The MPRB has a variety of parking options. Approximately 50 percent of MPRB’s parking lots for regional parks and parkways offer free parking, and the remaining lots are a combination of hourly or designated annual Patron Parking Permit spaces. All MPRB neighborhood parks feature free parking.

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From views of the Mississippi and waterfalls to gardens and sculptures, wedding venues include Boom Island, Central Riverfront Park, Cowles Conservatory, Deming Heights, Father Hennepin Bluffs, Lake Harriet, Lyndale Park, Minnehaha Park, Sculpture Garden, Theodore Wirth Park, Thomas Lowry Park and Water Power Park.

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For information about these and a variety of other volunteer opportunities in the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board system, visit the volunteer section or call 612-313-7778.

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Minnehaha Falls is found in Minnehaha Park near the Longfellow House Interpretive Center off Highway 55 and Minnehaha.

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The Rose Garden is located on the east side of Lake Harriet in the Chain of Lakes Byway District. For more information on other wild and domestic gardens, see the garden information page.

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A unique habitat located in Theodore Wirth Park, the Quaking Bog features nearly 200 mature tamaracks that shade the understory sphagnum moss of the hidden five-acre acid bog. A floating dockway crosses the open moat to the kettle depression of the quaking bog.

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The 4.36-mile trail twists and climbs its way through a wooded, hilly section of Wirth Park east of Twin Lakes, north of Highway 55, and west of the golf course.

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The James J. Hill Historic Stone Arch Bridge is the only stone bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. It's found in the Downtown Riverfront byway district south of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.

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Look for the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in Theodore Wirth Park, south of Wirth Lake along the parkway. For more information on other wild and domestic gardens, see the garden information page.

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While there are birds across the entire Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway and river gorge, there are bird sanctuaries within the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in Theodore Wirth Park and at the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary in the Chain of Lakes byway district near Lake Harriet.

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According to MPRB Ordinance PB2-17.  “No person shall take, use, or have in or upon any park or parkway, any intoxicating liquor except as specifically authorized” in select Park Board locations. No kegs are allowed.

3.2 beer is not considered “intoxicating” liquor as it pertains to the ordinance. It is allowed for private consumption (cans only) in controlled designated areas in the regional park system, such as those reserved by the public for picnics. A permit is not required.

No 3.2 beer is allowed in recreation centers or on that park’s property.

No alcohol can be given away or sold to the general public without a permit, fenced-in area, City license, insurance and at a minimum two Park Police officers.

For more information on permits or the ordinance call 612-230-6400.

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In the Minnehaha byway district, you'll find the Longfellow House Grand Rounds Interpretive and Information Center. Stop by to receive maps and information. Or call the Park Board directly at 612-230-6400.

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