Ford Area C & locks and dams teach-ins + mural workshop at Spirit of Water
Learn more about Ford Area C and the future of two Twin Cities locks and dams at the Spirit of Water: A Celebration with Mississippi River. (Photo by Tom Reiter)
We're excited to invite you to join FMR at Spirit of Water: A Celebration with Mississippi River. This family-friendly celebration will include free food, art, music and activities related to the river. In collaboration with this event, FMR will be hosting two teach-ins, plus a guided walk and cleanup.
The first teach-in will cover the Ford Area C site, with time for discussion and questions. Afterward, you can join FMR staff as we walk out to the Ford Area C site along the river.
The walk is about 2 miles round-trip on sandy, sometimes uneven trail. We will also be providing Area C handouts for a self-guided tour you can do any time. Our handouts will point out different key trail markers to look for, and there will be marked signs to guide you.
Once we return from the walk, we'll host a second teach-in about the future of two Twin Cities locks and dams with a Q&A session as well.
From 2-6 p.m. you can also find FMR staff near the picnic tables gathering input on the design for the 2023 St. Paul Storm Drain Mural.
The mural is an annual FMR project and serves as a reminder that our city landscape connects to the river through storm drains and that we can all work together to keep our water clean. Check out last year’s “Heal with the Earth” mural and be a part of this year’s design by stopping at our table during the event.
Agenda
- 2:00 p.m. — Celebration begins at Hidden Falls Regional Park. Attendees receive a meal ticket for a free meal from a vegan + vegetarian food truck
- 3:15 p.m. — Ford Area C teach-in + Q&A at Hidden Falls picnic shelter
- 4 p.m. — Depart picnic area for group walk to Ford Area C site and Ford dam lookout (about 1 mile to the lookout); ongoing self-guided tours begin
- 5:15 p.m. — Future of Twin Cities locks and dams teach-in + Q&A at Hidden Falls picnic shelter
Although registration is not necessary, we'd appreciate it if you let us know you're coming for planning purposes.
This event is co-presented by The Leadership Center for Social Justice at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Resilient Indigenous Sisters Engaging (R.I.S.E. Coalition), Rights of Mississippi River, Friends of the Mississippi River and Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light.
Questions? Email FMR Grassroots Organizing Coordinator Maddie Miller (mmiller@fmr.org).