when you’re playing and I’ll be aboard!
  - on July 14, 2012 at 1:28 am frizztext (@frizztext)
    
    would like to play for example:
    http://soundcloud.com/frizztext/aint-she-sweet
  - on July 15, 2012 at 10:34 am Kate Walsh / designhouse9
    
    Thanks for sharing more music. This was a nice piece for the quiet Sunday morning.

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