
Formerly a bed of the Des Moines River, Riverview has evolved into an
island park.

Entrance to the island (on foot) takes place on this new bridge ...

... which suffered a recent lightning strike.

Two gazebos provide places to relax. This one was moved closer to the
bridge.

Good place to fish and picnic. The other gazebo.

We couldn't get close to the 50 geese that now rule the island. (Watch your step.)

Geese eat everything. We found one stand of reeds.

In one isolated corner we found duckweed.

And a bit of this fishermen's bane. Geese eat everything except...

Cattails, which fill the wetlands surrounding 1/3 of the island.

This walkway enables us to investigate the wetlands without hip waders.

All in all, Riverview makes a nice place to picnic and to fish.
Riverview
was an amusement park for half a century, then was abandoned for 25 years. The Kiwanis took over and spiffed it up. In 1993 mother
nature covered it with 18 feet of water. Everything floatable
(including the wooden bridge, boat house, and picnic tables) on the island
floated downstream.
One
decade later, the Kiwanis have turned Kiwanis Riverview Natures Island
into a park again. Drop in (to the park, not the lagoon).
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Moines, IA 50313
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