"Hi, world!"
Cannon Falls has made it onto the world stage with a new webcam that can be viewed from all over the planet!
After several months of research and negotiations and contracts and all that good stuff… a twin cities television station in connection with the Cannon Falls Beacon has put up a webcam on the roof of Park Street Apartments on downtown’s Fourth Street... to show the weather in our area.
The apartment complex was well suited for this role because it is on a higher site in the downtown area. Having researched many other buildings, I decided to access their roof and send my pictures to KSTP –TV’s Eyewitness News operations manager, Chris Meltvedt. I explained that I was too scared to get really close to the edge of the building but I hoped the pictures would show the information they needed.
The station was interested in the skyline to show the weather on their news programs. But I was also interested in showing the world the beautiful scenic area of Cannon Falls.
During normal operation the camera can change its angle so you might see any of the views at a given time. The station can also control which way it is aimed so they can focus on inclement weather that might be coming from a certain direction.
The view is updated every 15 minutes. You can also get an animated view of all the pictures taken during an hour, day or month.
To see the view from the webcam you can click onto the Beacon’s home page, http://www.cannonfalls.com/ and then click on the “button” on the right side.
The view is updated every 15 minutes. You can also get an animated view of all the pictures taken during an hour, day or month.
To see the view from the webcam you can click onto the Beacon’s home page, http://www.cannonfalls.com/ and then click on the “button” on the right side.
There have been many frustrations involved in this project. We still have some glitches to work out. If you have a problem accessing the webcam, please try some other time and/or e-mail the Beacon.
But the world can’t wait!
So when you want to see if it’s sunny, raining or snowing in this northland country... or just enjoy looking at the street lights shining in our historic downtown…no matter where you are in the whole world - just click on in.
And if I happen to be drivin' down main street in my old black an' silver diesel pick-up truck... I'll wave at you!
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