The Minneapolis Parks Foundation works hard to help support our beautiful park system. For the last 20 years, the Parks Foundation has supported...
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2023 Sunset in the Parks
A warm but breezy evening in the Longfellow Gardens was the place to be on Thursday, June 22. More than 150 parks supporters attended the first ever...
Lake Harriet Bandshell and Pavilion
Late last year, as the Lake Harriet Bandshell renovation was beginning to take shape, a resident, and frequent user of the Chain of Lakes, contacted...
2022 Posters for Parks Show Was a Record-Setting Celebration of our Creative Community
Hundreds of parks and poster-art lovers descended on Royal Foundry Craft Spirits on Saturday, October 22, to celebrate the creative...
5 More Running Trails in Minneapolis Parks
Paved trails for pedestrians and bikers abound in Minneapolis. More than 102 miles circle amazing natural amenities throughout our city (and...
Big Support Broad Impact – People for Parks Fund
Late in 2021 the Minneapolis Parks Foundation received a very generous contribution directed to the newly established People for Parks Fund. It was...
Community Profile: Mike Vennewitz
Mike Vennewitz and Rep. Diane Loeffler are the newest members of Minneapolis Park Foundation’s Heritage Oak Society. The Heritage Oak Society...
2021 Posters For Parks Brings In Record Success
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Like chocolate and peanut butter, art and parks make a great combination (or did I just eat too much Halloween candy?) This year...
Connecting a Community
In 2010, Paul Reyelts brought to the Minneapolis Parks Foundation the vision of a renewed gathering place at St. Anthony Falls, where the shuttered...