Where in your National Park is Freddie?

Freddie the Flathead Catfish, mascot for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, has taken a week off and is traveling through the park. Just one problem -- we don't know where he is. He's sending us postcards as he travels downstream, but we haven't been able to pin him down. Help us identify his stops and you'll be entered in a drawing to win numerous prize packages.

 

Solutions

Day 1
Highway 10 Overlook/Dayton Port Roadside Park

Day 2
Coon Rapids Dam West

Day 3
North Mississippi Regional Park

Day 4
Stone Arch Bridge

Day 5
Upper Landing Park

Day 6
Schaar's Bluff/Spring Lake Park Reserve

Day 7
Hastings Riverflats

 

TODAY'S POSTCARD

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Click Freddie's postcard to see what he wrote about this location. Maybe he left a few clues. Flash Player is required to view Freddie's Postcards.

 

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Previous Postcards

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TIP: Use the park map to see some of the locations Freddie might visit.



How to Enter

Beginning on Saturday, April 17 and ending on Friday, April 23 a postcard from Freddie will be posted on the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area website each morning (10:00am CST) for identification (total of seven). Answers will be published on the website on Sunday, April 25.

• Email your answer for Freddie's location; correct answers earn one entry into the prize drawing per location, one per household. Entry must include the subject line Where's Freddie, your name, address and the specific location of Freddie's postcard (e.g., Robert Street Bridge in Saint Paul, NOT a bridge over the Mississippi River in Saint Paul).
  
  



• OR, have your picture (1mb or less) taken in the location, email it to us at ([e-mail]) and earn two entries into the prize drawing per day, per household.
  
  



• OR, take your answer and/or your pictures, and deliver them in person to the Mississippi River Visitor Center (651-293-0200) to receive the appropriate number of entries and a special prize. Be sure to include your contact information.
  
  

Junior Ranger Activity

To become a Junior Ranger through the Where's Freddie contest:

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  Check the daily postcard from Freddie.
  
  
  
  



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  Email Freddie's location with the subject line Junior Ranger/Where's Freddie. Make sure to include your name, address and the specific location of Freddie's postcard. Also indicate if you are a returning or new Junior Ranger.
  
  
  
  



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  OR, take your answer and/or your pictures, and deliver them in person to the Mississippi River Visitor Center (651-293-0200) to receive the appropriate number of entries and a special prize. Be sure to include your contact information.
  
  

If you are already a junior ranger, follow the instructions above to receive a special gift. Badges and special gifts will be mailed to recipients by May 21.

Prizes

Grand Prize

$72 gift certificate to the Mississippi River Visitor Center (one dollar for each park river mile!)

Second Prize

Your National Park History Pack: Mississippi National River and Recreation Area keychain, magnet, pin and patch; National Park Service Passport; Views on the Mississippi: The Photographs of Henry Bosse.

Third Prize

Your National Park Pack: National Park Service Passport; Mississippi National River and Recreation Area keychain, magnet, pin and patch.

Prizes have been generously donated by the Mississippi River Fund. Find out how you can help the Mississippi River by visiting their website. Winners will be notified the following week.



Rules and Regulations

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   One entry per household per location identification (two if a picture is submitted).
   
   



2. 
   
   All entries must be received, by email or in person, by 11:59 pm CDT, Saturday, April 24.
   
   



3. 
   
   All entries, including photographs, become the property of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
   
   



4. 
   
   Winners will be given an opportunity to give their permission to have their names published along with contest results on our website and in the media.