Graeser Park News
Are you a fan of Graeser Park and Lilac Way? Check out the set of posters designed by Karen Laukkonen here. Available for purchase while supplies last! 4/28/25: VOLUNTEERS WORK TO RESTORE GRAESER PARK … Read more
Highway 100
Whiz Bang Band!
In the early 1900s, Robbinsdale was a small community on the northwestern edge of Minneapolis. Its citizens were eager for the city to grow, and decided to form a band as a force to promote … Read more
A “Nest” for Teenage Robins
This treasured photo of the original Robin’s Nest root beer shack was brought into the Robbinsdale Historical Society Museum by Anita McLaughlin, daughter of the longtime owners of the “Nest,” as it was known for … Read more
New: Lilac Way Posters!
In 2007 graphic designer Karen Laukkonen started her website to advocate for the preservation of Highway 100’s remaining roadside parks, and to document the seven original parks. Since then, she has extensively photographed and reported … Read more
Graeser Park on TV
CCX NEWS: The Complete History Courtesy of CCX Media* Local cable TV outlet CCX News has covered Graeser Park’s progress since 2018. Here is the retrospective of those stories. 4/28/25: VOLUNTEERS WORK TO RESTORE GRAESER … Read more
CCX News Reports
Courtesy of CCX Media (See more about CCX at the bottom of this post) Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park Eligible for National Register of Historic Places (1 min) /embed] 5/26/23: Graeser Park Restoration Nears Completion (1 min, … Read more
Sun-Post Newspaper Stories
The Robbinsdale Post newspaper has covered Robbinsdale for more than 60 years. Today the expanded paper, the Sun-Post, is the weekly news source for Robbinsdale and nearby suburbs Crystal, New Hope, and Golden Valley. … Read more
Visit Graeser Park
A virtual visit, June 2024 Please stop and see this one-of-a-kind destination soon! Get to Graeser Park by… …foot (the park borders Crystal and Brooklyn Center on the west and Camden on the east) …bike … Read more
A Trailblazing Highway and Its Roadside Parks
Minnesota’s Highway 100, built during the Great Depression, was a stunning achievement in early highway design and construction. The new highway, a mile west of the Minneapolis city limits, extended from Edina on the south … Read more