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If you want to do a little shopping before leaving town, stroll cedar rapids municipal airport down Jeremie Street toward the bay to La Place Carenage. This waterfront shopping complex is a converted cargo shed. It has housed duty-free shops for years and was recently spruced up and expanded to include 27,000 square feet of new shops, art galleries, and restaurants. The top floor features an interactive historical display, and a new well-stocked tourist office is located on the ground floor. Shops and offices are open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm. If a cruise ship is in port, they are open on Sunday, 9am to 4pm.

Watch on the left, about a mile north of the factories, for Rodney s Rock. The black lava outcropping sits majestically off the coast and deserves a legend even an undocumented one. The locally accepted tale is that Sir George Rodney, admiral of the British troops assigned to Dominica, fooled cedar rapids municipal airport and diverted an invading French fleet in April 1782 by hanging lanterns on the massive rock to make it appear that a British warship was anchored offshore. Whether the legend is true or not, Rodney s Rock is a terrific photo opportunity.

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