Robbinsdale Historical Society
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On 2/2/24 the StarTribune online edition published the news of Graeser Park’s eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park could be added to National Register of Historic Places The park, also … Read more
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
Exciting announcement: Graeser Park is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places! Excerpt from MnDOT’s news release: Graeser Park wayside in Robbinsdale deemed eligible for National Register of Historic Places MnDOT, 1/25/24 — Graeser … Read more
Thanks to everyone who came to Graeser Park on Thursday, July 6, for the Preservation Celebration! Special thanks to the all-volunteer Robbinsdale City Band for a wonderful performance! Tracing its roots back to 1908, when … Read more
GRAESER PARK ON 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. Be sure to … Read more
Graeser Park is now looking much like it did back in 1941. Thank you, MnDOT, for completing the amazing three-year historic preservation project: rebuilding eleven picnic tables from salvaged stone, securing walls and benches … Read more
3:45 PM | Friday, May 26, 2023 | Delane Cleveland, Reporter A major restoration project of Robbinsdale’s historic Graeser Park is nearly complete. “It’s thrilling. It’s beyond imagination,” said Kristi Gibson of the Graeser … Read more
People have been hearing about Graeser Park for years, thanks to CCX News and the Sun-Post community newspaper covering the progress. Watch CCX News reports here. Read Sun-Post news stories here.
Courtesy of CCX Media (See more about CCX at the bottom of this post) 5/26/23: Graeser Park Restoration Nears Completion (1 min, 15 sec) 6/3/22: Beehive Fireplace Restoration Complete (40 sec) 5/8/22: Graeser Park … Read more