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landmarks such as the Stone Arch Bridge, Milwaukee Road Depot, the the Depot, Road Milwaukee Bridge, Arch Stone the as such landmarks Family Day: Railroads Day: Family

guided tour of the Minneapolis Riverfront District. Visit railroad railroad Visit District. Riverfront Minneapolis the of tour guided

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Mill City Museum, 704 Second St. S. St. Second 704 Museum, City Mill

and even a carriage house or two. Tickets will be available for for available be will Tickets two. or house carriage a even and

When you’ve finished your book, walk to the and Stone Stone and Park Ruins Mill the to walk book, your finished you’ve When

showcase successful reuses such as historic train depots, bridges, bridges, depots, train historic as such reuses successful showcase Saturdays at 11 a.m., Sundays at 1 p.m. 1 at Sundays a.m., 11 at Saturdays

step back in time and create a pop-up book about early transportation. transportation. early about book pop-up a create and time in back step

Milwaukee Road Depot. A retrospective of past award winners will will winners award past of retrospective A Depot. Road Milwaukee

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role the Godfrey family played in the city’s history. Free (but donations donations (but Free history. city’s the in played family Godfrey the role

a ceremony recognizing the state’s state’s the recognizing ceremony a

– Rapids, Reins and Rails Pop-up Book Pop-up Rails and Reins Rapids, –

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Oxcart Clothesline Art Fair Art Clothesline Oxcart

Father Hennepin Bluffs Park, Main Street SE at Fifth Avenue SE SE Avenue Fifth at SE Street Main Park, Bluffs Hennepin Father 16, September Wednesday,

25th Annual Minnesota Preservation Awards Preservation Minnesota Annual 25th music starts at 7pm; movie begins at sunset at begins movie 7pm; at starts music

boat also will be providing special theme tours on both days (fee). days both on tours theme special providing be will also boat

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presented by the rapids and waterfall. The Minneapolis Queen excursion excursion Queen Minneapolis The waterfall. and rapids the by presented

Tour at 11:00. 11:00. at Tour Music and Movies at Hennepin Bluffs Hennepin at Movies and Music fur traders and others used canoes here and the special challenges challenges special the and here canoes used others and traders fur

experience, reserve a spot for the Mill City Museum Railroad History History Railroad Museum City Mill the for spot a reserve experience, River in voyageur size canoes (free). Learn how American Indian people, people, Indian American how Learn (free). canoes size voyageur in River

the trains. Free. Reservations not needed. To complete your railroad railroad your complete To needed. not Reservations Free. trains. the

park rangers and Wilderness Inquiry guides to paddle on the Mississippi Mississippi the on paddle to guides Inquiry Wilderness and rangers park

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farms to cities across the country and the meals passengers ate on on ate passengers meals the and country the across cities to farms

At Boom Island, people of all ages and abilities are invited to join national national join to invited are abilities and ages all of people Island, Boom At associated with the riverfront’s streetcar streetcar riverfront’s the with associated

foods railroads brought to Minnesota, the ones they took from our our from took they ones the Minnesota, to brought railroads foods

from the Merriam Street Bridge on to Boom Island (fee). (fee). Island Boom to Island Nicollet on Bridge Street Merriam the from Aaron Isaacs on this special tour of sites sites of tour special this on Isaacs Aaron

In the historic Mill City Museum rail corridor, you’ll learn about the the about learn you’ll corridor, rail Museum City Mill historic the In

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American Indians paddled magnificent Stone Arch Bridge. canoes along the river and its tributaries. Europeans later navigated the rivers with keel and steamboats. Parks and recreation St. Anthony Falls and its rapids created a barrier to AA Walk, bike or blade miles of trails. navigation, requiring travelers to portage around them AA Find out why this special area is a national park and earn or to dock their steamboats at safer ports downstream your Junior Ranger badge. in Saint Paul. AA Take in the sights on the Minneapolis Queen excursion As European settlement spread, animal-drawn boat or a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride. transportation became more important. Oxcarts from AA Explore the district on a Segway tour. the Red River rumbled down Main Street on their way AA Ice skate at the historic Depot Ice Rink. to Saint Paul, horse-drawn stages carried passengers AA Relax and admire scenic views of the river, the downtown from town to town, and even dogsleds delivered mail skyline and the historic district from the riverfront parks. in the winter. AA Celebrate with one of the many festivals, events or fireworks displays. It was the arrival of the railroad in Culture and entertainment 1862 that most AA Take in performances at the Tony Award-winning dramatically . shaped the AA Revel in the literary arts at the Open Book. riverfront. AA See cutting-edge art at the Soap Factory. Trains delivered wheat to flour AA Enjoy a movie, live music or some comedy. mills, shipped ood and shopping out finished F A Savor the cuisine at an outstanding restaurant. Rapids, products like A AA Sip a cocktail on an outdoor patio. Archives General flour and Mill District, about 1930 lumber, moved AA Explore the fascinating shops in Northeast, the North Reins passengers and mail, and created a warehousing center Loop and Mills District. & for the Upper Midwest. Rails also carried streetcars Rails nformation throughout the Twin Cities using power from St. I AA For things to do in the Minneapolis Riverfront Anthony Falls. District, visit www.minneapolisriverfrontdistrict.com. For more information visit www.stanthonyfalls.org. AA Information hotline: (612) 673-5123 renovated in 1994 to serve bicyclists and of the role of horses in early transporta- The power of St. Anthony Falls first was Nicollet Island pedestrians. TheE ast Side tion and is now part of the Riverplace harnessed for sawmilling, and for many and the iver The waterfall now known as St. Anthony A trail on the east side of Nicollet Island complex after being relocated in the years the combined east and west bank R Falls held spiritual power for American follows a former rail bed and railroad 1980s to save it. Re-live a bit of that milling operations made Minneapolis Nicollet Island has long been a favorite Indians who have lived in this area for bridge to Boom Island, once history today with a Hitching Company the lumber milling capital of the nation. place to cross the river, first by fording 1 millennia and used the river for transpor- site of a ferry crossing and a landing for carriage ride, available from the Nicollet Flour mills later replaced the saw mills and later with a ferry service in 1 tation, portaging around the barrier cre- steamboats bound to Sauk Rapids. The Island Inn or St. Anthony Main. and made Minneapolis the flour milling the 1840s and 50s. Today it is a charm- ated by the falls. It was the waterpower island was later covered with a rail yard capital of the world from 1880 to 1930. ing neighborhood of historic homes potential of those falls that attracted and roundhouse. Today, the Island offers The limestone Pillsbury A Mill is one of and industrial buildings that have been white settlers in the mid-19th century. a public boat launch and the landing for two National Historic Landmarks on the preserved for new uses. During its Learn how falling water was harnessed the Minneapolis Queen and Paradise Minneapolis riverfront, recognized for its industrial hey-day, multiple rail lines for industry at Water Power Park, where Lady excursion boats. significance as the birthplace of the Pills- served the riverfront in a complex bury Company. You can still see evidence you can get a close-up view of the falls A commercial area for the early com- network. Today, redevelopment efforts of the rail line through the middle and the headrace to the last operating munity, the Northeast and Southeast 4 have reduced those lines to one main of the complex that served the mill and 4 hydroelectric plant at the falls, areas once again bustle with shops, line that crosses Nicollet Island and a its elevators. The nearby Soap Factory, th built in 1908 to power streetcars and now restaurants and galleries. The historic 2 19 century bridge built at an art gallery specializing in cutting-edge operated by Xcel Energy. Ard Godfrey House is the oldest frame the same location as the first railroad Minnesota Historical Society visual arts, is housed in the historic house remaining in the city and is open bridge across the river in Minneapolis. Oxcarts outside of St. Anthony, 1858 National Purity Soap Factory building. Stone Arch Bridge, 1900 for tours on summer weekends. Look The magnificent Stone Arch 3 for the piano that was carefully shipped In the city’s early years, 3 Main Father Hennepin Bluffs Park was once Bridge was considered an engineer- from the east via steamboat and horse Street was part of the Red River oxcart a 5 portaging route for American ing achievement when completed cart and hear stories of how oxcarts trail7th St NEthat brought8th Stfurs SE and other trade Indians, explorers and fur traders. The as a railroad bridge in 1883. It was squeaking past the house made the goods from northern Minnesota to Saint park’s band shell features summer music family miserable. Our Lady of Lourdes Paul in exchange for manufactured and movies. goods. The restaurants7th St SE along Main Street Church, built in 1857, is the oldest 6th St NE The brick structure that now houses in Riverplace and St. Anthony Main oc- he Minneapolis Riverfront continuously operating church in Min- the University of Minnesota’s

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special aspect of its history and SE Ave 2nd Ramsey Cir 3 former location enjoy all the district has to offer! Main St NE BF Nelson Park 6th Ave NE University Ave SE The heart of the tour is the 1.8- University Ave SE 10th Ave SE Ave 10th

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Minnesota Historical Society and Guthrie Theater, where Rail yards in the warehouse district, 1921 of the first two suspension bridges line follows much of that same route.

Minnesota Historical Society 9 interpretive bollards tell the at this location and learn more about The renowned Guthrie Theater’s archi- Passengers wait for the Milwaukee Road, 19?? story of the area’s rail history. An extensive network of railroad facilities these crossings that made Minneapolis tecturally stunning three-theater complex once served the downtown side of the a gateway to the west. The area on the Depot complex includes the 1898 (including the views from its “endless riverfront. These included main lines for downtown end of the bridge became depot, its train shed and part of one of bridge”) is open to both ticket-holders several rail companies, rail spurs that known as Bridge Square and was the lo- the complex’s freight houses. Today the and the general public. The Open Book served specific buildings, depots for pas- cation for the 4 Union Depot on the Depot block offers hotels, a water park, is the first facility in the nation devoted to sengers, freight and mail and a variety of historical displays, a winter indoor skat- the literary arts and offers classes and support facilities including roundhouses ing rink and a coffee shop. Explore the special events at the Loft Literary Center and maintenance shops. Much of the complex’s historical displays and Ghost and Minnesota Center for Book Arts. land that has been developed with new Story statues to learn more about its buildings in the last two decades once fascinating history. The nearby MacPhail For more information . . . was covered by extensive rail yards. Center for Music offers classes and Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society The history of the St. Anthony Falls area, visit The North Loop area includes several Great Northern Depot, 1914 performances. Stand on Second Street Railroad trestle and flour mills, about 1885 massive 1 warehouses, evidence near the Residence Inn and you can still www.stanthonyfalls.org The Stone Arch Bridge and other fascinating of Minneapolis’ role as a warehous- downriver side and later the Great see the opening under the First At 10 Mill Ruins Park, you can still 5 7 bridges across the Mississippi, ing and distribution center served by Northern Depot on the current the Street Bridge where rail lines curved see – and learn more about – some of www.mrdbridges.com Federal Reserve Bank site. In the bank’s from Second Street to the riverbank the foundations remaining from the flour the area’s rail network. Today you can The Depot’s Ghost Story statues, explore the area’s wide variety of shops, plaza, five bronze models illustrate how to serve the main Post Office and the mills that once stood between the plank- www.thedepotminneapolis.com/ restaurants and galleries. Look for the the Bridge Square area has evolved from two depots at Bridge Square further covered west side waterpower canal and ghosts/ghosts former 2 Omaha Line Freight pre-settlement days to today. upstream. the river. Look for the remnants of the