Upcoming Events
September 2026
Historic Riverfront Walking Tour
Take a guided walking tour of the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, once the milling center of the world and now a growing cultural, recreational, and residential neighborhood. With stops along the Mississippi Riverfront see the grandeur of the only waterfall on North America’s largest river, and learn about the many people who have worked and lived in the area over the years. Sunday, June 7,…
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From Rapids to Reservoirs & Back Again?
In 2014, Congress directed the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to permanently close the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock. This ended commercial barge traffic at the Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam No. 1. Now the Corps wants to leave all three. The Upper St. Anthony Falls Dam will stay, but Minneapolitans have a choice whether the other two locks and dams remain or come out. River historian Dr. John Anfinson will discuss the opportunities…
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