Presentation highlights benefits of Hennepin Canal

Council also continues discussions on possible Feeder Canal annexation, lease agreement

BY KIRAN SOOD ksood@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

Created: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 1:15 a.m. CDT

ROCK FALLS – City Council members learned Monday night the potential economic benefits of canal cruising the length of the Hennepin Canal.

The council also continued discussions about annexing, then leasing, the 2.2-mile Hennepin Feeder Canal, which is in Rock Falls.

Cathy Brunner, executive director of Rock Falls Tourism, attended a meeting last week in Geneseo on the Renaissance Hennepin Canal project. Renaissance Hennepin Canal is a nonprofit group working to restore three locks on the canal, between Rock Falls and Geneseo.

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