Shingle Creek Name: The name of the park is taken from the creek. The creek’s name came from the shingle mills that once operated on its banks near the Mississippi River. Acquisition and Development The first petition from citizens for a park along Shingle Creek came...
Hello Neighbors! We’re excited to share some great news—Shingle Creek will soon be undergoing some much-needed improvements, and we can’t wait to see how these updates will enhance our beloved community space. This project is part of the City of Minneapolis’s ongoing...
ATTENTION Shingle Creek Neighbors! Especially BIPOC homeowners and renters. It’s time to shift the leadership of the Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association. The demographics of our sweet neighborhood is made up of 72% people of color while current board representation...
Just a heads up we are now back to in person meetings. The board meetings are still held on the second Tuesdays of every month at 6:30pm and the Create a Community meetings are still the third Wednesday at 6:00pm, but we will be holding the meetings at the Creekview...
It’s a name you come across in the Shingle Creek and Minneapolis area. So who was this man and why do we have a road (Olsen Memorial Highway) and a school bearing his name? Floyd Bjørnstjerne Olson (November 13, 1891 – August 22, 1936) was an American politician...
Name: The name of the park is taken from the creek. The creek’s name came from the shingle mills that once operated on its banks near the Mississippi River. The first petition from citizens for a park along Shingle Creek came to the park board in 1905, but that...
John Ware Dow and his wife Susan came from Maine, where he had been a circuit preacher for the Methodist Church. He resigned his duties there and came to St. Anthony in 1850. John went up the river from the ferry crossing above the St. Anthony Falls and took a claim...
So much more than a building, our new home represents the work we’re able to do with your support. Join us at a 30-minute event on April 8th to learn more about Metro Blooms’ work towards environmental justice and resilient communities, how our new...
