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    National River & Recreation Area Minnesota

National Park Week

National Park Week: 2011
 
Featured Events
 

EVENTS

Free Entrance Days
April 16 - 24, 2011
What better way to celebrate National Park Week than to visit your favorite National Park unit for free! This year all national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 16-24.
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Ranger Talk
April 22 & 23, 1:00-1:30
Stopping by the Science Museum of Minnesota? Be sure to visit their Mississippi River Gallery around 1pm on Fridays and Saturdays to chat with a National Park Ranger and celebrate National Park Week.

Junior Ranger
April 23, 2011
Weather and river conditions permitting (keep your fingers crossed on this spring's flooding), we'll be fishing and taking short boat rides (<10mins) on the river to look for falcons, eagles, and more. Boat rides are offered on a first come - first served basis.
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ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Minnesota's National Park Legacy (Video)
Explore the natural and cultural legacy of Minnesota’s six national park sites.
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Become a Web Ranger
Do you want to become a web ranger and become virtual member of the gray and green? Have fun learning about your favorite national parks.
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Did You Know?

Coon Rapids Dam

Over 600 men worked around the clock using hand tools, horses and coal powered shovels to build the original Coon Rapids Dam in 1913.  The dam was rebuilt between 1995 and 1997.