Nicollet Island and The Mississippi River

This island is located at the heart of Minneapolis. Nicollet Island is the only island that is inhabited on The Mississippi River. Right in the heart of downtown. When driving to the island we got to drive on cobble stone streets which made it seem like a step back into time.

 A short walk from the Pavilion is the river, with the city right behind it, and if you look down you can see St Anthony Falls, you could even walk closer to the falls on many walking trails.

There are also Green Bikes located very near here (about 1-2 blocks away) so you could even bike around the whole park.

Art in the park!! There is a beautiful statue at the park given to the city by a city in Ibaraki, Japan. This is  Minnepolis' sister city.This statue was given to celebrate the two cities' 20th  anniversary of being sister cities. The statue's name is the Bell of Two Friends.

We drove over over the Bridge on Power Street connecting the the west and east bank of the city.

This park was not as nice as some of the others, I was more interested with the streets and the shops on the the road into the park. I would guess that this is a very nice get-a-way for people leaving in the city and within walking distance for them.