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Great spring, summer, or fall colors!

The ride is relaxing, slow and visually pleasing. I go multiple times a year and enjoy each one. Family, friends, or solo, all ways are enjoyable.

If you want to hear screaming kids, this is the place.

If I could have spent my $21.00 elsewhere, I probably would have. It’s more of an activity for school aged kids to do to keep them from being bored at the house during the summer. Not for the adults...

Great afternoon on the Mississippi

Great way to spend the afternoon.... Traveling down the mighty Mississippi River, reconnecting with nature, while learning the history of the Rivers connection with St. Paul. Heard some fascinating st...

We have been on the dinner cruise before and had a good time. This time though we just did the scented tour. It was okay but it was a very full ride and was loud from the amount of people on board. Th...

The relax time with my friend.

I had the most enjoyable time on the Riverboat!! I love bringing my friend with me. I love seeing all the woods. Seeing the water makes me so relax.

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On your wedding day, imagine cruising up the mighty Mississippi River on a beautiful riverboat. Everyone you love is enjoying the gentle breeze, good conversation and music which fills the air. While the sun sets across the Minnesota sky, memories of your perfect day are being created that will last a lifetime.

The Padelford Riverboat Company has been providing memories for brides and grooms for over 40 years. Ceremonies, receptions, groom’s dinners and rehearsal dinners have all taken place aboard our boats, which accommodate up to 600 guests. Enclosure of our boats, as well as heat and air conditioning guarantees that you will go out rain or shine. Unlike other riverboats and reception facilities, we do NOT charge an 18-25% service fee and there is no tipping--it is our pleasure to serve you.

Looking for a place during the winter months? The University of Minnesota Showboat and Event Center is available September through May. This permanently moored boat has heating and air-conditioning with two Victorian reception rooms that adjoin a magnificent 219 seat theater, which is perfect for a wedding ceremony. The grand staircase is ideal for photographs.

Let the Padelford create memories for you, call 651-227-1100 or email [email protected] today!

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For an unforgettable day on the water, check out the general sightseeing tours conducted by Padelford Riverboats showcase the beauty of Saint Paul and its surrounding areas with a historic narration pointing out areas of interest along the way. The hour and a half sightseeing tours highlight a variety of locations as you swiftly drift along the mighty Mississippi.

Padelford Riverboats Harriet Island 205 Dr. Justus O’Hage Blvd Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107

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Narrated, 90 minute public excursions depart from Harriet Island in St. Paul. Sights along the way include: the St. Paul High Bridge, Pig’s Eye Cave, the Minnesota River mouth, Pike Island, and the timeless splendor of the mighty Mississippi River.

All Sightseeing Cruises offer a fully stocked bar and limited snacks available for purchase onboard (please no outside food or beverage).

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Adults: $21.00 Seniors (65+): $18.90 Children (3-17): $10.50 **pricing includes the 5% port fee**

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‘You wouldn’t put your dog in this river’: Boat Race exposes Thames Water failings

Participants in Oxford v Cambridge competition were warned to cover wounds due to risks from E coli-polluted waterway

On a bright, unexpectedly warm afternoon, it would have been easy to assume the crowds that gathered by the Thames yesterday for the 169th Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race were a signal that all remains rosy in the world of rowing and rivercraft.

Couples of all ages stood in the sunshine sipping pints and proseccos, groups waved dark-blue Oxford and light-blue Cambridge flags, and families posed for selfies. All appeared content about the prospects of watching another engrossing competition between the two old rivals – a battle that was eventually won by Cambridge in both the men and women’s races.

But it was not the state of what was floating on top of the Thames that was on the minds of a great many onlookers. What lay beneath was their principal concern. Recently announced studies have indicated the river is now badly polluted with bacteria. As a result, both the Oxford and Cambridge teams were warned not to enter the water and to cover up open wounds they might have on their arms and legs.

This was particularly unwelcome news for one spectator – former Oxford rower Richard Hull, who had come to watch his son take part in the men’s reserve competition.

“I had no worries about contamination when I took part in the Boat Race in 1990. But now everything has changed. The river has become badly polluted. The crews are getting covered with water that gets splashed into the boat, so how you actually just stay healthy during a race is beyond me.”

Joanna Bates, a visitor from Knutsford, was also anxious. “The issue of the river is a worry but it is not just the Thames that is affected. Nearly all our rivers are in trouble.” Gary Hughes, from Bayswater, agreed. “That water – it’s filthy, disgusting. You wouldn’t put your dog in it.”

After the race, the Oxford cox, William Denegri, revealed that three team members had had stomach bugs during the week. He said: “Whether that’s related to E coli in the river, I don’t know. But it’s certainly not helped our campaign.”

The discovery that the Thames is currently badly polluted with bacteria was provided by the campaign group River Action which said last week that it had found “alarmingly high levels of dangerous E coli bacteria” along the stretch of the Thames between Putney and Mortlake where the race takes place.

Thanks to the vast amounts of sewage now being dumped in the Thames, prevalence of the bug was 10 times higher than what is considered to be safe. As a result, crews from both boats were warned not to take a dive into the Thames at the end of the race lest they suffer diarrhoea, kidney failure or sepsis.

And the culprit? Thames Water , which has been found to have been releasing effluent directly into the river and its tributaries on a grand scale. One recent study indicated that the utility firm had pumped at least 72 billion litres of filth into the river since 2020, enough to fill 29,000 Olympic swimming pools.

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For its part, Thames Water, which is facing an uncertain future after shareholders refused to inject fresh equity into the ailing business, has blamed high rainfall for flushing effluent out of its drains and into waterways. The fact that Thames Water has also said it needs to increase bills by 56% to deal with its debts and improve its creaking infrastructure has not helped its image.

Last week, the company’s leadership was denounced as a disgrace by the communities secretary, Michael Gove, and accused of taking excess profits while failing to invest in badly needed infrastructure. Now the renationalisation of Thames Water has become a real prospect. The water industry was privatised by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, and if Thames Water is renationalised this would confirm in many people’s minds that the whole exercise had been a very costly fiasco.

The fury that has erupted over the river and its pollution has had one other unexpected result. The Boat Race , an event normally considered by the rest of the world to be a mildly amusing, slightly eccentric piece of British entertainment, found itself being held up as a perfect example of the wounds that Britain now regularly inflicts on itself.

For the first time, Fox News, CNN and other international outlets ran stories about the race’s buildup. As Thursday’s New York Times put it: “The warning is stern: Do not enter the water. Not because of the tide. Not because of sharks. Because of the sewage.” For its part, CBS talked about London’s “sewage-infused” Thames.

The image evokes grim parallels, a point that was stressed yesterday by the rower Richard Hull. “I once rowed on the Bosphorus, and all around there was excrement and dead animals floating in the water. It was very disturbing. Is that going to happen here?”

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Easter weekend got hopping at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa on Saturday with Ashley’s Eggsploration, which bills itself as downtown’s largest egg hunt put on by the Tampa Downtown Partnership.

Thousands of eggs were set out, and there were even prizes for finding specific combinations of eggs. New this year were three golden eggs that were planted in the park and came with a grand prize, a $500 gift card for Ashley Furniture.

Egg hunts were divided between age groups ranging from 3 to 18. There were also food trucks on site, photos with the Easter Bunny, face painters, balloon artists and bounce houses.

Jefferee Woo is a staff photographer. Reach him at [email protected].

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