Events

Explore the river’s shoreline for agates and other cool rocks. Discover their history and stories. Get some great identification tips to start your own rock collection. Drop in anytime. Free.

The Mississippi River has been threatened with a deadly poison by an evil villain, the Denatureizer, and only you can save it! Complete puzzles and challenges about rocks, stars and the river itself to thwart these destructive plans while enjoying the outdoors.

Third Space Thursday is a free community gathering in our parks to share food, connect with neighbors, get active, and enjoy the river. Whether you are new to our national park or get outside often, these events are an invitation to step away from the screen and be present in nature. Join us for a […]

Meet me on 4th Street this Thursday. It’s the ArtReach Member Show and I’ll be performing 100 Rivers: Signals of Repair, an evolving dance work that uses semaphore signaling, handcrafted flags, and community voices gathered along the Mississippi River to explore our relationship with water—and to ask: What is the River saying to us today? […]

Interested in chasing fish on the Mississippi River? Join instructors from the Outdoor Recreation School and from Fishing for All for this unique guided fly fishing experience. Enjoy time in a stable, comfortable, oar powered float boat with a guide and another angler. Learn how to read the river, decide which flies and techniques work […]

Scoop for small aquatic animals along the edge of the river. Learn about what they eat, who eats them and what they tell us about the health of the mighty […]

Rooted in the history of the logging era on the Mississippi River, log rolling is both safe and fun. Join Outdoor Recreation School instructors to learn this exciting sport! Test […]