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History of the Shingle Creek Neighborhood
The Shingle Creek neighborhood, of nearly 1300 households and 3300 residents, is named for the one mile meandering and historical Shingle Creek that flows through its sleepy residential boundaries to the Mississippi River where the forged roofing shingles in the neighborhood were transported in the early 1900's. The Shingle Creek neighborhood is rich with urban history. Its streets, boundaries, and natural landmarks tell a rich story of how Minneapolis grew and became the thriving metropolis it is today.
Shingle Creek grew from the area known as, "The Country", that was on the "other side of the tracks" then Burlington Northern route to St.Marie, now CPRail's switching yard before heading out of town. Farms flourished, the Mississippi River brought "River Pigs" on a "River of trees" every spring. Along with the shingle making plant, the Workhouse and the Johnson Brickyard were just down the road. Along with the Swedes and Norwegians who were living and working at the world's largest lumbermill, C.A.Lumbermill, or Mereen-Johnson on Lyndale.
Shingle Creek neighborhood was one of the first African American neighborhoods in the growing metropolis of Minneapolis in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Mississippi Courts and other homes along Humboldt Ave N brought desperately needed housing after WWII veterans returned from war.
Today, the Shingle Creek neighborhood is one of the safest neighborhoods in north Minneapolis and is a great place to raise your children with neighborhood schools, libraries, and many updated parks in and around which, include the Three Rivers Park North Mississippi Regional Park, Shingle Creek Regional ponds, and national recognized Grand Rounds National Scenic Byways.
Shingle Creek is Minneapolis's most northwestern neighborhood, located in the Camden Community we are bordered by Lind-Bohanon and Victory neighborhoods of Minneapolis. To the North and West of our borders is the city of Brooklyn Center and with Brookdale Mall less than two miles away. With easy access to Highway 100, Interstate 94 and 694 transportation around the Metro and beyond.
| City of Minneapolis Aquitennial Parade July 2008 |
| SCNA holds design contest and produces these neighborhood signs in 2007 |
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Camden Community Garage Sale is the weekend of June 2nd
Are you interested in having a garage sale? Several of the Camden neighborhoods hold an annual garage sale. Shingle Creek and Lind Bohanon neighborhoods put together a map of community garage sales for that day and distribute them to the over one hundred garage sales held that weekend annually. Participants also get signage to help them promote their sale.
If you’re interested in participating in this year’s sale and want to get your sale on the map, please fill out the form below and mail it to us before May 25th to be included on the map. Don’t forget to include a few helpful sentences about your sale that will help attract the avid thrift shoppers!
If you have any questions feel free to email us at mpls.scna@gmail.com or to register your sale and place it on the map Register Here! | Food Preservation Class
Food Preservation class
Tuesday, June 5th
Class 6 to 8 pm
At Creekview Park
5001 Humboldt Ave N, Mpls, MN 55430
So you Google a recipe to can pumpkin and find one on a food preserver’s blog. Your Grandma gives you her favorite pickle recipe. Are these credible and safe canning recipes? Find out by joining University of Minnesota food safety extension educator, Suzanne Driessen, for a 2012 update on safe home food preservation methods and research based resources. You will learn the safest and most current ways to preserve foods by canning, freezing and pickling. Whether you are new at preserving food or have been preserving for years Preserving Food Safely: Exploring the Options class is for you.
The class is free! Register Here!
| SC Clean up Thank You
Many Thanks 18th Annual Shingle Creek Clean-up!
This year was the year of firsts! First year to have Sara Richards, Creekview Park manager working with us. First year to have Peace coffee served at our event. And the first year to have volunteers separate recyclables from the regular trash. Every little bit helps!
Many thanks to those that helped us ! Allison and the University of MN Raptor Center, Owens Corning, MPRB, Sara and Creekview staff, Master Gardener Sandy, Diane Spector, Shingle Creek Watershed Management Organization, Wenck Associates, Inc., SCNA Clean-up Site Coordinator, Jeff Johnson, SCNA event volunteers Pam O, Lori T, Carol M, Brian and Bonnie H, Ray Schoch for his financial contribution to the clean-up and the forty friends of the Shingle Creek that came and helped clean-up the creek!
| Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting SCNA Neighborhood Association Monthly Neighborhood Meeting!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 6:30pm
Creekview Park
5001 Humboldt Ave N
Tweet and facebook your friends! Consider becoming a block clubleader or an SCNA Board member for the neighborhood! Got questions? Contact us! 763-561-1616
SCNA Neighborhood Association Mission:
"To protect and promote neighborhood interests and the health, safety and general welfare of the residents within this geographic jurisdiction in a non-partisan, educational and cooperative manner. In addition, SCNA works with adjacent neighborhoods in promoting and protecting the broader Camden area of Minneapolis."
Please feel free to attend an upcoming meeting or event. All meetings are free and open to the public and all are welcome.
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Now that National Night Out is over--
Got questions about starting a block club or got problems on your block and don't know what to do?
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