The City of Memphis opened Mud Island Park on the south end of the peninsula as an attraction in 1982. When it first opened, attractions included the Mississippi River Museum, the Mud Island ...

The park spreads along the southern third of a once-forlorn sand bar also called Mud Island. It is a 3.5-mile-long peninsula that shields the Downtown river bluff and Riverside Drive from the ...

Mud Island River Park is languishing as maintenance problems pile up. ... the 34-year-old attraction in front of Downtown Memphis is showing its age.

In 1982, WREG cameras were rolling when Mud Island opened to great fanfare. It was touted as the $63 million attraction that would forever transform the image of Downtown Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mud Island River Park will get $4 million in improvements recently approved by the city council. But some are asking the question, is that enough? “It’s just dish… ...

Mud Island Park, built in 1982, really shows its age. Very few locals and tourists visit the dilapidated downtown attraction. MRPP estimates about 150 people a day venture across the pedestrian ...

With the endorsement of the Memphis River Parks Partnership, which manages the Mud Island River Park for the city, artist and tech wizard Christopher Reyes and his collaborators are raising funds ...

The Forge Memphis presented plans to City Council for a $10 million adventure park on Mud Island, including climbing towers, a zip line and more.

Dragon Boat Races at Mud Island River Park. Chris Davis 4:00 a.m. May 19, 2016. Support the Memphis Flyer.

The Riverfront Development Corp. board approved a land use plan for Mud Island River Park which, if approved by Memphis City Council, could shape the way the 62-acre property is developed.

A look inside the defunct Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island in Memphis on Friday, June 7, 2024. A group wants to bring the "Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time" immersive experience to ...