The closer we get to home the harder it is blog. The landscape and river towns are all familiar now.
This part of the Mississippi is so incredibly beautiful! It truly is a shame that the majority of Loopers never come up the Mississippi. Instead they turn at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi and head south. And that part of the river has none of the beauty that is further north.
Today after almost 3 years, we have returned by boat to the Minnesota!! And here is the state line to prove it. Can you tell?
This rock peak is all that remains of a once very large domed limestone bluff called Sugar Loaf Bluff. It is just south of Winona. It was quarried during the 1880’s for use as sidewalks and street surfaces. Winona wasn’t even surveyed until 1851. The US deputy surveyor gave the town the name Montezuma. (are you kidding me?) Two years later a man purchased quite a bit of interest in the town. Guess he didn’t care much for the name either, as he erased the name from the survey and renamed it Winona. The Indian word “we-no-nah” translates to “first born daughter.” Way better name than Montezuma!
Tonight was our last night for shore leave on the Loop. So we headed to the Jefferson Bar and Grill to celebrate.
We are so grateful to have had Kirk and the Heimers travel with us. Its made for a fun last leg on our journey.
The trusty ODDYSEA on her last night out. Tomorrow night she will be back in her home port.
Welcome home!
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