MRP supports Friends of the Lock and Dam

With the closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls lock, questions have been swirling about the long-term future for the lock site, currently owned and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. The site is at the exact center of a string of parks near the riverfront, including Gold Medal Park, Mill Ruins Park, and the planned Waterworks park. For …

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Water Over the Dam

The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership recently hosted a panel discussion with Preserve Minneapolis called Water Over the Dam, part of our Riverfront Vitality Forum series. Our guests, Peggy Lucas, Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair, Dan Dressler and Neal Route, discussed the past, present and future of St. Anthony Falls from various perspectives: the Native American perspective, the industrial perspective, the recreational perspective and the …

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St. Anthony Falls: The economic perspective

At our recent Water Over the Dam panel discussion, Peggy Lucas, a founder and partner in Brighton Development, spoke about St. Anthony Falls from the Native American perspective. Her comments are summarized and condensed below: Near the end of the ’80s, Brighton Development did a lot of small, affordable housing projects, in conjunction with neighborhood groups. We called them catalytic projects …

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St. Anthony Falls: The Native American perspective

At our recent Water Over the Dam panel discussion, Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair, who teaches American Indian Studies and directs the Multicultural Resource Center at St. Cloud State, spoke about St. Anthony Falls from the Native American perspective. Her comments are summarized and condensed below: In Dakota, we refer to the falls as owamniyomni, which actually means whirlpool or eddy. When …

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Our gathering to #preservethefalls

More than three dozen hardy souls braved the elements on a clear but cold Minneapolis December afternoon to show support for preserving St. Anthony Falls and to demonstrate opposition to a proposal by Crown Hydro to divert water to generate a relatively small amount of electric power. And here’s what you can do to help stop the project.

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