Chris Chalmers, Albert Lea Area Community Education Director, and Dieter Heinz, M.D., Albert Lea Medical Center Family Practice Department, pose for a photo in front of the boathouse. Albert Lea Medical Center – part of Mayo Health System recently made a donation to the Brookside Boathouse and Experiential Learning Center, a program of Albert Lea Area Community Education. The medical center’s donation helped purchase material to construct the boathouse. The boathouse’s grand opening will be Saturday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brookside boat landing. At 10 a.m. Albert Lea native Gary Hoffman will present on his canoe voyage along the Mississippi river, and at 11 a.m. there will be free canoeing and kayaking for those interested. -- Submitted photo