Minneapolis Parks Foundation and MPRB to host a May 11 RiverFirst Announcement
Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 6:13AM
The Minneapolis Parks Foundation and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are hosting a virtual press conference on Tuesday, May 11 to announce the completion of the Great Northern Greenway Overlook at 26th Ave N.
This new destination is the first riverfront park in North Minneapolis in nearly a generation, and the first of two RiverFirst projects opening to community this spring. This is just the first phase of the River Link project and the beginning of our work connecting the Northside to the Mississippi River.
Press conference speakers include Tom Evers and Dorothy Bridges from the Parks Foundation; Supt. Al Bangoura, Jono Cowgill, and Kale Severson of the Minneapolis Park Board; and Minneapolis Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison.
While in-person attendance to this event is limited to essential staff and media, there is optimism for a community celebration to commemorate this beautiful new space as limitations on group gatherings change this summer.
