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Check out some of the stories on the Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures:
Rediscovering the Mississippi River
A radio program on how people are rediscovering the Mississippi River through the UWCA program and music.
Aired on KFAI radio on 6/6/2012
Washburn High School Success Story
Read quotes about how a UWCA trip changed high school students lives.
Spring Semester 2012
Family Outings: Paddling canoes on the Mississippi
Reporter Maja Beckstrom and her family discover the Mississippi River by canoe, the National Park that exists right in the heart of the Twin Cities Metro area.
Pioneer Press published on 07/17/2011
Riveted by the Mississippi River
Nonprofits and government agencies are working to get locals acquainted with the Mississippi, the great river in our midst.
Star Tribune published on 07/05/2011
Mississippi River: An Urban Wilderness
Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures featured on Minnesota Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
Minnesota Public Radio published on 10/02/2009
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