Mülheim’s Wasserbahnhof is actually located on a sort of peninsula
between two arms of the river next to the ship’s lock.

The ship’s lock at Mülheim’s Wasserbahnhof, which you can see in the background.

This is the Schleusenkanal, the ship’s lock canal. I’m actually standing here on the lock bridge itself looking down at the lower water levels of the Northern part of the Ruhr.

Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas, everyone – this is a very special photo from our archives, which has been used as a Christmas card lots of times in our family: it was originally taken by my mother Angela in 1962 on Mülheim’s Kirchenhügel, the church district in the inner city. She won a photography contest with it and today it is of real historical significance because this photo cannot be taken from this perspective anymore, although most of the houses still exist. There are many copies and prints of this photo, but a couple of years ago I found the original transparency again and carefully scanned and restored it – this is only the third time we’ve posted it on the web and now it’s also a tribute to my mother, who sadly passed away two years ago.

More Autumn impressions from the Ruhr back in mid-October.

The trees looked very much like Autumn back in mid-October on the Ruhr riverfront!

Mülheim’s Haus Ruhrnatur on the Schleuseninsel at the Wasserbahnhof.

This tree needed a portrait closeup with its reflection.

A view of the quiet arm of the Ruhr with the ships of the White Fleet anchored.

Where the river Ruhr splits into two canals, one going through the ship’s lock at the Wasserbahnhof.