The Memphis Downtown Airport featured a 3,100-foot runway and a ferry to cross the water to mainland Memphis. The airport was built on the site of the present-day Mud Island Park.

Mud Island Park, opened in 1982, features the Mississippi River Museum and Mud Island Amphitheater. Though Mud Island may be a familiar part of Memphis life now , it hasn't always been a part of ...

Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s administration, Memphis Parks, and Memphis River Park Partnership (MRPP) are hoping to find a way to enhance and connect the city’s riverfront parks.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Reactivating Mud Island Park is on the city’s radar, officials say, but so far a plan for its future is as cloudy as the muddy Mississippi. Mayor’s administration offic… ...

The city and Memphis River Parks Partnership, which oversees Mud Island, want to conduct a $180,000 study to look at needed repairs, potential uses.

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 ...

Zip lines, an obstacle course, and other fun could be coming to the Mud Island River Park. A Chicago-based group and its partners presented a plan for attractions at the park to the Memphis City ...

Discussion over a potential study to look at improvements to the dormant Mud Island Amphitheater spurred broader talks during a Memphis City Council Commission meeting about the entire park's future.

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 ...