Eden Prairie residents gathered in Purgatory Creek Park on May 30 for this year’s Memorial Day Ceremony to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the U.S. Armed Forces. As in years past, people set up chairs around the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial for the ceremony. It is hosted annually by the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial Committee, which helped fund the work on the memorial (which was dedicated in 2008) and come up with its design.
Author: Gillian Holte
Gillian Holte
Gillian Holte was born and raised in Eden Prairie before graduating from Iowa State University’s Greenlee School of Journalism in 2019. She is currently an editor and producer at the CW Twin Cities.
The historic Cummins-Phipps-Grill House hosted the 8th annual Farmhouse Market and Vintage Sale on May 6-7. The Eden Prairie Historical Society also gave tours of the house, including the newly finished second floor. All the items for sale had previously been donated to The PROP Shop. “One guy’s trash is another one’s treasure,” said volunteer Rändi Flagstad, who has been with The PROP Shop since its second week of operations. Everything that went unsold will be sent back to The PROP Shop floor or stored for the next vintage sale.
The Eden Prairie High School prom “Moonstruck” was held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on May 7. Students took over the Lake Harriet Bandshell Park for prom photos with their friends and family.
The smell of fried fish flooded Immanuel Lutheran Church in preparation for the Let’s Go Fishing Eden Prairie area chapter’s annual fish fry fundraiser on March 19. Let’s Go Fishing is a volunteer organization that gives fishing experiences to seniors, veterans, youths and disabled adults free of charge. Beginning in Willmar in 2002, the organization has grown to 19 chapters throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Eden Prairie chapter began its trips on Lake Riley in 2012 and around the same time began holding their annual fish fry fundraiser (done as a drive-through event this year) to raise money for insurance,…
Have you ever had a driving desire to become a ninja? If so, there’s a place in Eden Prairie that can help you get there. In fact, they not only train budding ninjas, but hold competitions for them, as well. Obstacle Academy held a Ninja Sport Championship qualifier on Jan. 29. More than 80 athletes put their ninja skills to the test during the competition. Described as a “premier ninja warrior and obstacle course training gym,” Obstacle Academy opened in Edina in 2016 before moving to Eden Prairie in 2020. More ninja gyms have opened in recent years with ninja…