Bruce MacDonald<p>There's no fighting in here—this is the war room.</p><p>Excellent story in the Minneapolis paper this morning about a neglected structure in the river that helps protect the city's water supply.</p><p>"In the 19th century, the milling industry central to Minneapolis’ creation story nearly destroyed St. Anthony Falls. Private power companies blasted myriad tunnels into the falls’ limestone banks to harness its hydropower for milling, and the botched construction of one of those tunnels triggered sudden and rapid erosion. The wall was a dramatic intervention built to stabilize the waterfall."</p><p>Minnesota, feds argue over who's responsible for hidden wall holding up St. Anthony Falls<br>By Susan Du<br>The Minnesota Star Tribune<br><a href="https://www.startribune.com/st-anthony-falls-cutoff-wall-study/601450469?utm_source=gift" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/st-anthony-fal</span><span class="invisible">ls-cutoff-wall-study/601450469?utm_source=gift</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minneapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minneapolis</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MississippiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MississippiRiver</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/waterfalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterfalls</span></a></p>