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Shade and cooler temperatures await visitors to the Federal Reserve Bank's park next to its headquarters building on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.
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A broad walkway starting at Hennepin Avenue curves along the bank down to the Mississippi River parkway.
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Markers along the walkway are topped with riverfront scenes with captions that tell the story of development in the area.
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Several points stand out:
- The Ojibwe and Dakota had their own names for the river.
- The first (wooden suspension) bridge across the Mississippi was a toll bridge!
- Railroad depots - the Union and the Great Northern - sat on either side of Hennepin.
It's a great family field trip because it's free and very accessible by bike on the nearby and just completed Cedar Lake trail extension and by bus.