Courtney Cushing Kiernat

Two quarter-sized snapping turtle hatchlings on a Lake of the Isles sidewalk send a dog walker to the Park Board and the Minnesota Zoo for answers.

A photo collage of the Kenwood Neighborhood Organization’s volunteer-run finale to its summer programs.

With the 25L bus route down to just two runs a day and once again threatened with cancellation, a 2011 article traces the long decline of this neighborhood bus line.

A kinetic sculpture has kept watch over Cedar Lake since 1983. Now the sliver of land it stands on is on the market.

Reborn as “Art on the Isles,” the 60th fair drew more than 200 artists and an estimated 200,000 visitors to the lakes.

Volunteers of all ages come together to care for the Cedar Lake Park School Forest, a living classroom and natural space in the heart of Minneapolis.

So many ways to make the most of summer in the city -- from music and park stewardship to kayaking or a day at the beach!

Delighting all the senses, summer gardens take center stage.

The LOTI Pencil Sharpening Celebration brings the Minneapolis community together each year to celebrate the iconic Lake of the Isles pencil sculpture.

Once a novelty, backyard chickens are becoming increasingly common in Minneapolis, where residents are drawn to fresh eggs, sustainability, and the simple joy of keeping a flock.