Streetcars on Lake Street, with Aaron Isaacs

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

The Lake Street streetcar line did more to shape south Minneapolis than any other. It crossed every north-south line in the city and created the business districts that remain important […]

Wood Lake Nature Center with Bob Glancy

Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States

How much can a lake and its surroundings change in 180 years? You might be surprised when you see and hear about this Richfield gem. In this fast-moving PowerPoint presentation, […]

Irvine Park walking tour

Irvine Park 251 Walnut St., St. Paul, MN, United States

The tour of Irvine Park, one of St. Paul’s earliest residential neighborhoods, will be led by Richard Kronick, co-author, with artist Jeanne Kosfeld, of Neighborhood Architecture — Irvine Park, St. […]

Free

Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman

Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Since 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our […]

Free

Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman

Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Since 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our […]

Free

ABCFM Dakota and Ojibwe Missions in the 1830s: How similar were they?

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

In the 1830s Boston’s American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) made a major Protestant outreach to Native Americans. Ironically, it approved Rev. Jedediah D. Stevens’ plan for a […]