Unlike plunging into the Covid pandemic in 2020, which happened literally overnight for many of us, emerging from this life- and world-changing...
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2021 Highlights & Reflections
Every day during this year of change our Minneapolis parks have helped us navigate a new normal and reconnect us with nature and each other. We’re...
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The Minneapolis park system’s green spaces and inspiring places are essential to our civic identity, providing the common ground where residents...
Harvard’s Toni Griffin, founder of UrbanAC, Headlines Our 2021 Sunrise on the Mississippi
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation’s breakfast benefit Sunrise on the Mississippi will be back on Thursday, September 9, 2021, with Toni Griffin as...
2020 Highlights & Reflections
It’s hard to fully describe the joy brought by a sunny day after a fresh snowfall. This past Sunday, it seemed as if everyone was outside...
Water Works Park and the Great Northern Greenway Overlook Near Completion
Through our partnership in the RiverFirst Initiative, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation is championing the generational opportunity to create parks...
6 Ways Parks Mitigate Climate Change Impacts
After attending our Sunrise on the Mississippi event a couple weeks ago, I was inspired by the topic of parks and climate change highlighted by our...
MPR News’s Paul Huttner to Headline Sunrise on the Mississippi 2019
We are excited to announce Paul Huttner as the featured speaker of our annual Sunrise on the Mississippi September 5th 2019. Huttner has served as a...
Co-Creating the Future: Lynn Ross, Sunrise on the Mississippi Keynote Speaker, on Reimagining the Civic Commons
Every year, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation brings an inspiring leader to town to be our keynote speaker at our annual Sunrise on the Mississippi...