Kenwood Neighborhood News and Events
Photo by Ed Kohler licensed under Creative Commons
It is likely that Kenwood got its name from the company that developed the 95-acre subdivision that became the neighborhood. The developer chose a convenient location to attract discriminating residents. Located on Minneapolis’ west side, the neighborhood’s boundaries are defined by Cedar Lake Park on the west and north, Kenwood Parkway on the north, West Lake of the Isles on the east, and Kenilworth Place and Lake of the Isles to the south. Kenwood shares Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake with Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood. The neighborhood contains many open spaces including these two lakes, trails, parks and playgrounds. Cedar Lake Trail parallels the Burlington Northern tracks on the north. Kenilworth Trail runs from north to south and is part of the Chain of Lakes byway. The Kenwood trail ends at the Grand Rounds trail that partly follows the shores of Lake of the Isles. Kenwood’s parks attract skaters in winter, and walkers and joggers use the nearly three miles of trails around Lake of the Isles year-round.
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Farming in the city
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Getting to green: How do we make environmental decisions?
When I used to walk my dog around Lake Calhoun years ago, I enjoyed being able to feel the earth beneath my feet and notice things that I couldn’t in a car or on a bike. I would notice how the water looks on a cloudy day or the hundreds of ways people walk.MORE »
Kenwood fifth graders immersed in the great outdoors
In late February, Kenwood fifth graders spent four days and three nights at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center near Lanesboro, MN. Darwin Lee, one of Kenwood’s two fifth grade teachers, brought the trip to the school’s curriculum when he joined the staff last year. This popular trip has already become an academic highlight for Kenwood’s 5th graders.MORE »
E-DEMOCRACY | The booms return to Minneapolis
Jim Mork: 3:44AM on Sunday, two loud booms. Wonder what it might be. Too loud, I think, to be gunfire.
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