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<br /> <br />2001 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />U.S. Highway 10, (aIl4t~kn'lte State Great River Road) and the railroad separate <br />most of Ramsey fro~ l'the~ississippi. River. Except for the flat terrace along <br />Highway 10, the prese4c, o~the MississippiRiver is notobvious. The Wayside <br />Rest State Park (Dayto4ptrt)j an undevelope4Mississippi West County Park, and <br />a planned (and partiall~ 1butO .RiverCqrriqar Trail. are Ramsey's links to -the <br />mighty river. The stret~h;ofthe'Mississi~pirover through Ramsey is within the <br />Critical Area Corridor?for t1?e; Mississippi River and is part of the Mississippi <br />National River & Rec'atio~ Area(MNRR.A.). This stretch of the Mississippi <br />River is also designate~a$ "Qi'creational" under the Wild and Scenic River's Act. <br />The Wayside Rest StaJecPatk has facilities for camping, drinking water, and <br />canoe launching along tfhe Mis~issippi River. <br /> <br />Surrounded by many wftl~d.s,Trott Brook creates a large natural corridor across <br />thl;f northern part of R.m)1~y,.l~etching ftom?the western border east to the Rum <br />River. While Trott Broclchaslbeen ditchec,i to relieve residents of water problems, <br />it remains relatively unf,erel~ped along its b@ks. Other ditches create waterway <br />corridors through nO~fn R~tqsey connecting a series of wetlands that drain east , <br />into the Rum River. Tlie$e ditches form the backbone of the sub-watersheds in <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />F~gure ill-5 Trott Brqok Corridor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Page III-6 <br />