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Announcements
Great River Passage Initiative Manager Mary deLaittre to speak at April 21 Event
Great River Passage Initiative Manager Mary deLaittre will speak at the April 21 event Confluence: Place, Change, and Meaning on the Mississippi at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Visit the event page for tickets and information.
Great River Passage Presents: Voices of the River
The identity of the Mississippi River is inextricably linked to the people who engage with it. It is the people – from all walks of life – who live, work, recreate, commute or commune with the river that carry its story. Great River Passage Presents: Voices of the River is a new micro-documentary series featuring … Read More
Great River Passage leads guided tour of East Side River District
More than 50 stakeholders joined the Great River Passage team for a bus and walking tour of the newly dubbed East Side River District in Saint Paul. Participants included elected officials, city and county representatives, business and nonprofit leaders, and community members in the early stages of building a combined vision for the area bound … Read More
Grazing goats introduced to the Saint Paul riverfront
Update: The goats have moved! Follow the goats travels here. For the first time, the City of Saint Paul is using goats to control spread of invasive species SAINT PAUL – Thirty goats were delivered this afternoon at Indian Mounds Regional Park in Saint Paul, kicking off the city’s new, environmentally friendly initiative of using goats to … Read More
Great River Passage Public Photo Contest
We are launching a photo contest to gather photos of the Mississippi River. To participate in the photo contest, people can post pictures of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #STPriver. Winning photos that capture the river in one of the four categories below will be chosen … Read More
30 hungry goats to be released in Saint Paul
*Please note: This media event has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 2, at 2 p.m. due to the weather. On Tuesday, May 2, thirty eager goats will be released along the bluff edge at Indian Mounds Regional Park in Saint Paul to kick off the city’s first-ever effort to reduce the spread of invasive species … Read More
City of Saint Paul begins effort to capture the Mississippi River
Up-and-coming local photographers to document Saint Paul’s greatest natural asset SAINT PAUL – The City of Saint Paul has selected three local photographers in residence to support the efforts of its Great River Passage initiative to expand the image library of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul. These three emerging photographers will capture the Mississippi … Read More
River Balcony Master Plan Release for Comment
The River Balcony Master Plan is a guiding document for development of the River Balcony, identifying project scope, development opportunities and design direction. The Master Plan contains a vision statement, goals and design principles for the River Balcony, as well as a set of design guidelines for the Balcony and adjacent private development. The River Balcony … Read More
1,000 Ways to Recreate
Summer in Minnesota means exploring our great lakes and rivers, including the 17 miles of the Mississippi River right here in Saint Paul. The Great River Passage has compiled a calendar of the daily and ongoing programs and events taking place along the river this summer. Visit the calendar as well as a map outlining … Read More
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