Events: Mark your Calendars for MCWD's Fun Summer Events!
Day at the Lake Watershed Festival - Saturday, July 19
Clean up the Creek and Get Something to Eat - Sunday, July 13
Spring Fling - Thursday, June 19
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Day at the Lake Watershed Festival ~ Saturday July 19
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.On Sunday, July 19, over 150 families and individuals participated in the Day at Lake festive's. The event started with Pontoons and Petunias a guided boat tour of Lake Minnetonka Gardens. While on the tour, the general public learned about planting for clean water (Blue Thumb) and toured private gardens.
Local runners and walkers enjoyed water from the Waterstop. Children and families practiced casting, raced minnows, bowled with water bottles, and planted for the future and much more. For the first time ever, participants learned about water pollution through Putt Putt Away Pollution a 9-hole mini golf course.
To finish this great day, the Historic Minnehaha Steamboat provided tours to Big Island. Riders were among the first to explore Big Island from the Minnehaha Steamboat in over 80 years. This event was a huge success.
Many thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, partners that helped make this event happen.
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More information on how to have Putt Putt Away Pollution at your event or festival e-mail admin@minnehahacreek.org or by phone 953-471-0590 Download pdfs of descriptions/signs of each hole |
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Minnehaha Creek Cleanup ~ Sunday July 13
Sponsored by Leinenkugel's
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| Download Event Flyer |
On Sunday, July 13, over 160 volunteers came out in force to help clean up the shores of Minnehaha Creek and Lake Hiawatha. Participants were fueled up by a pancake breakfast provided by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and treated to more free food (and beer for those 21 and older) at the Leinenkugel's post-cleanup barbeque. Volunteers were also treated to massages courtesy of Hopkins Spinal Care.
Participants waded in the creek to answer the question: Do fish eat candy bars? And prizes were awarded to the teams who collected the most candy wrappers. Volunteers collected over 700 candy bar wrappers (along with many bags - and a whole canoe full - of trash) from the creek. So it looks like either fish DO eat candy bars, or something else is going on...
Many thanks to the volunteers, and to our Sponsors and Partners:
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| Citizens for the Minnehaha Creek Corridor |
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MCWD and REI sponsored the Spring Fling at the Minnehaha Creek Headwaters Park off of Gray’s Bay Boulevard. Many Grays Bay residents, Minnetonka residents, and local paddlers attended the family fun activities.
Kids of all ages tested out REI’s kayaks and canoes on the Minnehaha Headwaters.
Children and adults explored the head waters by taking a nature walk, learned how to fish, raced minnows, played with bubbles, kayaked or canoed along the creek and wetland area, learned about a watershed and stormwater runoff, and planted a sunflower seed to take home with them.
Walkers and bikers enjoyed water from the WaterStop. Those who rode their bikes or walked received a free WaterStop T-shirt. Everyone who attended received a door prize.
Thank you for all who participated in the event. The Headwaters is great place to visit for bird watching, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and to just relax and have some fun!
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