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Native American: Dakota Cruise to Kaposia with Fern Renville & Family (Southwest)


Adult Enrichment / Trips, Tours & Special Events -
Adult Enrichment Summer 2025

NOTE:  This cruise departs from Watergate Marina. Cruise time is 5:00-8:30 pm.

Join us for a cruise on board the Magnolia Blossom Riverboat with Dakota guide Fern Renville and her cousin J.Garrett Renville,Tribal Chairman for Sisseton Wahpeton on the Lake Traverse Reservation. This is an incredibly moving and meaningful project for the Renville family and Tribe. Fern and Garrett will be sharing their stories, history, and hopes for the future. Take in views of the scenic Mississippi River as you listen to their stories--weaving a bond between the past and present.

5:00 pm Board Magnolia Blossom

5:30 pm Boat Departs Marina

8:30 pm  @ Return to Marina

Meet at the Watergate Marina, 2500 Crosby Farm Road, Saint Paul Minnesota, 55116. Crosby Farm Road is at the intersection of Shepherd Road and Gannon Road.

Transportation to the Watergate Marina is on your own.

Beverages will be available to purchase on board the boat. You may bring your own food.

Ages 21+.

If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitist. We will let you know if spots become available.

Fern Naomi Renville

Fern Renville is a storyteller, artist, playwright, and enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Fern lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is currently investigating the role of nettle fiber in Dakota material culture as a Native Artist in Residence at the Minnesota Historical Society.

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  Fern Naomi Renville


Watergate Marina at Crosby Farm
Wednesday, Sep 24
5:00 - 8:30 PM

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Min Age   21 yr.

Price: $ 48 00