Past Events
June 2019
Mill Ruins Park Prairie Maintenance
Saturday, Aug. 17 & 31, 9 am-12 noon. Meet at St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center. Consider joining a group of volunteers to maintain a demonstration prairie at Mill Ruins Park. This native prairie attracts many bees, butterflies and birds while improving the Mississippi River shoreline habitat. Led by a trained National Park Service (NPS) volunteer, this crew is also sponsored by the Mississippi Park Connection and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. All tools, such as gloves, are provided. To sign up for crew projects…
Find out more »December 2019
Red Undie Run for AIDS
Sunday, December 1, 3:15 pm, Mill Ruins Park. The first annual Red Undie Run is in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. Please arrive on the Mill Ruins (downtown) side of Stone Arch Bridge by 3:15 pm and be ready to strip down to your Red Undies to strip away stigma about HIV/AIDS. Grab your red briefs, bra, boxers, panties, jockstrap or thong and get ready for the coldest and most meaningful run of the year. The Red…
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