ALONG THE RIVER — The Mississippi runs the spine of America, touching 10 states and draining waters from 21 more, a vast waterway with a rich mythology, a sometimes powerful beauty…

"Spirit Island Projection," by Andrea Carlson. The lock at St. Anthony Falls doesn’t send boats up and down the Mississippi River anymore. Now it hosts art. On Friday and Saturday…

You can usually only get past security into the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock as part of a tour. But for "Illuminate the Lock" events, the gates will be thrown…

This summer, when hordes of visitors stop to admire the torrent of water that flows over the falls at the St. Anthony Lock and Dam in Minneapolis, they will be…

When the lock at Upper St. Anthony Falls was closed to ship and boat traffic two years ago, it  became pretty much just that: a closed lock. After years of…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Upper St. Anthony Falls lock and dam will open to visitor traffic this weekend — but in a new way. It’s been two years since any…

MINNEAPOLIS - The Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam is scheduled to open for public tours on Sunday. The Saint Anthony Falls are the only major waterfall on the…

It’s eight years away. At best. And there remain some sizable hurdles to clear between now and then. But that hasn’t discouraged some in the Twin Cities from imagining something…