Day 19: 9/14/06

At the Dimmick Island campsite, Ben found a baby Softshell Turtle swimming near the canoe. We saw many of these on rocks right after the Champion Dam north of St. Cloud. They can grow to over a foot in diameter.

A large amount of sediment is added to the river through storm sewers. Here you can see the build up of sediment after the drain. What we put on our lawns and drains goes to the river!

Ben's buddy Chae came to get us and give us shelter for the evening. Chae has been on many canoe journeys with us to the Boundary Waters and wishes he could tag along. Thanks for the support bro!