Family diversions: Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival, and Waterfest

May 30, 2013 at 7:06PM
Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival
Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

HAMLINE MIDWAY HEARTWOOD FESTIVAL

A celebration of art, sustainability and community. A resource fair offers information on how to create a more Earth-friendly environment. Local food vendors will have dishes to try. Also children's activities, bike walk parade and art and craft fair. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Newell Park, 900 N. Fairview Av., St. Paul. www.hamlinemidway.org.)

Melissa Walker

WATERFEST

If you stay dry at this event, you're not having fun! Guests can try a variety of water sports, including canoeing and pontoon-boat rides, fishing lessons, sailing demonstrations and more. WCCO weatherman Matt Brickman will display a weather tracking machine and local artists will perform and display work. (11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free. Phalen Park, Wheelock Pkwy. and Phalen Dr., St. Paul. 651-792-7950. www.rwmwd.org.)


2012 Waterfest Provided by Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
2012 Waterfest (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
2012 Waterfest Provided by Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Waterfest includes canoe and pontoon-boat rides. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Heartwood Festival Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival 2012
The Hamline Midway Heartwood Festival is a resource fair that offers information on how to create a more Earth-friendly environment. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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