Minneahaha Park is located at the intersection of Hiawatha Avenue and Minnehaha Parkway. Minnehaha is one of Minneapolis oldest and most popular parks. In the summer many visit the park for the abundent activities including concerts, picnics, walking and viewing the falls. In the fall, walking the lower trails reveals beautifully changing leaves. The Wabun Picnic area located within the park contains 4 outdoor picnic sites and a picnic shelter with cooking & restroom facilities. Minnehaha park is 193 acres with a 53-foot waterfall, limestone bluffs and river overlooks. The Park contains Oak, Elm, Silver Maple, Basswood, Hackberry and Cottonwood trees as well as native and prairie woodland wild flowers. Before Minnehaha was a park, it was a train stop with as many as 39 train trips a day from the Princess Station. The park was named Minnehaha, which means 'laughing waters', for the falls as they were referred to for the first time in Henry W. Longfellows poem 'Song of Hiawatha.'
Location:
Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis Minnesota 55431
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12/13 Coming to The Minneapolis area
Minnesota Alpaca Festival Owatonna MN April13-14 The halter show has over 500 alpacas in the most astonishing array of colors. Award winning fleece will be on display throughout the weekend! This is also a shopping extravaganza.
Scott-Carver Thresher's Annual Swap Meet Jordan MN May4-5 Antique car, tractor, farm equipment and machinery for consignment and auction.
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival Lake Elmo MN May10-12 Shepherd’s Harvest Festival is an opportunity for rural and urban people to meet and share information about sheep and sheep products and other fiber-producing animals.
Rhubarb Festival Lanesboro MN June1 Taste such delicious rhubarb delights as pies, crisps, cakes, soups, chutneys, chili, jams, ketchup, leathers, drinks and more. Be the judge of the best of everything rhubarb. After tasting your favorites, vote. Winners of Peoples Choice Awards win great prizes!
Rhubarb Days Osceola WI June7-8 Enjoy rhubarb at Mill Pond Park in Osceola.
Tater Daze Brooklyn Park MN June13-16 Brooklyn Park Tater Daze is a unique festival where residents pay homage to the humble potato. Early settlers discovered that potatoes flourished in the flat, sandy soil of the area.
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