I have been craving a fried oyster po'boy and a fish taco ever since Sea Salt Eatery closed its doors for the season on a chilly October evening last fall. Now, the wait is over. One of the best restaurants in one of the best venues in the city of Minneapolis is back in business in Minnehaha Park from April 2 until Halloween. In addition to my favorite meals, the Sea Salt menu includes everything from catfish to crabcakes and daily specials like crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo. The seafood and fish are from Coastal Seafoods, the ice cream is from Sebastian Joe's and the patrons come from all over to enjoy a truly unique Minnesota dining experience. And the adventure only begins with the meal at Sea Salt. Looking for a little exercise after your meal? Stop by Wheel Fun Rentals just in front of Sea Salt to rent surreys, mountain bikes or tandems and discover the 193-acre park on wheels. Or, explore the park on foot on the miles of walking trails that take you down to Minnehaha Creek to the point where it feeds into the Mississippi River. And don't forget to bring your dog. There is an off-leash dog park located in the southern part of the park. Most of the 850,000 annual visitors to the park will stop to view the bronze sculpture of Hiawatha carrying Minnehaha in his arms, situated just above Minnehaha Falls. Hiawatha, Minnehaha and the falls were made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha, thoughthe poet never visited the site. A more contemporary sculpture graces the south side of the creek overlooking the falls. A mask of Little Crow, chief of the Mdewakanton Sioux, was erected in 1994 on what is sacred ground to the Sioux. Little Crow negotiated treaties with the settlers, later fought in the Dakota War of 1862 and was murdered by a settler outside of Hutchinson, Minnesota in 1863. The haunting sculpture of Little Crow's face was created to give viewers an idea of looking through his eyes. About the time that Little Crow was negotiating treaties in the early 1850s, John H. Stevens was building the first wood-frame house west of the Mississippi River. The house, where it is believed the suggestion was made to call this new western city Minneapolis, was moved to its current site in Minnehaha Park in 1982. Although larger and more colorful than the Stevens House, the yellow-painted Longfellow House in the park is a 2/3 replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Historically insignificant, the building today is an informational center for the park and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, the 50-mile trail system that winds its way through the city. In addition to these highlights, there is the "Princess Depot" that recalls an earlier time when travelers journeyed to the park by rail. There is a statue of Gunnar Wennerberg, a Swedish poet and composer. There are stunning gardens and, oh yes, there is the waterfall. As good as Sea Salt is and as fascinating as the history of the park is, this would never have become a destination without Minnehaha Falls. The 53-foot waterfall is the central attraction in the park. The spring is the best time to view the falls before the dog days of summer when the creek dries up and the falls can become little more than a trickle. You can even stand in the footprints of President Lyndon Johnson (a cement imprint marks the spot) who visited the falls in 1964 with Hubert Humphrey. There is no better way to spend a spring evening in Minneapolis than enjoying a po'boy and a beer while soaking up a little history and being mesmerized by Minnehaha Falls. For information on Minnehaha Park visit http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=252 and for Sea Salt Eatery visit http://seasalteatery.wordpress.com/.