Lake of the Isles
Everything we’re covering across Lake of the Isles — news, crime, events and civic life.
Events
Lake of the Isles Pencil Day
Lake of the Isles Pencil Day: Sat, Jun 6 at Lake of the Isles Pencil.
Events
Free Lake Harriet Orchestra Concerts Set to Return Later in June
The Minneapolis Pops Orchestra's free summer run at the Lake Harriet Bandshell is scheduled to begin late in June and continue into July.
Events
Music in the Parks Returns, With 95 Nights Booked at Lake Harriet
The Park Board's free summer concert season opened May 25, and the Lake Harriet Bandshell is scheduled to host 95 performances before fall.
Neighborhood
Crews Replace an Aging Sewer Line Along Lake of the Isles
The Metropolitan Council is replacing an aging stretch of sanitary sewer along The Mall in East Isles this season, swapping the existing pipe for new, larger pipe to add capacity.
Neighborhood
East Isles Settles Into Its Season of Porch Visits and Park Picnics
The East Isles Neighborhood Association holds its free Summer Social on Wednesday, June 24, anchoring a season of neighborhood gatherings near Lake of the Isles.
Neighborhood
Paddling Season Opens on Lake of the Isles and the Chain of Lakes
Paddling season is underway on Lake of the Isles, the sheltered lake that links by channel to Bde Maka Ska and Cedar Lake to form the heart of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.
Neighborhood
Monthly Shoreline Cleanups Return to Lake of the Isles
The East Isles Neighborhood Association resumes its monthly Lake of the Isles shoreline cleanups this summer, with the first set for Saturday, June 13.
City
Along the Isles, the Planted Shoreline Does Its Summer Work
The native plants lining much of Lake of the Isles are at full height this month, the result of a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board approach that treats native vegetation, rather than mown lawn, as the default along the Chain of Lakes shoreline.
Neighborhood
A century of shoreline: how Lake of the Isles got its shape
Lake of the Isles owes its shape to decades of Park Board dredging, a 1919 ban on landing canoes on its islands and Depression-era stonework still visible from the parkway.
City
State grant aims to restore eroding shoreline on the Chain of Lakes
A new $819,000 state grant will fund the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's restoration of about 2.6 miles of eroding, turf-dominated shoreline across the city's lakes, including Lake of the Isles.
Neighborhood
Canoe and kayak rack permits open for the Lake of the Isles season
Minneapolis Park Board canoe and kayak rack permits for Lake of the Isles cost $325 for city residents in 2026, with registration running Jan. 2 through Feb. 28.
City
The 20-30 year plan that will reshape Lake of the Isles
The Cedar-Isles plan, approved by the Park Board on July 5, 2023, sets a 20-to-30-year vision for Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake and the land around them.
City
Park Board outlines 2025 water-quality work for Lake of the Isles
At a neighborhood meeting, Park Board staff laid out aquatic-plant harvesting and water-quality plans for the lake.
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