Hi All,
We are spending a few days in the Omaha, NE area for Yom Kippur.
Today we toured Desoto National Wildlife Refuge. When the Army Corps of Engineers was "channelizing" the lower Missouri River in the '50s they cut off a large oxbow to straighten the river. The resulting lake was incorporated into a refuge in 1958. It is pretty quiet here in October but 100,000 ducks and 500,000 geese spend the winter.
Desoto also has a shipwreck!
On March 18, 1865 the stern-wheel steamboat Bertrand left St Louis, headed upriver to bring passengers and supplies to Montana. On April 1st she hit a snag and sank. She was soon encased in mud and the river meandered away, leaving her in a meadow. Fast forward 102 years when the Bertrand was found and excavated from under 30 feet of mud.
Model of the Bertrand.
A small sample of over 200,000 artifacts recovered.
How about a case of axe heads.
We are now back at the coach for an early supper then off to Kol Nidre services for the start of Yom Kippur.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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