A look back at Camden Park
This month, I decided to write about a place where many kids in the upper part of North Minneapolis went during hot summer days – Camden Park. The first …
Summer in the city
The recent hot weather, along with school letting out, had me thinking of summers as a kid growing up in North Minneapolis… Hot days often meant a trek to …
Victory Memorial Drive – 100 years
100 years ago this month, on June 11, 1921 to be precise, the Victory Memorial Drive was dedicated. The acquisition of the lands for what was originally called …
Victory Circle, a business hub
The construction going on where Lowry and West Broadway run into Highway 81, along with some recently acquired old photos, gave me the inspiration for this …
Camden’s lumber history
The opening of the new Walrus Art Gallery, in what is often referred to as the “Castle Building” at 4400 Lyndale Ave N, got me thinking about the history …
First public wildflower garden in the United States, thanks to Eloise Butler
March is Women’s History Month, and many of us are looking forward to the coming of spring and getting outside in nature. That made me think I should write …
Northside history – an introduction
Since I am now going to be writing the Northside History column for the Camden Community News, I thought you might want to know a little bit about me and my …
A little Northside history
The City of Minneapolis’ Division of Race & Equity kicked off The Northside Oral History Project on October 20. The project centered around the stories …
Officer Mike is retiring
I heard that Officer Mike Kirchen from the Bike Cops for Kids was looking at retiring in December and just knew I had to write a bit about him. He is …
Polars did it again
On Friday October16 the North High Polars football team played their first game under the new lights at Hobbs Field. The field also has new fancy turf and a …