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University of Minnesota Boathouse
Among the Finest
The University of Minnesota boasts one of the nation’s best facilities with an on-campus boathouse, located on the banks of the U of M campus. Nestled in the midst of the East River Flats Park, the Golden Gophers opened their new facility in winter of 2007. The University Boathouse houses a 27-seat erg room, an indoor tank, which seats 12 rowers, a full locker room, coaches’ offices and boat storage area.
The U of M Boathouse sits on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River
The Erg Room
The Locker Room
U of M Boathouse Facts
• Completed in 2007 and houses the women’s varsity team and the men’s club team
• The boathouse rests on a half acre in the East River Flats Park, located on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus
• Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, the boathouse is located near a bike path that follows the river shore at the base of the bluff. The path was recently constructed and handles foot, stroller, bike and wheelchair traffic
• Features an indoor tank, which seats 12 rowers at a time
• 27 erg machines for a full team practice in the erg room
• Locker room housing 70 lockers, adjacent to the team’s laundry room
• A total of four bays: three boat bays for all boats, oars and equipment plus a “shop” or work bay
• Wood ceilings in the tank and erg rooms with “poster-sized” windows of the Minneapolis skyline and the Mississippi River
• Balcony off of the erg room, which faces the Mississippi River
The Tank Room
The Tank Room
Storage bays
