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Raspberry Island (Minnesota)

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built a small base on the eastern side of the island—the west side was owned by the Minnesota Boat Club—and it subsequently became known as Navy Island. Flooding in 1965 washed the 150-foot (46 m) wooden bridge connecting the island to the mainland from its moorings and away downstream. The Navy
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were recorded near the bridge that connects the island to the mainland in 2010 and again in 2013. These caused trouble for local boaters whose docking space was diminished by the presence of the logs. The City of Saint Paul funded removal of the logs in both instances.
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By the early 2000s, the island was described as a "rather scruffy, barren place". The City of Saint Paul renovated structures and added amenities in 2007–2008. The shoreline was strengthened with limestone
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named the island's boat club one of Minnesota's best places at which to hold a wedding reception, noting that "
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it might be located downtown, none of the bustle or the noise of the city reaches the island".
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that grew on it, with the name appearing on the first map of downtown Saint Paul in 1851.
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employees used the island as an unofficial parking lot during the 1970s and 1980s. A 1995
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Picnickers sitting by the new bandshell added during Raspberry Island's renovation, 2012
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were installed on Raspberry Island during renovations by the city in the early 2000s.
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structure was built in 1910. Between 1949 and 1968, the island was used by the
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Raspberry Island is located in the Mississippi River under the
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The name Raspberry Island remained until 1949, when the
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resolution changed the name back to Raspberry Island.
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44°56′32″N 93°05′26″W / 44.9421879°N 93.0904963°W / 44.9421879; -93.0904963
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Saint Paul
Mississippi River
Saint Paul
Minnesota
Minnesota Boat Club Boathouse
United States Navy
Harriet Island Regional Park
bandshell
Wabasha Street Bridge
wild raspberries
Minnesota Boat Club
Minnesota Boat Club Boathouse
Mission Revival architecture
United States Navy

downtown Saint Paul
Saint Paul City Council
Log jams
riprap
WCCO-TV
History of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Upper Mississippi River


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