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2008
Dec 9 2008 National Park Service to Manage Coldwater Spring Site Oct 22 2008 Tour the Rock Island Swing Bridge Apr 25 2008 Evidence of St. Paul's Past Apr 23 2008 Children, Nature and the Junior Ranger Program Feb 14 2008 Rangers at Mississippi River Drawdown
Dec 9 2008 National Park Service to Manage Coldwater Spring Site
Oct 22 2008 Tour the Rock Island Swing Bridge
Apr 25 2008 Evidence of St. Paul's Past
Apr 23 2008 Children, Nature and the Junior Ranger Program
Feb 14 2008 Rangers at Mississippi River Drawdown
2007
Aug 2 2007 I-35W Bridge Collapses into Mississippi River May 11 2007 Rules Published for Use of Islands Owned by National Park Service *Superintendent's Compendium Apr 17 2007 Sewing Up the Mississippi - Story Quilt Series Apr 13 2007 National Junior Ranger Day Celebration: April 28th - Your National Parks: Explore, Learn, and Protect Jan 1 2007 Sewing Up the Mississippi
2006
Dec 6 2006 Student River-Art Show And Award Ceremony at Science Museum of Minnesota Dec 6 2006 Two Bloomington Public School Students Winners in Big River Art Contest Dec 6 2006 Ten St. Paul Students Winners in Big River Art Contest Dec 3 2006 Three Anoka-Hennepin District Students Winners in Big River Art Contest Oct 24 2006 National Park Service Extends Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement Oct 3 2006 Bald Eagle Day at the Mississippi River Visitor Center, St. Paul, MN Aug 22 2006 National Park Service Hosts Trail-building Experts from Subaru of America, Inc. Aug 22 2006 National Park Rangers Talkin' Trash Aug 18 2006 Release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Disposition of the Former Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus Hennepin County, Minnesota May 31 2006 Rangers Along the River: Better than Video Games! May 16 2006 Bike the Mississippi River with a Park Ranger this Summer! May 15 2006 Enjoy Winning Student River Art At North Mississippi Regional Park May 15 2006 Explore The River With Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpacks! May 9 2006 The River Plays Trump: River education trips for Twin Cities' students are re-routed due to high water on the Mississippi River Apr 24 2006 School Children Embark On "Big River Journey" Apr 14 2006 National Park Week Celebrated in St. Paul Mar 17 2006 National ParkService Revises Planning Schedule. Public review of Draft Environment Impact Statement for former Bureau of Mines Property Jan 23 2006 National Park Service Grants $145,000 for Trail Work
Dec 6 2006 Student River-Art Show And Award Ceremony at Science Museum of Minnesota
Dec 6 2006 Two Bloomington Public School Students Winners in Big River Art Contest Dec 6 2006 Ten St. Paul Students Winners in Big River Art Contest
Dec 3 2006 Three Anoka-Hennepin District Students Winners in Big River Art Contest
Oct 24 2006 National Park Service Extends Comment Period for Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Oct 3 2006 Bald Eagle Day at the Mississippi River Visitor Center, St. Paul, MN
Aug 22 2006 National Park Service Hosts Trail-building Experts from Subaru of America, Inc.
Aug 22 2006 National Park Rangers Talkin' Trash
Aug 18 2006 Release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Disposition of the Former Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Research Center Main Campus Hennepin County, Minnesota
May 31 2006 Rangers Along the River: Better than Video Games!
May 16 2006 Bike the Mississippi River with a Park Ranger this Summer!
May 15 2006 Enjoy Winning Student River Art At North Mississippi Regional Park
May 15 2006 Explore The River With Mighty Mississippi Discovery Backpacks!
May 9 2006 The River Plays Trump: River education trips for Twin Cities' students are re-routed due to high water on the Mississippi River
Apr 24 2006 School Children Embark On "Big River Journey"
Apr 14 2006 National Park Week Celebrated in St. Paul
Mar 17 2006 National ParkService Revises Planning Schedule. Public review of Draft Environment Impact Statement for former Bureau of Mines Property
Jan 23 2006 National Park Service Grants $145,000 for Trail Work
2005
Oct 13 2005 Student Art Show And Award Ceremony At Science Museum of Minnesota Aug 8 2005 Safety Concerns Prompt Changes in Access to Former Bureau of Mines Center in Fort Snelling Jul 18 2005 National Park Service Makes Scoping Comments on Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Research Center Available to the Public Jun 16 2005 National Park Service Grants to Enhance Mississippi Corridor May 13 2005 Bike the Mississippi River with a Park Ranger this Summer! Apr 4 2005 Alien Invaders at the Mississippi River Visitor Center Jan 31 2005 Public Planning Process Begins for Future of Former Bureau of Mines Property
Oct 13 2005 Student Art Show And Award Ceremony At Science Museum of Minnesota
Aug 8 2005 Safety Concerns Prompt Changes in Access to Former Bureau of Mines Center in Fort Snelling
Jul 18 2005 National Park Service Makes Scoping Comments on Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Research Center Available to the Public
Jun 16 2005 National Park Service Grants to Enhance Mississippi Corridor
May 13 2005 Bike the Mississippi River with a Park Ranger this Summer!
Apr 4 2005 Alien Invaders at the Mississippi River Visitor Center
Jan 31 2005 Public Planning Process Begins for Future of Former Bureau of Mines Property
Did You Know? At Lake Itasca, the elevation of the Mississippi River is 1,475 feet above sea level. It drops to sea level at the Gulf of Mexico. More than half of that drop occurs within the state of Minnesota.
Last Updated: July 23, 2009 at 09:31 EST
