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HELP SAVE OPEN SPACE ON NICOLLET ISLAND

Friends of the Riverfront has filed three lawsuits challenging the plan to build a football stadium on Nicollet Island and the process by which local government has approved it. The first case ended when the Minnesota Supreme Court declined FOR's petition to appeal a ruling by the state Court of Appeals, but two more cases are still pending at the Court of Appeals. Friends of the Riverfront was joined in the first two cases by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota. The three citizen groups are asking that the City of Minneapolis and DeLaSalle be made to comply with state law and explore alternatives before destroying natural or historic resources. Donate to the legal fund online or send a check to Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, 219 Landmark Center, 75 W. Fifth St., St. Paul, MN 55102-1406 (put "Nicollet Island" on the memo line).

Preservation magazine features stadium threat to Nicollet Island
The National Trust for Historic Preservation publication highlights development threats to the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. Click here to read more.

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More than a million visit Central Riverfront Regional Park

Walking on an abandoned railroad bridge to Nicollet Island.

A new Metropolitan Council report on regional parks shows that more than one million people now visit Central Riverfront Regional Park annually.

The Central Riverfront Regional Park, located along the Minneapolis downtown riverfront, drew an estimated 1,056,400 visitors in 2005.

Walking and hiking, with 30 percent, are by far the favorite activities of people visiting regional parks.

Walking on Nicollet Island

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Friends of the Riverfront's Mission
Friends of the Riverfront, a group of concerned citizens and park users, is working to conserve, protect, and enhance the resources of the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park. The park is located in downtown Minneapolis from the Plymouth Avenue bridge to just below the Stone Arch bridge and is part of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Within its boundaries is the St. Anthony Falls National Historic District, the birthplace of Minneapolis. The scenic, historical, cultural, natural, and scientific resources within the park are nationally significant.

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