25th Anniversary Edition - Newsletter
Cedar Lake Park Association: A History
Cedar Lake Park Association: A History tells the story of a citizen-led effort to create a nature conservancy and regional trail out of an abandoned rail yard near Cedar Lake in Minneapolis Minnesota. This compelling chronicle of the ultimate success—based on inclusive, creative efforts—of the Cedar Lake Park Association will inspire experienced community activists and new ones alike.It is a story about persevering and overcoming obstacles—a story about how a group of ordinary citizens did something extraordinary. After all, they reasoned, who doesn’t love a park?
Cedar Lake Park Association: A History (5.5 MB)
Cedar Lake Park Concept Master Plan
This is a PDF version of the entire Master Plan completed by the Cedar Lake Park Association in 1995.
The Master Plan describes the philosophy and design of the park as well as the process by which many neighborhoods, organizations and individual volunteers worked together to make the park a reality.
The Plan also contains photos, descriptions of flora and fauna in the park and maps of the park’s trails.
| Name (in order of appearance on web site) | Issue (unlabeled issues) | Lead Article/Edition Name | Filename | File Size (KB) | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1989 | (First Issue) | (First SCLP Update—no article or edition name) | 1989_Dec_a.jpg (front) 1989_Dec_b.jpg (back) |
3,181 1,975 |
1 1 |
| January/March 1990 | (Second Issue) | “Interim Financing Arranged for Cedar Lake Park Acquisition” | 1990a_Jan-Mar.pdf | 129 | 2 |
| December 1990 | (Vol. 1, No. 1) | “Support for Park Growing” | 1990b_Dec.pdf | 917 | 2 |
| April/May 1991 | (Vol.1, No. 2) | “Audubon Birdathon, May 4th, to Benefit Cedar Lake Park” | 1991a_Apr-May.pdf | 323 | 4 |
| July 1991 | (Vol. 2, No. 2) | “We Hit a Home Run, But We’re Not Home Yet!!!” Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! | 1991b_July.pdf | 132 | 2 |
| December 1991 | (Vol. 3, No. 1) | “Land Purchase Completed” | 1991c_Dec.pdf | 361 | 6 |
| April/May 1992 | (Vol. 3, No. 2) | “What Kind of Nature Park Do You Want?” | 1992a_Apr-May.pdf | 312 | 4 |
| Nov./Dec. 1992 | (Vol. 4, No. 1) | “Citizens are Blazing New Trails at Cedar Lake Park” | 1992b_Nov-Dec.pdf | 480 | 6 |
| Spring 1993 | (Vol. 4, No. 2) | “Citizens’ Advisory Committee Completes Phase II” | 1993a_Spring.pdf | 455 | 6 |
| Winter 1993/94 | (Vol. 5, No. 1) | “Groundbreaking Scheduled for Spring” | 1993b-94_Winter.pdf | 477 | 6 |
| Spring 1994 | (Vol. 5, No. 2) | “Bulldozers in the Sanctuary?” | 1994a_Spring.pdf | 577 | 8 |
| Autumn 1994 | Vol. 6, No. 1 | “Cedar Lake – A Tarnished Jewel” | 1994b_Autumn.pdf | 647 | 8 |
| Winter 1995 | Vol. 6, No. 2 | “Come Preview the Park’s 100-Year Vision” | 1994c-95_Winter.pdf | 451 | 6 |
| Spring 1995 | Vol. 6, No. 3 | “Cedar Lake Trail – A Collaborative Success” | 1995a_Spring.pdf | 511 | 6 |
| Fall 1995 | Vol. 7, No. 1 | “Cedar Lake Trail Celebrated” | 1995b_Fall.pdf | 908 | 12 |
| Spring 1996 | Vol. 7, No. 2 | “Cedar Lake Park’s Future Brighter and Closer with 1996’s Two Major Goals” | 1996a_Spring.pdf | 466 | 6 |
| Fall 1996 | Vol. 8, No. 1 | “Long-Awaited Planting Celebration Date Set” | 1996b_Fall.pdf | 593 | 6 |
| Winter 1996/97 | Vol. 8, No. 2 | “Drum and Song Dedicate Cedar Grove” | 1996c-97_Winter.pdf | 494 | 6 |
| Spring 1997 | Vol. 9, No. 1 | “Kenilworth Trail: Developed or Delayed?” | 1997a_Spring.pdf | 641 | 8 |
| Fall 1997 | Vol. 9, No. 2 | “Travels Toward Cedar Lake: Thoreau’s Last Journey” Historian’s Public Lecture October 15, 1997″ | 1997b_Fall.pdf | 475 | 6 |
| Winter 1997/98 | Vol. 10, No. 1 | “Small masthead change reflects larger conceptual shift: From Saving the Park, to Building Our Vision” | 1997c-98_Winter.pdf | 2,752 | 6 |
| Spring 1998 | Vol. 10, No. 2 | “Ospreys Invited ‘Back Home’ to Cedar Lake” (Volunteers’ Edition) |
1998a_Spring.pdf | 502 | 6 |
| Summer/Fall 1998 | Vol. 10, No. 3 | “First Wildflower Memorial Plantings Leave Legacy” (Legacy Edition) |
1998b_Summer.pdf | 458 | 6 |
| Winter 1999 1998-1999) | Vol. 11, No. 1 | “Cedar Lake Park Association Takes Part in ‘Make a Difference Day’” (Building Bridges Edition) |
1998c-99_Winter.pdf | 497 | 6 |
| Spring/Summer 1999 | Vol. 11, No. 2 | “2001: A Bridge Odyssey” (Partners in Progress Edition) |
1999a_Spring.pdf | 467 | 6+ 2 (insert) |
| Autumn 1999 | Vol. 11, No. 3 | “Welcome: Park Visitors Experience Gateway Improvements at Upton Woods” (Look Back/Look Ahead Edition) |
1999b_Autumn.pdf | 498 | 6 |
| Winter 2000 (1999-2000) |
Vol. 12, No. 1 | “Movement on the Cedar Lake Trail” (New Century Edition) |
2000a_Winter.pdf | 513 | 6 |
| Spring/Summer 2000 | Vol. 12, No. 2 | “Park and Trails Continue to Connect People, Places, and Times” (Continuing Edition) |
2000b_SpringSummer.pdf | 467 | 6 |
| Autumn 2000 | Vol. 12, No. 3 | “CLPA’s ‘Net Works’ Keep Growing…” (Networks Edition) |
2000c_Autumn.pdf | 521 | 8 |
| Winter 2001 (2000-2001) |
Vol. 13, No. 1 | “Snowfall Brings Beauty to the Park and Trails” (Wonderland Edition) |
2001a_Winter.pdf | 710 | 8 |
| Spring/Summer 2001 | Vol. 13, No. 2 | “Thanks to Our Silent Volunteers” (Silent Volunteer Edition) |
2001b_Spring.pdf | 204 | 8 |
| Fall 2001 |
Vol. 13, No. 3 | “Oasis: First Pump on the Trail” (Diversity Edition) |
2001c_Fall.pdf | 619 | 8 |
| Winter 2002 (2001-2002) |
Vol. 14, No. 1 | “Cedar Lake: A Place of Respite” (Urban Refuge Edition) |
2002a_Winter.pdf | 787 | 8 |
| Spring/Summer 2002 |
Vol. 14, No. 2 | “Friends and Neighbors Bridge Time and Space” (Restoration Edition) |
2002b_Spring.pdf | 624 | 8 |
| Fall 2002 | Vol. 14, No. 3 | “Founders Create Continuing Mission” (Mission Edition) |
2002c_Fall.pdf | 793 | 8 |
| Winter 2003 (2002-2003) |
Vol. 15, No. 1 | “Cedar Lake Regional Trail to the Mississippi…The Perfect Ending to a Great Trail” (Trails Edition) |
2003a_Winter.pdf | 779 | 8 |
| Spring/Summer 2003 | Vol. 15, No. 2 | ”Cedar Lake Park Is a Place for Peace” (A Place for Peace Edition) |
2003b_Spring.pdf (first color issue) |
1893 | 8 |
| Fall/Winter 2003 | Vol. 15, No. 3 | “At the Water’s Edge” (Water Edition) |
2003c_Fall.pdf | 1739 | 8 |
| Spring/Summer 2004 |
Vol. 16, No. 1 | “Prairie/Woodland Restoration Now Underway along the Kenilworth Trail” (Transformation Edition) |
2004a_SpringSummer.pdf | 1877 | 8 |
| Fall/Winter 2004 | Vol. 16, No. 2 | “Cedar Lake Park Prairies Grow” (Prairie Edition) |
2004b_Fall.pdf | 1538 | 8 |
| Spring/Summer 2005 | Vol. 17, No. 1 | “The Ongoing Story of the Cedar Lake Trail” (Trail Builders Edition) | 2005a_SpringSummer.pdf | 2082 | 8 |
| Spring 2006 | Vol. 18, No. 1 | “Celebrate the Cedar Lake Regional Trail” (Celebration Edition) |
2006a_Spring.pdf | 715 | 8 |
| Summer 2007 | Vol. 19, No. 1 | “Welcome to Summer 2007 in the Park” (Activities Edition) |
2007a_Summer.pdf | 1106 | 8 |
| SummerFall 2009 | Vol. 21, No. 1 | “Citizen Action: A Case Study” (20th Anniversary Edition) |
2009a_SummerFall.pdf (odd green in masthead) |
467 | 6 |
| Summer 2010 | Vol. 22, No. 1 | “SUCCESS! The Trail Meets the River” (Victory Edition) |
2010a_Summer.pdf | 339 | 6 |
| Autumn 2010 |
Vol. 22, No. 2 | “Citizen Action: Part Three” (Confluence Edition) |
2010b_ Fall.pdf 2010c_ConfluenceInsert.pdf |
327 163 |
6 2 |
| Fall 2011 | Vol. 23, No. 1 | “Ribbon-Cutting Opens Cedar Lake Trail to River Coalition Edition) |
2011_Fall.pdf | 485 | 8 |
| Summer 2012 | Vol. 24, No. 1 | “Southwest LRT Will Impact the Park and Trails Engagement Edition) |
2012a_Summer.pdf | 12,131 | 8 |
| Summer 2014 | Vol. 25, No. 1 | “25th Anniversary Edition – Greater Cedar Lake Park: A vision for Green Space) | 2014a_Summer.pdf | 12,131 | 8 |
