Media advisory: Wayzata Sailing partners with artists to educate about aquatic invasive species

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Hennepin County Minnesota

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tony Brough, Hennepin County Environment and Energy, 612-916-4467

Matthew Thompson, Wayzata Sailing, Cell 952-344-9406

Kyle Olson, Hennepin County Commissioner Office, 612-787-5427

 

Wayzata Sailing partners with artists to educate about aquatic invasive species

To be unveiled at Wayzata Art Experience: Sets of sails created by local artists highlighting aquatic invasive species issues   

Wayzata Sailing, a US Sailing Community Sailing Center, received an aquatic invasive species prevention grant from Hennepin County to work with artists to create sails to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS).  

This art installation intends to use diverse and underrepresented voices to form a complete picture of lake usage, history, and connection while creating long lasting and widespread awareness of AIS on Lake Minnetonka and in the surrounding community.

The artists who are creating the sails are: Aimi Dickel, Geno Okok, Josh DeSmit, Kati Duesler, and Marlena Myles.

 

Members of the media: Talk to an artist, an aquatic invasive specialist and Commissioner LaTondresse

  • Date: Saturday, June 26
  • Location: Wayzata Public Docks, located at the west end of the new Panoway Park in Wayzata (intersection of Lake Street and Broadway Ave).
  • Times
    • 11:45 a.m. – Artists available for on dock meet and greet
    • Noon – brief program featuring Matthew Thompson, Wayzata Sailing; Hennepin County Commissioner Chris LaTondresse; and Tony Brough, Hennepin County Environment and Energy’s aquatic invasive species specialist
    • 12:10 p.m. – Sails unveil and inaugural sail commences

The sails will be hoisted aloft at noon on Saturday, June 26, at the Wayzata Public Docks, located at the west end of the new Panoway Park in Wayzata (intersection of Lake Street and Broadway Ave). After unveiling, the sails will be viewable during the entirety of the Wayzata Art Experience, either on the docks (if wind allows) or out and about for public sailboat rides in Wayzata Bay.

Wayzata Sailing is offering free sailboat rides aboard the artworks from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 27.  

 

Learn more

Wayzata Sailing

Hennepin County aquatic invasive species prevention grants

 

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