“It was one of these boiler dams that we thought we had discovered last year on a late fall excursion to Phoenix. More correctly I should say we discovered the remains of such a dam, as it was no longer impounding any water. Today the structure was simply a series of timbers set into a square along the bank of the Eagle River’s East Branch. Only a few feet upstream from the current M26 railroad bridge, we were able to get a good look from the road. Intrigued we climbed down for a closer look.”