2010 Aquatennial - Target Festivities and Fireworks

A huge crowd gathered from Mill Ruins Park to the 3rd Avenue Bridge to enjoy the music, food and fireworks that marked the close of the 2010 Aquatennial.

Nice Ride Minnesota

The Nice Ride Minnesota program has 65 bike share stations - and counting.  It is an easy, accessible option for both downtown residents and visitors who'd like to take a spin around our neighborhood (or the entire 43 miles of dedicated bicycle lanes and over 80 miles of off-street bicycle paths in Minneapolis). 

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Historical Walking Tours

Railroad History Tour - Guided tour of railroad landmarks, including the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot and Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle.

Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tours - Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future.

Historic Main Street Walking Tour - A guided stroll along Main Street in St. Anthony.  Learn about life in the village, changes along Main Street throughout the years, and the area landmarks. Tour begins and ends at Pracna.

Engineering the Falls: Walking Tour by History Player William De La Barre - Visit the Minneapolis Riverfront, the west side milling district and the Stone Arch Bridge, and hear about the many ways the falls has changed over the years.

Women's Work: Walking Tour with History Player Eva Valesh - A costumed actor portraying labor writer Eva Valesh will lead a walking tour, highlighting the factories whose working conditions were exposed by Valesh in a series of articles in 1888 and 1889. This tour also examines the jobs available to women in the 19th and early 20th century, and some of the key events in women's labor history in Minneapolis.

Reservations required, call 612-341-7555 http://www.millcitymuseum.org/

Greening the Riverfront Series - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory

"Greening the Riverfront" is a series of programs exploring our relationship with nature, past, present and future.  One program featured three Tuesday night tours - the second one was:

July 20: St. Anthony Falls Laboratory

The U of M's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory on Hennepin Island is a unique research facility developing solutions to problems related to the environment, renewable energy and health.  During our tour we learned how this research is being applied around the world, and were allowed to view some of the current projects up close.  

Learn more at  http://www.safl.umn.edu/aboutus/aboutus.html

New Neighbors - Mill District City Apartments

Located at 225 Portland Avenue, Mill District City Apartments is now pre-leasing for fall 2010 occupancy.  Take a video tour.

Mill City Live Outdoor Concerts (July and August)

One of the many cool things to do at the Mill City Museum is enjoy an outdoor concert.  This summer (July and August) there are seven Thursday night concerts, with a different genre each night.  The $5 entry fee is a bargain!

http://www.millcitymuseum.org/

Greening the Riverfront Series - Pillsbury A Mill

"Greening the Riverfront" is a series of programs exploring our relationship with nature, past, present and future.  One of the programs featured three Tuesday night tours - the first one was:

July 6: Pillsbury A Mill

This was a very interesting presentation. We learned about the history of the Pillsbury A Mill and surrounding structures, as well as future development plans (East Bank Mills), and how the water power tunnel systems are proposed to play a part in these plans.

See www.millcitymuseum.org for details.