Boatloads of area sixth-grade students, carrying “passports” to document their adventures, will travel through educational stations on the Vista Star and, for the first time, in Pioneer Hall at the DECC. The River Quest 2012 program is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a continued focus on the St. Louis River.
St. Louis River Quest 2012, scheduled for May 14-17, will draw almost 1,200 sixth-graders from 13 schools in the Duluth-Superior area, bringing the total number of students who have benefited from the program to more than 16,000 since its inception in 1993.
River Quest will provide hands-on learning activities for students in order to raise their awareness of the St. Louis River ecosystem and interrelated commercial, industrial and recreational activities. During two-and-one-half-hour sessions offered in the morning and afternoon, students will visit 12 learning stations staffed by volunteers who cover topics ranging from pollution prevention and stopping aquatic invaders, to boating safety and commercial shipping.
After the event, the sixth-graders will be encouraged to write about their experiences in an essay or a poem and enter their work in a writing contest. The Ray Skelton Award, named after one of the founders of River Quest, will be presented to the winner of the writing contest.
For More Information, seagrant.umn.edu/riverquest
Have the time of your life as the Harbor City Roller Dames take on the Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls on April 21st for Derby Dancing. See why no one puts Harbor City in the corner!! Doors open at 7pm and derby action starts at 7:30pm. Walt Dizzo will be providing some awesome music while HCRD/FMRG provide awesome derby.
AMSOIL Arena is host to the 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four National Championship Tournament this weekend. Come out and support women’s hockey by watching an exciting line up of teams compete for the National Championship.
