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 FallsJuly 27, 2020
Public invited to conversation on future use of federal land near St. Anthony Falls
ISSUED BY CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS March 10, 2022 (MINNEAPOLIS) - A March 16 public conversation will discuss the future of…
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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 FallsJune 1, 2020
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 FallsMay 12, 2020
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 FallsOctober 19, 2019
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 FallsOctober 11, 2019
Via an October 10 News Release: Mark Andrew, former Hennepin County Commissioner and chair of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, has been named president of Friends of the Lock &…
Friends of The FallsOctober 10, 2019
By Janet Moore, Star Tribune. The Mississippi River’s blue-brown water lapped against the hull of Cory Parkos’ solar-powered leisure boat as he steered it away from Boom Island Park in…
Friends of The FallsSeptember 14, 2019
Regulators pull money from controversial downtown Minneapolis riverfront power project ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — By Eric Roper, Star Tribune. August 16, 2018State regulators dealt a major blow Thursday to a controversial proposal…
Friends of The FallsAugust 16, 2018