2026

This year's event will be held May 11th-14th!

The 2026 St Louis River Quest will be a face to face event drawing in over 1,300 6th grade students from 12 area schools. Since its inception in 1993, River Quest has provided hands-on learning to over 32,000 students.

Students carry River Quest passports to document their adventures. After the event, they are encouraged to submit essays or poems about their experiences for the program’s annual writing contest. Students, teachers, chaperones and volunteers are also encouraged to share their experiences using the hashtag #stlouisriverquest.

Your quest starts here!

Learning Stations

William A. Irvin Engine Room

The DECC

What’s the Difference Between Storm & Sanitary Sewers?

City of Duluth - Utility Operations

Water Power (Hydroelectric)

Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center

The Disappearing Beach

MN DNR Scientific and Natural Areas Program

Stream Table

USDA Forest Service/Superior National Forest

Shipping Across The Great Lakes

Great Lakes Aquarium

River Exploration Station

Minnesota Sea Grant Program

Rip Current Station

Twin Ports Rip Current Workgroup

Pollution and the River Watershed

MN Pollution Control Agency

Observation Station

River Quest Volunteers

Manoomin

Manoomin Restoration and Stewardship Partnership

It Floats, You Don’t. Wear Your Life Jacket!

Duluth Sail & Power Squadron

Industrial Water Use: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Sappi

Great Lakes Cargo Capital

Duluth Seaway Port Authority

Cold Hand Luke (Hypothermia & Water Safety)

US Army Corps of Engineers

Bacteria: The Real Workers at WLSSD

Resource Renew

Presenting
Sponsor

$10,000+

Thanks to our sponsors

Diamond

$2,500+

Platinum

$1,000+

Gold

$500+

Barr Engineering Co. | City of Duluth Utility Operations | Duluth Seaway Port Authority | Graymont (WI) LLC | Krech Ojard & Associates, Inc. | Marine General | Rotary Club of Superior | TKDA

Become a
SPONSOR

Silver

$250+

A.W. Kuettel & Sons | DTE Energy | Hunt Electric | Johnson, Killen & Seiler

Bronze

$100+

James & June Farkas