by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Bummer. Grassroots Grocery would not open for another hour, yet I had told the paddlers I would grab sandwiches and local fruit before meeting them. I called to see if the new manager was at the store yet. SHE WAS! After a breezy stop by the cozy co-op, I proceeded...
by Staff | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog, Explore, Guest Blogs, River Culture, Wetlands and Floodplains
Guest Blog By Tim Spitzack An excerpt from the book “Reflections from the Riverfront: Essays on Life in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area,” published May 1, 2015. It’s a Saturday morning in mid-June and I am quietly floating in my kayak in a Minnesota...
by Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, River History
The St. Paul Daily Globe’s headline from May 3, 1878 announced the explosion at the Washburn “A” Mill in Minneapolis that sent debris flying 300 feet into the air. The largest flour mill in the United States at the time, second largest in the world, lay in smoldering...
