With temperatures rising and the winter snow cover melting off with each passing week, there are countless places and activities just waiting to be...
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Request for Qualifications: Story-Telling at the Water Works Park
Applications accepted through April 30, 2021 Introduction The Minneapolis Parks Foundation is seeking qualifications from consultants to help it...
Three Black Minneapolitans, and One Landmark, whose Influence Helped Shape our Parks Today
#1. Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Superintendent, Mary Merrill Mary Merrill has a long, distinguished history with the Minneapolis Park...
News Release: Minneapolis Parks Foundation Welcomes Sue Bennett and Erick Garcia Luna to its Board of Directors
Minneapolis Parks Foundation Welcomes Sue Bennett and Erick Garcia Luna to its Board of Directors Michele Girard, Jean Sazevich, and Marsha Yang...
5 Parks to Catch Sight of Winter Birds
In spirit with our upcoming Next Generation of Parks Event: Winter Birding 101 with Dudley Edmondson and Monica Bryand, we’re highlighting 5...
7 Park-gazer Viewpoints for December’s Spectacular Night Sky
As Minnesotans, the long dark winter nights are nothing new, but this month, the night sky brings us a little extra glow to enjoy. December is...
5 Ways Hall’s Island Habitat Restoration Helps Repair the Mississippi River
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board led a team to reconstruct Hall’s Island, located in the Mississippi River just north of Boom Island. While...
5 Spooky Stories About Minneapolis Parks
1. Beltrami Park / Maple Hill CemeterySome may know that Beltrami Park used to be a a well known cemetery called Maple Hill Cemetery. In 1857, there...
Five 5K Trails that Run through Minneapolis Parks
As we head into fall, thousands of Twin City residents also head into marathon season. With the Medtronic Twin Cities Virtual Marathon this month of...