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Lilac Way
Documenting its history and supporting restoration
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  • History
    • What was Lilac Way?
    • Why was Highway 100 called Lilac Way?
    • Roosevelt, the WPA and the Great Depression
    • Arthur Nichols, Landscape Architect
    • Carl Graeser, Engineer
    • The Men Who Built Lilac Way
    • The Golden Valley Garden Club
    • Newspaper Articles, Transcribed for Easy Reading
    • Research and Resources
    • MnDOT Documents
  • Beehive Fireplaces
    • About the Beehives
    • Creating the Beehive Fireplaces
    • The Beehive Graveyard
  • Parks
    • The Seven Roadside Parks
    • Locations of Seven Roadside Parks
    • SAVED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
      • About
      • Beehivers
      • Carl Graeser, Engineer
      • Lions Club Stewardship
      • News
      • Original Structures
      • Photo Albums
      • Restoration and Preservation
      • Videos, featured
      • Videos, YouTube channel
    • SAVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
    • SAVED: Rock Island (North End of Original Lilac Park) – St. Louis Park, MN
      • About Rock Island
      • News
      • Photo Albums
      • Preservation efforts
      • Video Playlist, YouTube
    • LOST: Blazer Park – Golden Valley, MN
    • LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
    • LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park- Golden Valley, MN
    • LOST: Graeser Park South – Robbinsdale, MN
    • LOST: Lilac Park, Original (South End) – St. Louis Park, MN
  • Restoration
    • Objectives
    • Graeser Park Preservation and Future Restoration
    • Lilac Park restoration, St. Louis Park, MN
    • Rock Island Preservation – St. Louis Park, MN
    • MnDOT’s Commitment to Lilac Way
    • Lilac Way signage and graphics
  • Images
    • Photo Albums Overview
    • Beehive Fireplace photo albums
    • Seven Roadside Parks photo albums
    • Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photo albums – RESTORED
    • Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photo albums – NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
    • Rock Island, St. Louis Park photo albums – NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED
    • Lilac Way Branding photo albums
    • Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photo albums
    • Restoration of Lilac Way
    • Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photo albums
    • Videos
  • About
    • Karen Laukkonen, Lilac Way Enthusiast & Website Designer
    • The Mission
    • Blog
    • Privacy Policy
  • Stories
    • Read Lilac Way stories
    • Submit your Lilac Way story
  • Contact
  • History
    • What was Lilac Way?
    • Why was Highway 100 called Lilac Way?
    • Roosevelt, the WPA and the Great Depression
    • Arthur Nichols, Landscape Architect
    • Carl Graeser, Engineer
    • The Men Who Built Lilac Way
    • The Golden Valley Garden Club
    • Newspaper Articles, Transcribed for Easy Reading
    • Research and Resources
    • MnDOT Documents
  • Beehive Fireplaces
    • About the Beehives
    • Creating the Beehive Fireplaces
    • The Beehive Graveyard
  • Parks
    • The Seven Roadside Parks
    • Locations of Seven Roadside Parks
    • SAVED: Graeser Park – Robbinsdale, MN >
      • About
      • Beehivers
      • Carl Graeser, Engineer
      • Lions Club Stewardship
      • News
      • Original Structures
      • Photo Albums
      • Restoration and Preservation
      • Videos, featured
      • Videos, YouTube channel
    • SAVED: Lilac Park restored, formerly Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
    • SAVED: Rock Island (North End of Original Lilac Park) – St. Louis Park, MN
      • About Rock Island
      • News
      • Photo Albums
      • Preservation efforts
      • Video Playlist, YouTube
    • LOST: Blazer Park – Golden Valley, MN
    • LOST: Excelsior Boulevard Roadside Park – St. Louis Park, MN
    • LOST: Glenwood Avenue Roadside Park- Golden Valley, MN
    • LOST: Graeser Park South – Robbinsdale, MN
    • LOST: Lilac Park, Original (South End) – St. Louis Park, MN
  • Restoration
    • Objectives
    • Graeser Park Preservation and Future Restoration
    • Lilac Park restoration, St. Louis Park, MN
    • Rock Island Preservation – St. Louis Park, MN
    • MnDOT’s Commitment to Lilac Way
    • Lilac Way signage and graphics
  • Images
    • Photo Albums Overview
    • Beehive Fireplace photo albums
    • Seven Roadside Parks photo albums
    • Lilac Park, St. Louis Park photo albums – RESTORED
    • Graeser Park, Robbinsdale photo albums – NEEDS TO BE RESTORED
    • Rock Island, St. Louis Park photo albums – NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED
    • Lilac Way Branding photo albums
    • Building Lilac Way and Highway 100 photo albums
    • Restoration of Lilac Way
    • Golden Valley Garden Club and Lilac Festivals photo albums
    • Videos
  • About
    • Karen Laukkonen, Lilac Way Enthusiast & Website Designer
    • The Mission
    • Blog
    • Privacy Policy
  • Stories
    • Read Lilac Way stories
    • Submit your Lilac Way story
  • Contact

Tag Archives: Green space

St. Louis Park benefits from Rock Island’s flourishing open green space

MnDOT, Rock Island Park, St. Louis Park, UncategorizedBy Karen LaukkonenSeptember 9, 2021

September 9, 2021. Lilac Way’s rare Rock Island park in St. Louis Park, MN is surrounded by lovely wide open green space. This open urban oasis is a habitat for many native plants and creatures, including insects, birds, deer, and wild turkeys. A favorite nature spot for residents, it may support native pollinators in decline,…

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