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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Junior Ranger Newsletters

You can find both the current Mississippi River Junior Ranger newsletter and past newsletters on this page. Newsletters are published twice yearly.

Current Newsletter:

October, 2008 (PDF)

Past Newsletters

May, 2008 (PDF)
December, 2007 (PDF)
July, 2007 (PDF)

Coon Rapids Dam  

Did You Know?
Over 600 men worked around the clock using hand tools, horses and coal powered shovels to build the original Coon Rapids Dam in 1913. The dam was rebuilt between 1995 and 1997.

Last Updated: October 30, 2008 at 11:24 EST