Event
NEW! Paddle with a Ranger in Minneapolis
Fee:
This event is $35 per person, or $30 for members of Mississippi Park Connection. If you are unsure of your membership status, please email info@parkconnection.org or call 651.291.8164Location:
Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN, 55413Dates & Times
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Please arrive at Boom Island by 5:30 p.m. for the bus ride upstream to the kayaks.
Description
THIS IS A NEW OFFERING FOR THE 2019 SEASON!
Get up close and personal with a heron rookery, spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River with park ranger Sharon Stiteler. You will also pass by the site for the Upper Harbor Terminal Project, and several industries on the river. This four-mile paddle from North Mississippi Regional Park to Boom Island Park includes a kayak, paddle and personal flotation device rental from Paddle Share.
Please note: Attendees must be 18+ and must be able to maneuver a kayak on the Mississippi River.
Directions: Meet at Boom Island Park in the main parking lot at 5:30 PM. A shuttle will take you to North Mississippi Regional Park where you will get a kayak and then paddle back to your car / the starting point at Boom Island Park.
Space is limited to 10 people; 8 single kayaks and 1 tandem kayak.