Past Events
May 2016
River ecology after the lock forum
The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, and the St. Anthony Falls Lab and River Life Program at the University of Minnesota, will have a Riverfront Vitality Forum, “Return to a more natural river? River ecology after the lock,” Thursday, May 26, 6-7:30 p.m., at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »October 2016
Minneapolis Riverfront Summit and Film Festival
The fifth annual Minneapolis Riverfront Summit and Film Festival will be Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.), at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »November 2016
Washburn A Mill Tour
There will be a tour of the Washburn A Mill, 704 Second St. S., Sunday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m.
Find out more »December 2016
Mill City Farmers Holiday Markets
Mill City Farmers Holiday Markets will be Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »Tales of the Falls Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have Tales of the Falls, a Storytelling Tour, Sunday, Dec. 11, 1-2:30 p.m.
Find out more »Washburn A Mill Tour
There will be a tour of the Washburn A Mill, 704 Second St. S., Saturday, Dec. 31, at 1-2:30 p.m.
Find out more »January 2017
“Transforming the Lock” open house
The National Parks Conservation Association and MSR (Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.) will host “Transforming the Lock,” a public input open house, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 6-8 p.m., at Mill City Museum, 704 Second St. S.
Find out more »June 2018
Railroad History Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Railroad History Walking Tour, Sunday, June 3, 1-2:45 pm, starting at Mill City Museum. Take a guided tour of railroad landmarks, including the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot, and the Minneapolis Eastern Railway engine house and trestle. Along the way, find clues to the vanishing railroad landscape and learn about the future of Twin Cities rail. The tour includes about 1.5 miles of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Please call ahead to…
Find out more »Riverfront Quest Family Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Riverfront Quest Family Walking Tour, Saturday, June 16, 10:30 am-noon, starting at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour, Sunday, June 17, 1-2:30 pm, starting at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »July 2018
Railroad History Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Railroad History Walking Tour, Sunday, July 1, 1-2:45 pm, starting at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »Meeting about the Future of Locks and Dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting a public meeting about the future of Minneapolis Locks and Dams, Monday, July 16, 6-8 pm, at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »August 2018
Women’s Work Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will give a Women’s Walking Tour, Saturday, Aug. 4, 10:30 am-noon, starting at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will give a Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour, Sunday, Aug. 5, 1-2:30 pm, starting at Mill City Museum.
Find out more »September 2018
Engineering the Falls Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have an Engineering the Falls Walking Tour, Saturday, Sept. 8, 10:30 am-noon.
Find out more »Railroad History Walking Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Railroad History Walking Tour, Sunday, Sept. 9, 1-2:45 pm.
Find out more »January 2019
Strike! The Workers’ Rights Tour
The Minnesota Historical Society will have a Strike! The Workers' Rights Tour, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2-3:30 pm, beginning at Mill City Museum, 704 Second St. S.
Find out more »“Fuji-Ya and Riverfront Revival” at Mill City
Mill City Museum, 704 Second St. S., will host “Fuji-Ya and Riverfront Revival,” a free presentation about how a riverside dining spot transformed the City of Minneapolis, Thursday, Jan. 24, 7-8 pm.
Find out more »July 2021
Minneapolis Riverfront Walking Tour
Take a guided walking tour of the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past and bright future. Tour highlights include the Stone Arch Bridge, a National Historic Landmark, and St. Anthony Falls, the only significant waterfall on the Mississippi River. The tour will begin and end at Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street, and includes about 1 mile of moderately paced walking on uneven surfaces. Call ahead for questions about accessibility. Cost is $14; members receive a 20%…
Find out more »March 2022
Documenting a Reckoning: The Murder of George Floyd
The University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication presents Documenting a Reckoning: The Murder of George Floyd, Thursday, March 17-Sunday, June 5 at the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street. The murder of George Floyd at the knee of a police officer brought demonstrations and protests that swept the Twin Cities – and the world – at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought people to the streets who had never before protested, and inspired…
Find out more »November 2022
Making Healthy Places
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation opens its 2022-2023 season of the Next Generation of Parks Event Series with Nisha Botchwey, PhD, Dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her ground-breaking book, Making Healthy Places, provides a thesis for exploring the intriguing interplay between our built and natural environments and individual and community health. The event is free and will take place at the Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Avenue S., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 7-8:30…
Find out more »Making Healthy Places-POSTPONED
This event will be rescheduled for 2023. Dr. Nisha Botchwey, Dean of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, will "explore the edge of where we can go to create thriving communities" at the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., 7 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 29. Equitable access to life-changing parks and other civic assets has perhaps never been so vital. Even in the face of converging social and natural challenges, there is reason to have hope; engaging…
Find out more »July 2023
Minneapolis riverfront walking tour
Saturday, July 8, 10-11:30 am. Walk the Minneapolis riverfront and learn about its dramatic past. On this tour, participants will visit the historic district at St. Anthony Falls, which was once the milling center of the world and is now a growing cultural, recreational and residential neighborhood. Your guide will share stories of the people who have lived and worked along the riverfront and how it has changed over the years. Learn about the riverfront renaissance over the last 40…
Find out more »November 2023
Saving St. Anthony Falls
John Anfinson, Ph.D., will lecture on the history of and problems with the massive cutoff wall that literally holds up St. Anthony Falls, which has not been seen or inspected since 1876. Anfinson served as district historian and cultural resources program manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as superintendent for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. Since 2022, he has been a guest speaker on American Cruise Lines boats…
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