https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/damhistory daily 1.0 2023-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506552385478-L43CHZHDQEVDRORHP0EZ/BRO_RFDams_8.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/35a71bee-d839-4dee-ac5e-0bb465348883/IMG_2457.JPG Home - Improve - Don’t remove Lake George. Your Hometown Hydro for 121 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506551132380-SHCI89FTH90YFP5RM63G/DJI_0015.JPG Home https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/new-page daily 0.75 2023-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508957887698-B6E1ICGG5GHVIP6ANHUU/IMG_6053.JPG Lake George & Hydro - Key Points https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506554536535-UGLWKWHZLN4OBZMOZJAH/Tech+Talk+%235+Poster+Session%2C+7.103.jpg Lake George & Hydro The chart, “Potential Cost of Dam Removal” presented as part of the July 20, 2017, Kinni Corridor Tech Talk, estimated the cost of dam removal and related, required corridor improvements to be $12 million dollars. That’s in 2017 dollars!! This number does not include those additional costs related to aesthetic and bluff stabilization, replacement of current local electric generation capacity, or the lost asset value of the existing dam and hydro infrastructure. Also, it does not include continuing maintenance costs of the three proposed small settling basins and related parkland or costs for yearly park rebuilds due to flooding. Continued hydro operations projected through the next 30-year licensing period will result in a net profit of $1.9 million dollars. Decisions are being made on whether or not to remove Junction Falls Dam. Talk with Mayor Dan, your city council representatives, and neighbors. Share your thoughts about spending $12 million dollars to “Free the Kinni” by destroying our renewable energy generation and Lake George. Become part of the discussion. Consider supporting our local, renewable energy resources and the improvement of the lake portions of the Kinni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508956933351-YAH184EYMBJIZ750VQXC/IMG_6019.JPG Lake George & Hydro - LAKE GEORGE, junction Falls Dam & HYDROpower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508960223889-PATM1U20RPNMALGZ9PCS/IMG_6078.JPG Lake George & Hydro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508959915314-V2ZSAU5FCV3VJJZIC4DD/IMG_6009.JPG Lake George & Hydro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508959409548-Z2L74YOUOQD222WZJSBC/DJI_0088.jpg Lake George & Hydro - Spread The Word Tell your friends and family about these threatened places. There's no better way to make an impact than to become an active advocate yourself. Join us and make an impact! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508958107306-KIIPXSR0CTJWB74JOO5P/IMG_6017.JPG Lake George & Hydro The White Pathway along Lake George https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508958497059-KXQGK9X6G00VVLSKHYU8/IMG_6038.JPG Lake George & Hydro Looking from Winter Street Bridge to the Kinnickinnic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508957518348-8QYPAGANMSQ3FPKDODUV/IMG_6062.JPG Lake George & Hydro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508958497059-KXQGK9X6G00VVLSKHYU8/IMG_6038.JPG Lake George & Hydro Today, the Junction Falls Dam by the Winter St. Bridge provides us a 33 ft. cascading waterfall. Stop by especially after an inch of rain, to enjoy the sights and sounds of this impressive falling water feature. For a minimal investment we could modify the look of the dam face. Adding a pair of floating fountains, as seen in Mill Pond Lake in New Richmond, would serve as visual interest points and help improve lake water quality through mixing and aeration. Lighting of the fountains and the dam cascade face at night could be an impressive, unique Lake George feature. https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/free-the-kinni daily 0.75 2023-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506553802167-C2LGX0KF2ZKAHPJAQGHC/BRO_RFDa3ms_8.jpg Bio Diversity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1508959762357-ANXIUDUZF2AHPE4PLQDV/IMG_6067.JPG Bio Diversity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506552385478-L43CHZHDQEVDRORHP0EZ/BRO_RFDams_8.jpg Bio Diversity Junction Falls (Between 1897-1900) This is a postcard picture of the Junction Falls that dates between 1897 and 1900. We know the dates because the May 17, 1894 flood moved Eagle Rock from its perch on top of Junction Falls. The Mill burned down in 1897. The picture shows Eagle Rock is moved. The Mill has been burned. The hydro dam is not in the picture which means this picture was taken prior to 1900. Look at the distance between the iron bridge and the river. There are no “hidden falls.” https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/history-of-the-dams daily 0.75 2023-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/2772c009-5899-4ef8-9129-70e75bdc8840/1850+-+1875+Rickey+bridge1024_1.jpg Dam History First wooden wagon bridge across Kinnickinnic at Junction Falls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/9ce09d4a-4a99-4312-8e98-e1718645fc0d/Oliver+Powel.jpg Dam History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/7dd12a75-116e-4851-bf20-3bf2772e2ad0/River+Falls+Plat+Map_1895+%28002%29.jpg Dam History - Make it stand out River Falls in the 1870s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/1506552385478-L43CHZHDQEVDRORHP0EZ/BRO_RFDams_8.jpg Dam History https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/army-corps-of-engineers daily 0.75 2023-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/c789d691-3eba-453d-b312-728d30824aab/Army+Corp+of+Engineers+plan.PNG Army Corps of Engineers - Make it stand out This is an itemized list, created by River Falls City staff and presented to the Common Council in obtaining approval of the Army Corps involvement. USACE stands for United States Army Corps of Engineers. CAP stands for Continuing Authorities Program, i.e. the money in search of a project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/ca12c62e-9790-4536-9616-9fdd95f705df/Lake+George+in+the+summer+5+-+really+like.JPG Army Corps of Engineers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/15180087-9523-4da3-9c30-5508bff232e0/Lake+George+for+Army+Corps.png Army Corps of Engineers - Make it stand out This picture is looking across Lake George at the Winter Street Bridge, the Power Plant building and Junction Falls Dam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59af1d7af7e0ab91b22775b0/e8f836fe-3bbb-4da1-8bcb-082af905d5f3/lake+George.PNG Army Corps of Engineers - Make it stand out Lake George adds to the character of our downtown River Falls. How many other cities can boast having a lake steps away from Main Street.? https://friendsoflakegeorge.org/bio-diversity-copy daily 0.75 2023-06-20