Partner event: Longfellow River Gorge Festival

Sunday, September 7, 2025 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
34th to 36th Streets & West River Parkway Minneapolis
Canoe rides from past River Gorge Festival

Celebrate the Mississippi River Gorge at the annual Longfellow River Gorge Festival!

This community celebration will include free ice cream, canoe rides, live music and more. Come meet FMR staff at our info table, and join some of our top Mississippi River Gorge Stewards volunteers on walking tours of the nearby oak savanna so you can see the progress of recent restoration at this site.

Learn more on the Longfellow Community Council's event page. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to our partners and funders: 

Longfellow Community Council

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Pull invasive plants at Nicollet Island Park [FULL]
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Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
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Saturday, May 23, 2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
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Join us for Music for the Mississippi River 

Celebrate the Mississippi River and support FMR with Tina Schlieske and Molly Maher, May 30 at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. Paul.

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