This winter, Illuminate The Lock returns to Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam as a new art projection event featuring up-and-coming Indigenous artist Moira Villiard.

John Anfinson is retiring after two decades with the National Park Service! No matter what he pursues after this, we know he will remain a passionate steward and advocate for the Mississippi River.

A forward thinking, mixed-use, river-focused center that could combine a National Park Service Headquarters and Visitor Center with year-round environmental, cultural and historical learning and outdoor recreation experiences, scientific research, community café, and marina along Saint Paul’s river edge.

Not only are members protecting and enhancing one of the world’s ecological treasures, they are also benefiting the local Twin Cities community.

These trees actively move large amounts of water from the ground into the sky, keeping the tree alive and keeping our local climate from reaching the extreme temperatures found in regions with fewer plants.

Each day, I face a painting rendered by Gustav Klatt during the last pandemic for my grandfather’s wedding. It hangs in front of me, dated 1919, a reminder of how a pandemic can change lives and one’s own history.

Hiking at a young age can lead children to form a better understanding of the importance of land stewardship and develop a healthy lifelong relationship with the great Mississippi River.

Park Ranger and bird enthusiast Sharon Stiteler shares her favorite spots for fall and winter bird watching in Minnesota.