picnic pavilion is a nice place to pass the day watching the river pass all day. plenty going on on the other side: train on the tracks on the bridge or the bank, barge traffic in the western channel, river boat tours and something shady at the lighthouse... not many delinquents and fugitives out rafting of late but power boats will put in from the slip and sometimes come back full-up with a particularly nasty sort of fish that stinks the place all up.
Spoke with angler about his catch, seems the river is full up with them crazy jumping asian carp and no matter how many he and his partner take out (and they take out alot) there's more than enough left to suck every ounce of joy out of life on the river. read more