Pumping Station!

The water supply of Minneapolis is obtained from the mighty Mississippi River through an intake pipe reaching the some distance up river from the city limits. Pumps force this water into reservoirs from which it is distributed through the mains and pipes by gravity.

Come to Camden Park

Nearly the youngest park of the entire system, an acquisition of a little more than a year’s standing, an acquisition made against the wish of a large number of people who are bound to be benefited through its creation and existence, boasts today of the finest, most useful recreation building in our entire park system, … Read more

Shelly Slips into Shingle Creek

Name: Shelly Age: 122 Neighborhood: Camden Swimming Hole: Shingle Creek Quote: Why don’t elephants go skinny dipping? They can’t get their trunks off.   In 1852 the first shingle mill in Hennepin County was built near the mouth of Shingle creek, giving the creek and the neighborhood its name. Workers from the nearby lumber mills … Read more