Last barges of the season head downriver
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, locked the last tow of the season out of St. Paul, on Dec. 3. The Motor Vessel Charlie G was locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, with 12 barges. Traditionally, the last tow heading south of Lock and Dam 2 marks the unofficial end of the navigation season for the Twin Cities portion of the St. Paul District. The 2015 navigation season started March 25, when the Motor Vessel New Dawn reached St. Paul.
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