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 News

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

A Trailblazing Highway and Its Roadside Parks

Graeser Park in 1940

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

Meet Me at the Beehive This Summer!

Join us at Graeser Park on Tuesday Evenings for these FREE, FUN Community Workshops Located on West Broadway just north of Hwy. 100, this historic park is named after Carl Graeser, designer of “Lilac Way” … Read more

Fool’s Gold and Gas Lines

1931   The Veterans of Foreign Wars organized a post here on March 28, 1931, with 60 charter members. George Donalds was the first Commander, followed by H. P. Billmyre, Joseph Smith, and W. R. … Read more

Resources

Robbinsdale Historical Society provides members and visitors with a wide variety of local history resources. Find out more about your neighborhood, school, or family history. Whether you are just browsing or you are interested in … Read more