Boardroom: Stone Arch Bridge
Today's boardroom is outdoors. Navigate to the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi by St. Anthony Falls and check in at the downtown end.
Lake reflection portrait
Minneapolis has more than a dozen lakes inside city limits. Find any lakeshore (Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, Lake of the Isles) and take a squad photo with the lake mirroring the skyline or trees behind everyone.
Local Minneapolitan tip
Convince a local Minneapolis resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.
Mary Tyler Moore hat toss
The bronze Mary Tyler Moore statue on Nicollet Mall captures her famous hat-throwing moment. Find the statue, line the squad up and take a photo where everyone throws an imaginary (or real) hat in the air.
Mill ruins squad portrait
Just south of the bridge stand the brick shells of the Washburn A Mill, now the Mill City Museum. Find an open courtyard inside the ruins and take a squad photo with the brick walls and broken arches behind everyone.
Minneapolis team finale
Final challenge. Find a beautiful Minneapolis spot (the Stone Arch at sunset, a lake at golden hour, the Spoonbridge in low light) and take an amazing closing squad photo. Cheers from the City of Lakes, well done team!
Minneapolis team kick-off
The team outing begins! Find a classic Minneapolis backdrop (the Mississippi, a brick mill ruin, a lake at the edge of the city) and take a squad photo with everyone in shot, jumping in the air at the same time.
Minnehaha Falls squad shot
Minnehaha Falls drops 53 feet through limestone in the middle of the city. Find the overlook closest to the falls and take a squad photo with the falls visibly in the background.
Offsite: Minnehaha Falls
Rideshare or bike south to Minnehaha Regional Park and check in at the overlook above the falls.
Offsite: Nicollet Mall
Walk west into downtown and check in on the Nicollet Mall pedestrian street between 5th and 8th Streets.
Offsite: Walker Sculpture Garden
Rideshare or walk west across the freeway to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden by the Walker Art Center. Check in at the Spoonbridge and Cherry.
Skyway corridor shot
The Minneapolis Skyway is the longest continuous skyway system in the world. Find an entrance on Nicollet, head up to the second floor and take a squad photo inside a glass skyway with the street visible below.
Spoonbridge squad pose
The Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen is Minneapolis's most iconic sculpture. Take a squad photo with everyone posed as if eating from the spoon, the cherry centered behind the team.
Stone Arch squad walk
The Stone Arch Bridge curves across the Mississippi with the city skyline behind it. Walk halfway across and take a squad photo with the arches stretching away and the skyline filling the background.
Trivia: Prince's club
What is the name of the legendary Minneapolis nightclub that Prince played throughout his career and that features in Purple Rain (two words)?
Trivia: Spoonbridge year
The Spoonbridge and Cherry was installed in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in what year?
Trivia: Stone Arch opened
James J. Hill built the Stone Arch Bridge for his Great Northern Railway across the Mississippi. In what year did it first open?
Trivia: Stone Arch spans
How many stone arch spans does the Stone Arch Bridge have (the steel-deck truss span does not count)?
Working lunch: Juicy Lucy
The juicy Lucy (a cheese-stuffed burger) was invented in Minneapolis. Order one each from Matt's Bar, the 5-8 Club or any local joint and take a squad photo with everyone catching the cheese pull on the first bite.