National Security Risk?

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I used to visit the Downtown Area of Minneapolis Minnesota USA a lot years ago. Today was a beautiful day so seeing as I drobve my wife to work I stopped downtown to visit a few areas and take pictures of the new ares and what not. My first stop was the Saint Anthony Lock & Dams. This is where they raise or lower the water as a boat/ship/barge sits in this area so they can get to the higher or lower end of the Mississippi River. So as I got out of my car I saw a sign that stated it's no longer open to the public viewing due to the 9/11 attacks. This I can understand as there's a huge reliance on this area for the ships carrying grain and general items for the USA's public use. TVs cars, food, oil, coal, etc. Almost everything goes through the lock & dam daily here. I coulod see a terrorist group bombing an area as important as this. I was just dissapointed as I loved seeing the boats/ships/barges enter then seeing the water either rise or fall so they can get to the other end of the Mississippi River. There's a 9 foot difference from the lower end to the higher end. Thanks for reading this. Anyone else go to see something not expecting it to be closed due to 9/11 or didn't know it was run by the US government? I never thought about the Government running it till I realized it is after all property of the US Army Corp Of Engineers. LOL. Have a great day/evening everyone.. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~