Archived: 2024 National MRPC Annual Meeting

Date: Sep 18 - 20, 2024 @ 8:00 AM (CDT)

Location: Winona, Minnesota

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We are so excited to have you join us in beautiful Winona, Minnesota, on September 18-20. This year's meeting will be at the Riverport Inn and Event Center, 900 Bruski Drive, Winona.

Below are a few notes to help you plan your trip to this year's meeting.

Find the detailed agenda here.
Registration will be in the hotel lobby from 5:00-5:30pm Wednesday. If you miss registration, we'll have name tags at the Welcome Reception, and you can pick up your meeting packet on Thursday morning at the general session.
Wednesday evening’s Welcome Reception will be held at one of our Great River Road Interpretive Centers, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, 800 Riverview Drive, Winona. The reception is scheduled from 5:30-8:00pm—you are welcome to arrive and leave on your own schedule. If you need or prefer a ride to the reception, sign up at the MRPC registration table in the hotel lobby; we will plan to leave the hotel at 5:30pm.
If you have an exhibit or want to display your materials, tables are available in the Reinhard Room, which adjoins our general session. You are welcome to set up anytime starting at 7:00am Thursday.
All first-time attendees are invited to the New Member Orientation at 7:30am Thursday in the Board Room.
Thursday's general session for all attendees will begin at 8:00am in the Sugarloaf Room.
We will travel by bus to our banquet on Thursday evening at the Winona County Historical Society, another Great River Road Interpretive Center. The bus is ADA accessible, and there will be plenty of room for everyone.
Meeting attire is generally business casual with an optional dressy attire for the evening banquet.
If you have any follow up questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].

Safe travel to everyone. See you along the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, All-American Road soon!

Presentations

Meeting Documents

Marketing Committee Materials

Transportation Committee Materials

ERA Committee Materials

C&H Committee Materials

Board Member Meeting Materials

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Join commissioners, members, interpretive centers, and partners from the 10-state Great River Road region September 18-20, 2024, in Winona, Minnesota, for the 2024 MRPC Annual Meeting – Arts, Outdoor Recreation and the Mississippi River: Bringing it Together on the Great River Road National Scenic Byway & All-American Road.

This meeting will engage attendees on topics related to economic development and tourism along the Great River Road. We’ll learn from each other as we see and hear examples from Winona and throughout Minnesota. Find engaging sessions with ideas to take home and time to network and collaborate across the four technical committees. Together, we’ll celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge and the best of what has been accomplished across the Great River Road states.

Hotel Reservations Are Open

Riverport Inn & Suites
riverportinn.com – Use code “MRPC24”
(507) 452-0606 – Refer to MRPC Annual Meeting block
King Rooms are $139
Double Queen Rooms are $149
*Room block ends on August 25th.

Travel Suggestions to Winona:

Fly into Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport and rent a car (approximately 2 hour drive along the Great River Road) or use GROOME Transportation. For guests coming to MSP they will need to book the regular shuttle on the 18th and select their terminal at MSP as the drop off location. Guests will need to plan on flights that arrive into MSP for a 10:40 am departure from T2 and 11:00 am at T1. We recommend no less than 30 if no checked bags and 1 hour if you have checked bags.
Fly into LaCrosse, WI Regional Airport serviced by American Airlines through Chicago O”Hare, rent a car (approximately 30 minute drive along the Great River Road) or schedule a ride through Lyft
Fly into Rochester, MN Airport and rent a car (approximately one hour drive) or use Star Transportation
Amtrack services Winona from Chicago”s Union Station (approximately 5.5 hours)
Drive the Great River Road