Paths, a plaza, and a bandshell were installed on Raspberry Island during renovations by the city in the early 2000s.

[4][5] Flooding in 1965 washed the 150-foot (46 m) wooden bridge connecting the island to the mainland from its moorings and away downstream.

[2] A 1995 Saint Paul City Council resolution changed the name back to Raspberry Island.

[7] These caused trouble for local boaters whose docking space was diminished by the presence of the logs.

The shoreline was strengthened with limestone riprap; public restrooms were added to the Minnesota Boat Club building; a plaza, trails, and an event lawn were constructed near a new bandshell designed for Saint Paul's Schubert Club; and 131 trees and numerous other shrubs, grasses, and flowers were planted.