I went down to the Pearl this morning for breakfast at bakery Lorraine. The Pearl is a repurposed brewery that has lofts, shops, the culinarily Institute of America and restaurants. I used to fit steam pipe there many years ago.
I stopped for a photo at some old shrine on the way home.
It turns out that the southern reach of the riverwalk is definitely navigable on an ordinary. I look forward to riding it on one soon!