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Inside this guideEdina is known in the region for its shopping districts,

health care options, school system and its quality of life. More than 47,000 residents also call Edina home.

Edina will mark the passage of 125 years since it be-came the Village of Edina with special events through-out 2013. The city’s deep roots predate the 20th century, when Irish and Scottish immigrants settled the area in the 1860s. The township was incorporated in 1888.

From those early years it has grown to be one of the most economically stable cities in the state, offering a va-riety of commercial and residential options.

People have migrated to this community for many reasons throughout the past 150 years. They have built homes, industry and created a lasting foundation for fu-ture generations.

Inside this guide to Edina you will discover some as-pects about the city that make it so desirable. We will of-fer information about Edina’s award-winning schools, its nationally acclaimed hospital and variety of community parks, churches and shopping districts. We’ll profi le the police and fi re departments, highlight the libraries, Edina History Museum and much more.

We hope you fi nd this guide to be a helpful tool in learning more about Edina and all it has to offer, even if you’ve lived here your entire life.

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Special thanks to Edina Mayor James Hovland for his participation in this guidebook, providing the Welcome to Edina message. Our appreciation also goes to the City of Edina, the Hennepin County Library System, Three Rivers Park District and the many community organizations and local businesses that supported this publication.

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Welcome to our town.I think you will fi nd

Edina to be the kind of place where you would love to live or at least lin-ger for awhile.

With excellent schools, highly-regarded public fa-cilities and services, beau-tiful neighborhoods, ex-traordinarily responsive fi re and emergency medi-cal personnel, stellar park and recreational facilities and programs, and pre-mier retail shopping and dining establishments, life in Edina has been characterized by 98 percent of our residents as good or excellent, a Twin Cities leading per-centage for quality of life.

America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest part-

nership dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth has recently, for the third straight year, des-ignated Edina as one of the top 100 communities in America for Young People and our school system is the only system in Minnesota ranked in the top 100 nation-ally.

Edina is ever looking forward, developing more ex-tensive systems of walkways and bikeways, improving our motorized transportation system and constantly working on enhancing our community. Southdale Mall, for example, the fi rst indoor shopping mall in America, has recently been remodeled extensively and is again one of the pre-eminent shopping centers in the country.

Whether you live or work in Edina, or are simply vis-iting our city, we encourage everyone to use the Edina Community Guide to help make your Edina experience as enjoyable as possible. We think it is a special place and we trust you will, too.

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Edina is home to award-winning schools, 3,000 business-es, 39 parks, 47,000 residents and is celebrated as a premier place to live, learn and work.

The city is a fi rst-ring suburb located nine miles southwest of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. It’s easily accessible by a number of major highways, such as Minnesota State Highways 62 and 100, which divide the city into quadrants.

About 95 percent of the 16-square-mile city is developed, largely as residential areas. Property values are some of the highest in the region. Residents have come to expect a high level of public service from the city’s full-time Fire Depart-ment, nationally-recognized Police Department, and the Public Works Department, which cares for 230 miles of roadway.

Though one of the Twin Cities’ oldest and most fully-developed communities, the city of Edina boasts more than 1,550 acres of open space and eight miles of scenic pathways for bicycling, walking and cross-country skiing. Amenities at the city’s nearly 40 parks include baseball, softball, football and soccer fi elds, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor skating rinks, playground equipment and picnic shelters.

The Park and Recreation Department also operates 10 special facilities providing year-round fun for residents of all ages: the Edina Aquatic Center, Art Center, Braemar Ice Arena, Braemar Golf Courses, Centennial Lakes Park, Ed-inborough Park, Arneson Acres Park and the Edina Senior Center.

Incorporated in 1888 as a milling area on the banks of Minnehaha Creek, Edina is now home to a vibrant business community. Major employers are Jerry’s Enterprises, Fair-view Southdale Hospital, Macy’s, Edina Public Schools, Nash Finch Co., International Dairy Queen, J.C. Penney Co. and Edina Realty.

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Quasquicentennial (Kwos-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uhl), noun: A period of 125 years.

Edina’s residents, community groups and companies are planning a year-long celebration of the city’s 125th birth-day.

Festivities kick off with Edina’s annual July 4 parade. This year’s parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The theme is “Making History Since 1888.” The parade begins behind Edina City Hall at the intersection of Eden Avenue and Wilson Road, just east of Highway 100. The parade them proceeds one mile east on West 50th Street to the U.S. Bank parking lot at Halifax Avenue. More info can be found at edinaparade.org.

Three architectural eras will be featured on a Historic Home Tour on Sept. 15. The owners of a Country Club District home, a Morningside bungalow and the 1886 George and Sarah Baird home on 50th Street will open their doors to the public. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Proceeds benefi t the renovation of the Edina History Museum.

Artists will capture the scenery and landscapes of Edina

in the fi rst EdinaScapes juried art show. The artwork will debut June 27 to July 31 at the Edina Art Center, 4701 W. 64th St. The show will then move to the Edina History Museum, 4711 W. 70th St., to be displayed until the end of 2013.

The Edina History Museum’s new exhibit “History Hap-pened Here” will be displayed throughout the city begin-ning in August. Historic photos and stories are expected to be posted where Edinans work, play, shop and walk.

On Oct. 10, an Edina era will be told in the “Tales of a (Desperate) Book Club.” A group of spouses came togeth-er through Newcomers around 1980 and then continued to meet as a book club, talking and reading through the changing decades. The group will share their story in the Fireside Room at the Edina Senior Center, 5280 Grand-view Square.

A celebration of Edina’s Founder’s Day is scheduled for Dec. 12 at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St. A series of vignettes will showcase key moments in Edina’s history.

For more information on events and how to participate, go to www.edinahistoricalsociety.org/125th.

Happy 125th birthday, Edina!

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This picture shows the view from Eden Avenue looking north toward 50th Street. The 1954 Edina Village Hall (right) was then located just west of its current location, with the American Legion to the left, or west. Halla Nursery, at the current Perkins restaurant site, is partially visible at the left edge of the photo. (Photo by Dick Palen, Edina Historical Society collection)

Residents and visitors alike can drive through Edina’s history with its 25 historical sites.

At the site of the former Edina Mill at 50th Street and Browndale Avenue, people can see the original footings, outlined in timber, of where the mill stood on the Min-nehaha Creek. It began in Edina as the Waterville Mill in 1857, attracting farmers to the area and led to the eventu-al creation of the village of Edina. The Browndale Bridge spanning Minnehaha Creek at the site is also historically signifi cant.

Cahill School and Minnehaha Grange Hall No. 398 sit in Tupa Park across from Edina City Hall. The one-room Cahill School was built in 1864, originally sitting at the southeast corner of Cahill Road. The school educated the Edina community until 1958. It was also the site of Edina’s elections and social activities. Grange Hall origi-nally stood at the southeast corner of Wooddale Avenue and West 50th Street. It began as a farmers’ organiza-tion, but the hall was the central gathering location for the community.

The hall was the location of the farmers’ vote to create the village of Edina.

St. Patrick’s Church, 6779 Valley View Road, is Edi-na’s oldest church community and Trinity Chapel, 4924 France Ave., is Edina’s oldest church building. The Irish immigrants who settled in what was Richfi eld Township at the time formed St. Patrick’s Church. It was originally a log church built in 1857 at the northwest corner of Wood-dale Avenue and West 70th Street. Cahill School replaced the log church as the meeting location in 1864. A second and third church were built at the southwest corner of West 70th Street and Cahill Road. The church, as it is today, was built in 1961. Trinity Chapel was built by the Gethsemane Church of Minneapolis in 1872. It was origi-nally a one-story building with a steeple on the northwest corner of 50th and France. Since the church vacated the building in 1925, a second story was added and a variety of business have operated out of it.

More information about Edina’s history can be found at edinahistoricalsociety.org/blog.

25 sites showcase Edina’s history

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Edina was only a beginning suburban development in the 1930s, with most residential housing in Morningside

(bottom) and Country Club District (middle left). The rest of Edina (top) was still largely rural. (Photo courtesy of

the Edina Historical Society)

Want to know what Edina looked like before you lived there? The nonprofi t Edina Historical Society can help.

Executive Director Marci Matson said the Edina Histo-ry Museum, operated by the society, assists nearly as many people with property research as it does genealogy.

“People really want to know what their neighborhood looked like and why their street is named what it is,” said Matson, the only paid employee in the volunteer-support-ed organization.

Lois Lane in southwest Edina, by the way, was not named for the famous “Superman” character. Both the surveyor and developer of that neighborhood had wives named Lois, she said.

The museum holds assessor records for the city of Edi-na, including a photo of each house taken in 1959 (like the one above), as well as information on building updates and sales over the years. Homes built after 1959 typically have a photo on fi le from the year they were built. Copies of the photos are available for $5.

The museum also stores maps and aerial photos to give residents a snapshot of development over the years. A set of 1937 aerial photos predate much of the city’s suburban development, showing mostly farmland where houses now stand.

The museum also stocks old phone directories, which can be a good resource for house historians.

Some neighborhoods have more information available

than others. The historic Country Club District had its own monthly newspaper The Crier for about a decade in the 1930s. The paper, which featured homes of the month and society information, is archived at the museum.

The Edina Historical Society also operates the Edina Historical Center at Frank Tupa Park, home to the Min-nehaha Grange Hall and Cahill School. The one-room schoolhouse, built in 1864, is the oldest standing building in Edina.

The grange was built in 1879 as a meeting place for area farmers. The building also served as Edina Village Hall from its incorporation in 1888 to 1942, with many im-portant events taking place inside, including the decision to name Edina. The Grange Hall was moved in 1970 to Frank Tupa Park, where it is used in conjunction with Ca-hill School for historical-themed fi eld trips, birthday par-ties and special events.

Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays and by appointment.

Info: www.EdinaHistoricalSociety.org.

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Take a step back in time

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The leadership of the Edina Chamber of Commerce re-cently changed hands for the fi rst time in a decade.

Lori Syverson was chosen to become the new Chamber president beginning in June 2012 when President Arrie Lars-en-Manti retired after 10 years at the helm.

“It’s been a terrifi c ride,” Larsen-Manti said at the time of her retirement.

Syverson came to Edina with the experience of someone who has stood in the shoes of the rank-and-fi le chamber members after working for her family’s business for six years. She understands the struggles and challenges of the small businesses. She was attracted to the city of Edina because of its ability to change without fear.

“It honors its past, but still encourages change,” she said at the time of her hiring.

The Chamber was founded as a nonprofi t organization in 1971. It has 435 member businesses from around the Twin Cities region representing a wide array of industries. It seeks to make Edina the optimum place to do business with year-round opportunities for community involvement, personal and professional growth.

The Edina Chamber of Commerce members keep busy with frequent networking and community events.

One of its most popular events of the year is the annual Taste of Edina, to be held this year Thursday, May 16. The evening of food and wine tasting gives restaurant members the chance to showcase their businesses to the Edina com-munity in the beautiful setting of Centennial Lakes Park.

At the Chamber Annual Meeting in May, members an-nounce the Teacher of the Year, based on nominations from parents and peers in Edina Public Schools. In recognition of their important work, the winner receives a $500 check from the Chamber’s sponsor, Royal Credit Union. The Business Person of the Year is also announced.

Next in annual events are the golf tournament in Septem-ber, followed by the Emerald Gala in February – the largest annual social function for the Chamber.

The Chamber also has frequent regular gatherings throughout the year. The general membership meeting held the fourth Wednesday of each month features informational and inspiring speakers.

The At Your Business Break meetings on the fi rst Friday of each month bring members to a local business for an open house and coffee break. On the second Friday of each month is W.I.S.E. (Women Inspiring Success in Edina), a month-ly meeting for women professionals to network within the Edina business community.

One of the Chamber’s strongest networking groups is the Edina Emerging Leaders for young professionals under 40. After Hours Social, a chance for casual networking, also happens three times a year.

Info: www.Edina.org.

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Shopping in the newly renovated Southdale Center is among the multitude of retail offerings in Edina.

Southdale Center opened in 1956 as the country’s fi rst enclosed regional shopping center and still stands as the country’s oldest regional indoor mall. The mall underwent renovations in 2012 that included new stores opening their doors and the expansion of existing stores.

Southdale is anchored at the corners by Herberger’s, Macy’s, Marshalls and J.C. Penney. In between, it has more than 120 specialty stores, including Aveda, Coach and H&M, as well as a state-of-the-art 16-screen AMC The-atre and restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory and P.F. Chang’s China Bistro.

Regular Southdale Center hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Galleria Shops of Distinction sit across from South-dale at 69th and France Avenue. Local tenants in Galleria continually refi ne, update and edit their collections to pro-vide the fi nest retail offerings. It is also conveniently located next to the Westin Edina Galleria for weekend shopping getaways.

Locally owned retailers at Galleria include Ampersand, dugo, Melly, Trail Mark, Twill by Scott Dayton, Sche-herazade Jewelers, Whymsy and Fifth Avenue Optical. National and international luxury brands include Tumi, Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Crate & Barrel, Williams-

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For shoppers looking for an outdoor shopping experi-ence, 50th and France offers quaint streets featuring more than 175 distinct shops and boutiques, restaurants, casual cafes and coffee shops.

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One thing that really stands out at Heritage of Edina is that every department has a specific uniform that they wear to insure professionalism, neatness and cleanliness. This is also a safety factor for the Residents, so that even if they cannot read the name tag, they know that particular person is a staff member and what department they represent. On example is that all the nurses are in white, which is something the elderly can relate to and have learned to trust.

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Surfers can now hit the waves outside in Minnesota.The Edina Aquatic Center is the fi rst facility in the state

to open an outdoor FlowRider. During its inaugural year, about 10,000 people tried out the wave simulator. The ex-perience is geared toward people aged 13 to 21, but children as young as six can use the Lost Wave FlowRider at the Aquatic Center. Wave riders can surf standing up or lying down.

Water lovers can then enter a pirate world while riding a tube down a water fl ume or gliding on a zip line over the water at the Edina Aquatic Center, one of the city’s most popular parks facilities. The pirate-themed aquatic park, conveniently located in Rosland Park, includes sitting ar-eas, a dry playground and water features.

Aquatic Center visitors can fi nd excitement aboard the Shipwreck Express. From atop a 10-foot platform built to look like a pirate ship’s bow, participants can walk the plank then grab a trapeze bar, glide over the pool and drop into the water below. But they must watch out for an unexpected dousing. Two water cannons provide the optimal post for rival mateys. On Pirate’s Plunge, swimmers can rocket down the 207-foot body slide or fl y down the 300-foot tube fl ume in single-, double- or triple-person tubes.

For the 2013 season, which begins Saturday, June 8, and ends Sunday, Aug. 25, main pool hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in June and July. In August, the pools close at 8 p.m.

The Lost Wave FlowRider hours are 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday and Sunday in June and July. In August, the Lost Wave closes at 7:30 p.m.

Another top draw at the Edina Aquatic Center is an Olympic-sized pool with step-in entry, three-meter and one-meter diving boards and lap swimming lanes.

Lap swimming hours for the entire season are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Satur-day, and 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday. The zip line is closed during lap swimming hours.

The zero-depth children’s pool and water playground features spiral and tunnel slides, a tire swing, fountains and more. Hours for the zero-depth pool are 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday in June and July, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Sunday in August.

Fourth of July hours for the aquatic center are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

And for the landlubbers, there are roughly 400 chaise lounges parked around the pool and under giant shade umbrellas. A full-service concession area at the Edina Aquatic Center also offers light meals and snacks.

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The Edina Art Fair kicks off the Twin Cities’ art fair sea-son as the fi rst offi cial art fair of the year.

The 47th annual Edina Art Fair starts off Friday, May 31, and runs through Sunday, June 2, at 50th Street and France Avenue.

This year’s Edina Art Fair will feature 320 fi ne artists and crafters from around Minnesota, the United States and Canada, with a wide variety of artistic and creative works, including paintings, watercolors, photography, engravings, wood carvings, jewelry, glasswork and more. The Edina Art Fair is the second largest art fair in Minnesota.

An estimated 150,000 visitors are expected to attend the event. It was recently ranked 48th best art fair in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine, and 69th in the top 100 fi ne art fairs for 2011 by the Art Fair Source Book.

Beginning in 2009, the art fair has spotlighted green art that is created from recycled or reused material and are made with 75 percent environmentally friendly materials.

The stage at the art fair provides entertainment for all ages, including fashion shows and demonstrations in cook-ing, fl oral arranging and spa technique.

The “Foot in the Fair” exhibit will feature original art-work from Edina elementary, middle and high school stu-dents. About 50 juried pieces from the young artists will be on display.

Other highlights will include a Kids Art Zone, food ven-dors and local music acts.

A free shuttle will run from Southdale Center to the Edi-na Art Fair, making a continuous loop beginning one hour before the fair and running one hour after the Art Fair clos-es. A bike corral will be located in U.S. Bank’s parking lot.

Edina Art Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Admission is free.

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Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina is known for out-standing heart, stroke and cancer care. It can meet the needs of any patient with its 390-bed multi-specialty medi-cal center and experienced primary care physicians.

Fairview Southdale views itself as a vital part of the com-munity and is proud of the medical care it provides Edina residents close to home.

Led by President Brad Beard, who was named the Edi-na Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year in 2010, Fairview Southdale Hospital sees approximately 45,000 visits to its emergency room, completes 23,000 sur-geries and serves 22,500 inpatients each year.

Fairview Southdale includes the University of Minneso-ta Physicians Heart at Fairview. Thomson Reuters placed Fairview Southdale in the top 100 U.S. hospitals for cardio-vascular care. It was selected from nearly 1,000 hospitals evaluated based on performance in treating heart failure, heart attacks, bypass surgery and angioplasties.

Fairview Southdale also won the award in 2001, 2005 and 2008.

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Surgery.The Commission on Cancer of the American College of

Surgeons granted the cancer program at Southdale Hos-pital a three-year accreditation with commendation. The hospital also received the 2011 Minnesota Cancer Alli-ance Spirit of Collaboration Award for a free colon cancer screening it conducted.

Fairview Southdale was recognized as a Top 100 Hospi-tal with Great Women’s Health Program by Becker’s Hos-pital Review. Fairview Southdale remodeled its delivery and postpartum care rooms at The Birthplace, where staff deliver approximately 3,500 babies every year. They also opened a remodeled and reclassifi ed III-A neonatal inten-sive care unit last month. Fairview Southdale can now care for babies starting at 30 weeks gestation in their 16 private NICU patient rooms.

Fairview Southdale, which opened in 1965, is proud to be part of Fairview Health Services, named a Top 10 U.S. health system by Thomson Reuters.

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From Adorable Spring Cupcakes to Zumba and from Baby and Me to AARP Driving Safety, Edina Community Education Services provides lifelong learning opportuni-ties to all area residents.

A division of Edina Public Schools, Community Educa-tion provides a wide variety of day, evening and weekend classes in fi tness, food, languages, technology and more. Involvement begins with Early Childhood Family Educa-tion at the Edina Family Center.

For children from birth to age 5 and their parents, the center provides parenting classes, preschool classes with li-censed teachers, a school readiness program and childcare.

As children reach school age, Community Education provides an opportunity for all-day kindergarten. The K Plus program, offered at all six elementary schools, pro-vides a full-day experience in the classroom with the regu-lar kindergarten teacher for continuity.

Before and after school, there’s Edina KIDS Club. The childcare programs offer a safe and stimulating environ-ment for kids.

Options include WISE Guys for grades 4 and 5, with lounge areas, game rooms and the Homework Zone, and SURGE for grades 6-9, with food, music, foosball, table tennis, computers and more. KIDS Club also has summer

programs.In Youth Development, programs for children in pre-

kindergarten through grade 12 offer a variety of options – from digital comic book design and guitar, to ballet and tennis camp – before and after school and during the sum-mer.

The Learning Exchange includes a wide variety of cus-tomized classes for adults with disabilities.

To serve teachers, the Curricular Resources and Pro-grams area provides curriculum enrichment opportuni-ties. The Business/Education Partnership promotes the exchange of resources between business and education for mutual benefi t. And the Edina Resource Center connects people to community services and resources.

Over 100 community members volunteer their time to serve on seven different Community Education advisory councils to ensure programs run smoothly and refl ect and serve the entire community.

Info: www.EdinaCommunityEd.org.

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The Edina School District is focusing on each of its ap-proximately 8,300 students in its new mission, “All For All.”

Led by Superintendent Ric Dressen, the district’s six el-ementary schools, two middle schools and high school offer a variety of learning choices for students of all abilities.

Starting with kindergarten, parents can choose half- or full-day lessons. The six elementary schools – Concord, Cor-nelia, Countryside, Creek Valley, Highlands and Norman-dale – also include neighborhood schools, a French immer-sion program and multi-age Continuous Progress learning programs.

Middle school students at South View and Valley View may also choose enriched or accelerated course sections. Unique options include Project Lead the Way, which of-fers hands-on pre-engineering courses for middle and high school students. For motivated middle schoolers, there is also the AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) program that prepares students in the academic middle for college-prep classes in high school.

At Edina High School, students can choose from a host of electives and Advanced Placement courses. About two-thirds of Edina High School students enroll in AP courses each year. Of the 1,079 students who took at least one AP course in 2012, 87 percent of them scored a three or higher, considered the equivalent of achieving college level work.

Edina continues to be recognized nationally for the educa-tion it offers students.

Edina was named to the 100 Best Communities for

Young People by America’s Promise Alliance for the third consecutive year in 2012. Edina was named as Best High School in America by Newsweek in 2012 and was the only Minnesota school in Newsweek’s Top 20 High Schools in the Midwest. Edina received a 2012 Gold Medal Ranking and was second among schools in Minnesota in U.S. News and World Report’s annual high school ranking.

Edina High School English teacher Jackie Roehl was named the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year by Edu-cation Minnesota. Edina’s music program was named a 2012 Best Community for Music Education for its support of music education as part of the core curriculum. Sports Illustrated Magazine ranked Edina’s athletic program the eighth “Best High School Athletic Program in the Nation” in 2005.

Edina High School offers 35 athletic teams for students. In 2011, approximately 1,458 students participated on one or more of Edina High School athletic teams and intramu-ral sports. Edina students have won more than 140 state championships, more than any of the other 500 members of the Minnesota State High School League.

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Regional parks near Edina offer prairie landscapes, live raptors, boating and disc golf.

Beyond municipal parks, Edina residents can fi nd recre-ational spots at the Wood Lake Nature Center and Three Rivers Park District sites, including Hyland Lake Park Re-serve in Bloomington, where the Richardson Nature Cen-ter is located.

The Wood Lake Nature Center is a 150-acre natural area in Richfi eld that offers several wildlife viewing areas, an amphitheater, a picnic ground and three miles of trails and boardwalks. Most trails are wheelchair accessible during the summer.

The Three Rivers Park District is a special park district covering primarily suburban Hennepin County but also serving parts of Ramsey, Scott, Carver and Dakota coun-ties. Three Rivers comes from the district’s geography, situ-ated within the watersheds that fl ow into three signifi cant rivers to the region: the Mississippi, the Minnesota and the Crow.

There are facilities for every season, including picnick-ing, swimming, play areas, boating, fi shing, downhill ski-ing, snowboarding, golfi ng, camping and sledding. Three Rivers also offers program sites for nature, recreation, his-toric and farm education.

The Park District serves 7 million park guests per year.

It is currently planning a regional wooded trail through Edina along Nine Mile Creek, that when constructed will link with trail segments in Richfi eld, Hopkins and beyond.

For now, Edina residents are a short drive away from Hyland Lake Park, which offers breathtaking prairie land-scapes, a major body of water, a large play area, the Rich-ardson Nature Center and the Hyland Ski and Snowboard area.

The Richardson Nature Center is the largest of Three Rivers’ nature centers. Inside, visitors enjoy colorful clay mosaics by artist Chris Tully that cover the exhibit area walls, view interpretive displays, visit live animals and rap-tors or observe birds in the backyard wildlife viewing area.

The Nature Exploration Area encourages free play in the outdoors. Children can explore, dig and build while adults play along or observe nearby.

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Residents support city parks, arenas and the arts when they pick up six-pack of pale ale or a bottle of Cabernet from one of three liquor stores operated by the city of Edina.

Visitors to the Southdale location saw a completely new store in 2012. The store received a new entryway, fl oor plan, checkout counters, lighting and ceiling during a six-week renovation. A permanent tasting area was also con-structed in the remodeled store.

The Southdale location is one of three stores in the city. Director of Liquor Operations Steve Grausam said the three locations are best known for their wine selection. While wine sales outpace liquor and beer sales, Grausam said Edina Liquor also boasts a large selection of single malt Scotch and a growing variety of craft beers. More than 1,000 varieties of wine, 250 brands of beer and 400 brands of liquor are carried.

Every year, more than $1 million in net income from Edina’s three municipal stores support city facilities like the Edina Art Center, Braemer Ice Arena, Edinborough Park and neighborhood parks.

“By supporting our stores it also supports the commu-nity,” said Steve Grausam, director of liquor operations for the city. “We give back 100 percent.”

The profi ts are also put toward street repairs, and in the past have helped purchase police and fi re equipment. Be-tween $400,000 and $600,000 goes into the city’s general fund. Altogether, the city estimates residents save about 4 percent annually on property taxes with liquor store income. The liquor stores also partner with local organi-zations for events throughout the year,.

Liquor store hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Sat-urday. Liquor stores are closed Sunday.

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Two Hennepin County libraries in Edina offer literature enthusiasts large collections and events for the young, old and everyone in between.

Edina LibraryThe Edina Library has a strong fi ction collection includ-

ing many books by new and local authors. It also features Chinese, French and Spanish (children’s materials only) language collections, 28 computers and two meeting rooms.

The Edina Library has a supportive and active Friends of the Library group with nearly 200 members. The group supports the overall collection of Hennepin County Li-brary and also many of the Edina Library’s wonderful pro-grams including the “Great Decisions” programs, which highlight a different topic on world events each month.

Friends of the Edina Library is also counted among the sponsors of the Edina Reads program, which features community-wide reading and book discussions through-out the year.

Southdale LibraryThe Southdale Library has a vibrant children’s area with

a whimsical animal sculpture menagerie created by local artist Chris Tully, as well as an amazing children’s collec-tion.

Tradition and technology mix well at this busy library. There are 132 computers with access to the Internet, the

library catalog and Microsoft applications. Books abound in English, but also in Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. A large print collection aids reading for all eyes.

Free programs for all ages are presented. Story times, children’s and teen book groups and job search assis-tance and small business programs are offered regularly. Two popular, long-running series are “Tuesdays With a Scholar,” presented in partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and “Last Word” book discussions, in partnership with Barnes & Noble at the Galleria.

The Friends of the Southdale Library are enthusiastic volunteers who hold very successful used book sales sev-eral times a year to support projects such as the Read and Relax Lounge. New Friends are always welcomed.

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Church of St. Patrick, 6820 St. Pat-rick’s Lane, Edina

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Christ Presbyterian Church, 6901 Normandale Road, Edina

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Colonial Church, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina

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Creek Valley Church, 6400 Tracy Ave., Edina

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Cross View Lutheran Church, 6645 McCauley Trail W., Edina

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Edina Community Lutheran Church, 4113 W. 54th St., Edina

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Edina Covenant Church, 4201 W. 50th St., Edina

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Edina Morningside Community Church, 4201 Morningside Road, Edi-na, 952-926-6555

Good Samaritan United Methodist Church, 5730 Grove St., Edina

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Jehovah’s Witness Edina Congrega-tion, 6305 Tracy Ave., Edina

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Normandale Lutheran Church, 100 Normandale Road, Edina

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Our Lady of Grace Church, 5071 Eden Ave., Edina

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Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 500 Blake Road S., Edina

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Sri Venkateswara Hindu Temple, 7615 Metro Blvd., Edina

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St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 6716 Gleason Road, Edina

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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 5421 France Ave. S., Edina

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Golfers will be able to practice their swing indoors this year with a new Braemar Golf Dome. It is among several golf facilities operated by the city of Edina. Others include the 27-hole Braemar Golf Course, 9-hole Braemar Ex-ecutive Course and 9-hole Fred Richards Executive Golf Course.

Located on 500-acres of rolling hills and scenic lakes sur-rounded by oak ridges, Braemar maintains a pristine, se-cluded setting just minutes from the city center.

The city’s Fred Richards Executive Course gives golfers the opportunity to decide between two different fl agstick positions on each hole, making the course a destination for beginning and experienced golfers alike.

Edina is currently undergoing construction of a new Braemar Golf Dome. The size and design is expected to be similar to the previous dome. Opening of the new golf dome is expected before the fall indoor golf season.

Golfers at the private Edina Country Club can play 18-holes on a course that was updated by Minnesota native Tom Lehman, a former No. 1-ranked player who regularly competes on the PGA and Champions tours, and his design partner Chris Brands. The return to a more classic design includes doubling the number of bunkers, adding more va-riety and challenge to the par-72 course.

The 18-hole private course at Interlachen Country Club

in Edina is also considered one of the fi nest in Minnesota and the nation. The par-73 course includes 14 bodies of wa-ter and is lined by more than 2,500 trees. Interlachen has also hosted a number of national golfi ng events.

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In addition to its special facilities like the Edina Aquat-ic Center, the Edina Park and Recreation Department oversees nearly 40 parks with open space totaling more than 1,550 acres, including:

• Arneson Acres Park, 4711 W. 70th St.: 13-acre park home to the Edina History Museum and city greenhouse, as well as 28 maintained gardens.

• Braemar Park-Courtney Fields, 7351 McCauley Trail: 500-acre park with four fully-equipped baseball fi elds, restroom and concession facilities, and football fi eld.

• Bredesen Park, Vernon Ave. and Olinger Blvd.: 206-acre park with 2-plus miles of walking, jogging and bik-ing paths around Nine Mile Creek.

• Edina Promenade, enter on 70th St. between France and York Ave.: Mile-long trail featuring annual sculpture display.

• Garden Park, 5520 Hansen Road: 19-acre park with soccer fi elds, baseball fi eld, softball fi eld, tennis courts and playground.

• Highlands Park, 5200 Doncaster Way: 44-acre park with full-sized hockey rink and warming house in winter, and tennis courts, soccer fi eld and playground in summer.

• Lewis Park, Cahill Road and Dewey Hill Road: 21-acre park with tennis court, soccer fi elds, full-sized hock-ey rink, warming house, walking path and playground.

• Normandale Park, 6501 Warren Ave. S.: 10-acre park with full-sized hockey rink and warming house in win-ter, full-sized basketball court, tennis courts and baseball fi elds in summer.

• Pamela Park, 4301 W. 58th St.: 62-acre park with playground, grassy areas, soccer fi elds, baseball fi elds, batting cage, tennis courts and ice rink.

• Rosland Park, 4300 W. 66th St.: 22-acre park featur-ing disc golf course, fi shing pier and fountain in Lake Cornelia, as well as 1.1-mile walking path and gazebo.

• Todd Park, 4429 Vandervork Ave. S.: 33-acre park combining recreation with rustic enjoyment, from bas-ketball and tennis courts to multi-use paths through wet-lands.

• Walnut Ridge Park, 5801 Londonderry Road: 44-acre park with a 0.5-mile walking path, playground, baseball backstop, ice rink, warming house and tennis court.

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The Centennial Lakes Park farmers market will return to continue its string of successful years.

Planning is underway for the farmer’s market and the an-nual summer entertainment events in the park. Events at the park include community bands, storytelling and dance lessons.

The market will be open 3-7 p.m. Thursdays beginning Thursday, June 13, and run through Thursday, Sept. 26.

Several dozen vendors will peddle a wide variety of items ranging from fruits and vegetables to honey, chocolates and fresh fl owers near the Hughes Pavilion. Visitors to the market can combine shopping with a number of recreation activities at the 24-acre park.

Tucked between buildings in one of Edina’s core commer-cial areas, Centennial Lakes Parks is an urban oasis with more than 1.5 miles of paved pathways meandering around a 10-acre lake interspersed with landscaped grounds, for-mal and informal seating areas, swinging benches and foun-tains.

During the summer months, visitors can rent paddle-boats, fi sh in the ponds, watch Edina Model Yacht Club radio-controlled boat races or try their luck on the bent grass putting course or croquet and lawn bowling courts.

The park’s 18 manicured putting greens range in length from 57 to 125 feet and are surrounded by sand traps,

ponds, boulders and planter beds. The par-51 course takes approximately one hour and 45 minutes to play. Champi-onship-caliber bent grass croquet and lawn bowling courts can also be rented by the hour from the Pavilion building, with all equipment and written instructions included in the court fee.

The park also hosts a variety of cultural performances in the 1,000-seat lakeside Maetzold Amphitheater. From June through August, free concerts are planned nearly every eve-ning Sunday through Thursday. Noontime children’s con-certs and performances are every Tuesday and Thursday. Movies in the Park play Thursday evenings at sunset.

In the winter months, Centennial Lakes Park’s 10-acre pond turns into one of the Twin Cities’ fi nest outdoor skat-ing venues. Inside the Hughes Pavilion guests can relax by one of three fi replaces while sipping a cup of hot chocolate from the concession stand. Figure and hockey skates for children and adults are available for rent.

Hours vary by season.Info: www.CentennialLakesPark.com.

Centennial Lakes Park7499 France Ave. S., Edina

952-833-9580

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Seniors living in the city can take advantage of a variety of programs at the Edina Senior Center.

More than 1,500 members attend recreational, edu-cational, health and social service events hosted by the Edina Senior Center Monday through Friday. Past trips have included watching a movie at the IMAX Theater,

taking a showboat ride and visiting cities like Owatonna. The Edina Senior Center also offers programs such as

book clubs, golf leagues, card parties, pool tournaments, free tax preparation and health screenings for seniors.

Interest groups at the center also offer specifi c weekly groups such as computers, genealogy, quilting and knit-ting. Seniors can also attend Community Education class-es and Elder Learning Center classes at the Edina Senior Center.

The center offers regular weekly programs at the center ,such as Mah Jongg, Cribbage, harmonicas, Bridge, tap dancing and yoga.

The 17,000-square-foot Edina Senior Center opened in 2002 and includes a fi reside room, a food-serving area, fi ve classrooms, a billiards room, a large gathering area and a welcoming lobby.

The Senior Center is on the lower level of the Edina Li-brary. The building anchors the Grandview Square area, which includes the library, an offi ce building and residen-tial units. It is located in the area south of Eden Avenue and west of Highway 100.

Annual membership for the Senior Center is $17 per person or $27 per couple. Members receive a newsletter of events and priority registration for trips and tours hosted by the Senior Center.

Edina Senior Center5280 Grandview Square, Edina

952-833-9570

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Edinborough Park’s 6,000 plants, trees and fl owers are still lush when it begins to rain cats and dogs or the tem-perature is hovering around zero.

That’s because the one-acre facility – the only of its kind in Minnesota – is completely enclosed. From the huge in-door playground to the junior-Olympic size swimming pool and 250-seat amphitheater, Edinborough Park pro-vides year round recreation for residents of all ages.

Edinborough’s Adventure Peak is one of the largest indoor play structures in the country. The entire padded, netted and enclosed structure has over 45 tasks, including scaling the 30-foot-tall lookout tower or sliding down one of four giant tube slides, to keep kids challenged and enter-tained for hours.

Edinborough is host to birthday parties throughout the year, where children can play at the Playpark, which in-cludes Adventure Peak and the Great Hall multipurpose gym with infl atable jumpers, scooters, basketball hoops and more.

From September through May, free concerts are held

at the Edinborough Park Amphitheater. Noon shows on Thursdays are geared toward young children. Sunday and Tuesday evening shows provide big band entertainment for all ages.

Those fi tness-minded can exercise at Edinborough when outdoor options are iced over. The indoor 1/16-mile track at Edinborough has lanes for walking, jogging and run-ning. There are also treadmills, bicycles and other workout equipment.

The lap pool at Edinborough is kept at 84 degrees, mak-ing it enjoyable for children just learning to swim, seniors and seasoned lap swimmers. The pool and track open at 5:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. General park hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-day through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Info: www.EdinboroughPark.com.

Edinborough Park7700 York Ave. S., Edina

952-833-9540

Edinborough Park: fun in all seasons

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