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Letter to the Editor: Friends of the Falls

By Mark Andrew | March 10, 2021 Written in response to ‘Feds find no takers for mothballed Mississippi River lock…
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WRDA 2020 Restores Public Ownership to Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam Land

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To unlock project funding, community groups urge U.S. Army Corps to reconsider disposition recommendation. December 30, 2020 (MINNEAPOLIS) - The President signed legislation Sunday that potentially unlocks…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsDecember 30, 2020
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Owamniyomni: Re-imagining the Falls as an Urban Outdoor Focal Point

By Greg Lais | September 10, 2020 For most of my life I thought of the St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam as a dilapidated industrial zone filled with rust,…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsSeptember 10, 2020
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Putting Voices of the First People at the Center of Planning

By Robert Lilligren | July 30, 2020 We are fortunate in our state and region to have a history of strong leadership of Indigenous people, activists, and advocates. Currently, there…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsJuly 30, 2020
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Friends of the Falls and Native American Community Development Institute launch community engagement for The Falls Initiative, convene Native Advisory Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2020 (MINNEAPOLIS) - Friends of the Falls, in partnership with the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI), announces a community engagement effort for The Falls…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsJuly 27, 2020
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Share Your Voice

By Mark Andrew | June 1, 2020 Exactly five years ago today—June 1, 2015—the northern-most and newest federal Lock and Dam, was closed to navigation. It is an imposing structure…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsJune 1, 2020
Media Coverage

Mothballed lock in Minneapolis closer to new life as riverfront attraction

By Greg Stanley for Star Tribune Supporters of a plan to turn a decommissioned river lock in downtown Minneapolis into an unusual public space say the project is moving forward.…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsMay 12, 2020
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Floating Ideas for Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock

It’s been four years since the last barge passed through Minneapolis’ Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock, and a group hoping to convert the site into the focal point of the…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsOctober 19, 2019
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Plan to remake lock and dam, Minneapolis riverfront taking shape

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ study of what to do with the lock and dam property near the Stone Arch Bridge is expected to wrap up in late spring.…
Friends of The Falls
Friends of The FallsOctober 11, 2019
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