Tower Rock

Today we traveled 43 miles stopping at lunchtime on another sandbar then making our way to Tower Rock this afternoon. Tower Rock is an interesting feature that sticks out along the river as distinctly different. The rock is made of limestone from the Devonian period, formed around 400 million years ago and towers 60 feet above the water. It has been mentioned in historical journals by Father Jacques Marquette in the late 1600s and Lewis and Clark during their travels in the early 1800s. President Ulysses S. Grant spared Tower Rock from proposed blasting back in 1871. And in 1970 it was listed on the National Register of Historic places. It’s deep here at anchor but not quiet. Lots of trains on the track that runs along shore. We expect to get rocked some by barges too. Fortunately their wake is never bad. Today we’ve also been very preoccupied with Hurricane Milton. Our daughter Sara buttoned things up for us today. Hurricane shutters were already closed when we left but we’re more concerned with water than wind. She is evacuating to my sister’s place in Babcock Ranch which is well outside evacuation zones. It’s going to be a long couple days. Stay safe Florida friends! ❤️Read more