The plan this morning was to walk straight up to the Broadway Bridge (I'm standing on it), pick up only one bag of trash and walk home. I picked up one bag full of garbage along "the stretch" between the Broadway Bridge and the Plymouth Bridge. It was hard to stop at one because there is so much litter in this area. The Plymouth Bridge is the one you see right before downtown. I'm trying to leave the trash in downtown alone so the Earth Day volunteers will have plenty to do. So north I go!
Across the Broadway Bridge is the neighborhood known as Nordeast. Instead of going home we walked over there because I was thinking "where's the potty?" The old Grain Belt Brewery buildings dominate the skyline on this side of the river.
10:30 am potty break and delicious humus veggie sandwich courtesy of SIP Coffeebar was next. The Community Keg House is right next door but it was too early to be open otherwise I could have talked myself into a well earned breakfast beer. Another time. Yes, definitely soon!
Further north on Marshall Street I could see a sign on a building that just said FOOD BUILDING. A light bulb went off in my head. I think I have read about this place. So we walked over. Inside you can take a self guided tour and watch the butchers carving up pork at Red Table Meat. You see the vat of milky whey at The Lone Grazer Creamery. Bees and solar panels are on the roof. A milling and baking business is soon to open. Perhaps I can sample some of these products next door at The Draft Horse Restaurant. Again, not today. We are too early.
I can see the edge of a building that looks like Street Art to me and so we continue north on Marshall St.
More interesting stuff on the building. I think this was a dog washing business.
The river is right there so let's see what kind of garbage is down there!
Well, of course there is plenty of graffiti under the BNSF railroad bridge. This is the same bridge that crosses from Ole Olsen Park. That black and white stone painting is the work of MR HBAK. I see his stuff in quite a few places, including train cars. Is it weird that some old lady from Minnesota (me) can recognize his work?
Oh, it's a Huck Finn raft minus one blue barrel. I pulled out a blue barrel out of the river last fall. Is this where it came from?
I get it now. The Huck Finn raft is how they got across to do that graffiti under the bridge. Clever! Look at all the trash lodged in the logs. I'd like to use that raft to clean up this spot.
Time to head back home. If we use the Car2Go down the street we'll be back home for lunch.
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