You can usually only get past security into the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock as part of a tour. But for "Illuminate the Lock" events, the gates will be thrown…
Friends of The FallsSeptember 15, 2017
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This summer, when hordes of visitors stop to admire the torrent of water that flows over the falls at the St. Anthony Lock and Dam in Minneapolis, they will be…
Friends of The FallsJune 13, 2017
When the lock at Upper St. Anthony Falls was closed to ship and boat traffic two years ago, it became pretty much just that: a closed lock. After years of…
Friends of The FallsJune 9, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Upper St. Anthony Falls lock and dam will open to visitor traffic this weekend — but in a new way. It’s been two years since any…
Friends of The FallsJune 8, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS - The Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is scheduled to open for public tours on Sunday. The Saint Anthony Falls are the only major waterfall on the…
Friends of The FallsJune 8, 2017
It’s eight years away. At best. And there remain some sizable hurdles to clear between now and then. But that hasn’t discouraged some in the Twin Cities from imagining something…
Friends of The FallsFebruary 8, 2017
Crown Hydro is continuing their decades-old effort to locate a hydroelectric facility at Upper St. Anthony Falls on the west bank of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. In spite of…
Friends of The FallsOctober 19, 2016
The plan, with a visitor center and performance space, would remake Mill Ruins Park and the Stone Arch Bridge area but push out a hydro plant. This view shows the…
Friends of The FallsOctober 15, 2016