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Saleen367
03-24-2005, 10:40 PM
Well, this marks the beginning of spring for most of us in the MN-WI area along the Upper Mississippi River Valley.

Wed. I saw my 1st Robin ... and ...

Our 1st River Barge(tug) is plowing through Lake Pepin in pool 4 today trying to break the ice. [smilie=appl]

Last I was able to check at 3:15pm, he had made it ~ 1/2 mi. since 8am this morning. :shock: :shock:

It's all downhill from here. [smilie=071.gif] [smilie=071.gif]
Triple C
03-24-2005, 11:04 PM
What's the forecast outlook for the next week, you guys going to melt that snow off soon??? I just looked at the outlook here and on tuesday of next week, our first 70++ degree day, and temps at night are above freezing. [smilie=061.gif] [smilie=657.gif]

No more snow, please [smilie=101.gif] [smilie=106.gif]



Never mind, they changed the forcast this morning, Tuesday will not hit 70, [smilie=101.gif] [smilie=101.gif] [smilie=101.gif] [smilie=101.gif] [smilie=101.gif]
Saleen367
03-25-2005, 07:40 AM
Today
Mar 25 Partly Cloudy
36°/23° 20%
36 °F

Sat
Mar 26 Mostly Sunny
42°/26° 0%
42 °F

Sun
Mar 27 Mostly Sunny
47°/28° 10%
47 °F

Mon
Mar 28 Partly Cloudy
50°/36° 20%
50 °F

Tue
Mar 29 Few Showers / Wind
53°/41° 30%
53 °F

Check Flight Delays
Wed
Mar 30 Scattered T-Storms
50°/34° 40%
50 °F

Not nearly warm enough. :roll: [smilie=1381.gif]
Northern Baja
03-25-2005, 07:40 AM
[smilie=071.gif] Spring is when they run the barge up the riverto break the ice on the river and usually marked in parallel with all the stir crazed residents leaving for somewhere traditionally warm. While we're gone the weather warms to the highpoint of the season.
Caincando1
03-25-2005, 09:36 AM
Come on summer!!!
Saleen367
03-25-2005, 07:44 PM
Update ...


Ice is too thick! The ice breaker has made little if any headway. [smilie=1381.gif] [smilie=1381.gif] [smilie=1381.gif]
Triple C
03-26-2005, 10:32 AM
Saleen, this morning I checked the local weather, and spring is here too.

Monday, holy shit - 74 degrees and 51 at night - definite spandex shorts day(sassy) [smilie=061.gif]

Tuesday, ya man - 71 degrees and 49 at night - I will need to get rid of those tan lines from Monday, so Daisy duke shorts day(somebody stop me) [smilie=657.gif]

Sorry my camera battery needs charged, so there will be no pics of Monday and Tuesday, unless the wife gets in a bikini. [smilie=071.gif] [smilie=071.gif] [smilie=071.gif]
DJMALCOM
03-28-2005, 09:24 AM
Mofocker finally made it through Lake Pepin!!!

The first tug boat of the season is on its way to St. Paul, marking the start of the navigation season.

The Theresa L- Wood locked through Red Wing, Minn. Monday morning after breaking its way through Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River this weekend. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects the boat to reach St. Paul Monday afternoon.

The average opening date of the navigation season is March 20. Officials say this year is a little later due to colder weather and thick ice on Lake Pepin
Caincando1
03-28-2005, 01:23 PM
Great news!!! thanks for the update.
Saleen367
03-28-2005, 07:18 PM
It is good news! [smilie=042.gif]

I saw the ice breaker headin back south this AM and two more tugs in tandem moving North through the lake. [smilie=061.gif]

Hopefully, by the end of next weekend the ice will be out. [smilie=trink39]
Troutly
03-28-2005, 08:10 PM
It is not officially spring here until the street sweepers come down the street picking up all the sand... :oops: