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Hiawatha Links update: Survey responses, open house summary and upcoming FAQ
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is working on "Hiawatha Links," a new phase of design and engineering work that will build on the long-term plan for Hiawatha Golf Course completed in 2022. … more
Hiawatha Links
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) announces "Hiawatha Links," a new phase of design and engineering work that will build on the long-term plan for Hiawatha Golf Course completed in … more
Update on Hiawatha Golf Course
The MPRB began and supported several small but impactful projects at Hiawatha Golf Course while funding for a more comprehensive design effort was secured.   Osprey Trash Boom System … more
Dr. Chis Mato Nunpa speaks at the Aug. 3 Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board meeting about Bde Psin/Lake Hiawatha. (Screenshot from MPRB meeting via YouTube)
Dakota elder weighs in on debate over Hiawatha Golf
“I am for clean and pure water. “I am for the fish relatives which will be harmfully affected by phosphorus and waste waters that will be deposited in the lake. “I am a pro animal … more
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The clubhouse at Hiawatha Golf Course has been renamed. Celebrating on June 29, 2022 are (left to right) MPRB Superintendent Al Bangoura, Minneapolis City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, Solomon Hughes Sr.’s children Solomon Hughes Jr. and Shirley Hughes, MPRB Vice President Alicia D. Smith and Solomon Hughes Sr.’s granddaughter Roxanne Allen.
CLUBHOUSE RENAMED TO HONOR SOLOMON HUGHES SR.
On Monday, June 27, Superintendent Al Bangoura and Solomon Hughes Jr gathered at the Solomon Hughes Sr Clubhouse with park and city officials, Hughes family members, and Solomon Hughes Sr Golf … more
Carol Dungan submitted a statement on behalf of the Standish Ericsson Neighborhood Association Board, and then said she had a personal note for the MPRB board members. “I am deeply offended at the way some board members have addressed our community,” she said. “The misinformation coming from this board is unchecked and we deserve better. I would like you to consider giving us an apology for the op-ed that appeared today [in the Star Tribune].”
Is lake unsafe due to pollution from golf course?
The Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan is heading to a public hearing, another meeting in a long line of contentious meetings since the course flooded in 2014 and the public learned how much pumping is … more
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This picture is from MNHS of Rice Lake in 1929 prior to formation of Lake Hiawatha. Note the location of where Minnehaha Creek enters and the delta around it. This is before the golf course was created.
Would you drain a treasured lake in The City of Lakes to save nine holes of golf?
What is causing the flooding at Hiawatha Golf Course is the fact that it is in the floodplain. The course has sunk and now exists 3-4 feet below the water elevation as evidenced by the fact that it … more
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Nicole Cavender, who is Dakota, with Weston, 6, and Becket, 2.5 years, along with Ali Mailander and Hap (not shown) clean up trash along Lake Hiawatha on April 16, 2022. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
Will Lake Hiawatha be reduced to a holding pond?
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Community members concerned that Lake Hiawatha may be reduced to nothing more than a holding pond gathered at Lake Hiawatha Park on April 16, 2022.They were there in … more
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Public comment from Sean Connaughty on Hiawatha Golf Course Master Plan
Hiawatha was the Iroquois chief who founded the Iroquois Confederacy over 800 years ago making it the oldest living participatory democracy on earth. Hiawatha resolved conflict, brought Peoples … more
Letter to MPRB District 4 Commissioner Shaffer from Friends of Lake Hiawatha
Dear Commissioner Shaffer,   First, let us acknowledge that this process is difficult and painful for nearly everyone in our community. Especially so for many of our Dakota and Indigenous … more
Letter to MPRB President Meg Forney
Hello president Forney,I am writing to express my concern regarding the Darwin Lehman proposal for Hiawatha Golf Course and the Park Board's intention to entertain this proposal in a public meeting … more
Letter to MPRB from Friends of Lake Hiawatha
Hello Park, Commissioners,   Friends of Lake Hiawatha object to any plan that damages, alters, or eliminates existing habitat. We object to any plan that kills, displaces or threatens … more
Trash in Lake Hiawatha includes various types of plastic and styrofoam. (Photo submitted by Friends of Lake Hiawatha)
What happens now to trash in Lake Hiawatha?
It’s been seven years since the conversation about the future of the Lake Hiawatha Golf Course started. And neighborhood residents are still waiting for something to be done about the trash.It … more
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What's next for golf course?
What's next for Hiawatha Golf Course? The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners voted against approving the master plan created by community members that would have removed the … more
MPRB committee moves golf course master plan forward, 3-2 vote
The golf course will remain at Hiawatha Golf Course, but it will likely shift from 18-holes to 9-holes.After a contentious six-year planning process, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board … more
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The master plan for the Hiawatha Golf Course changes it to a 9-hole course to allow for a different way of managing water at the site. (Archive photo)
Hiawatha Golf Course master plan heading to board of commissioners for approval after public comments
The Hiawatha Golf Course master plan is heading to the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners for review and a public hearing in January 2021.The comment period for the draft master … more
Five years of trash transformed into art
Artist Sean Connaughty (at left) worked with Healing Place Collaborative and several dedicated community members and organizations to create a comprehensive exhibit of Lake Hiawatha, a critical … more
Community Advisory Committee members, residents support simpler plan at Hiawatha Golf Course
‘Simplify things’ By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN tesha@longfellownokomismessenger.com What can the Hiawatha Golf Course Community Advisory Committee (CAC) agree on? Towards the end of the sixth CAC … more
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Art Show highlights top four companies identified in Lake Hiawatha trash
"Anthropocenic Midden Survey - Lake Hiawatha Trash Survey 2019" is a public art installation that focuses on the top four corporations found in the trash at Lake Hiawatha. The outdoor display will be … more
Neighbors review three options for Hiawatha Golf Course
About 75 people attended the March 7 meeting to hear about, and offer input, on three possible options for the Hiawatha Golf Course property. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen) Possible components … more
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