Lake of the Isles
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Lake of the Isles.
Events
Lake of the Isles Pencil Day
Lake of the Isles Pencil Day: Sat, June 6, 1–2:30 pm at the Lake of the Isles Pencil sculpture, 2217 Lake of the Isles Parkway East.
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.
Neighborhood
The Walking Loop as the Neighborhood's Living Room
The loop around Lake of the Isles is where many Lowry Hill residents run into their neighbors, and the Park Board is advancing a multiyear plan to rebuild its shoreline and paths.
Neighborhood
Fishing the Isles Without Leaving the Neighborhood
Lake of the Isles holds bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass and northern pike, and decades of restoration that cleared the Chain of Lakes have made the urban fishing better.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill's Boundaries, Drawn by Freeways and a Lake
Lowry Hill is bounded by Interstate 394 on the north, Interstate 94 and Hennepin Avenue on the east, 22nd Street on the south, and Lake of the Isles Parkway with Logan and Morgan avenues on the west.
Neighborhood
Winter on the Isles: When the Loop Belongs to the Walkers
A grassroots petition with nearly 3,000 signatures saved the Lake of the Isles skating rink from closure in late 2025, and the fight showed how much the neighborhood prizes its winter season.
Events
Lake of the Isles Winter Party Draws Neighbors Out Into the Cold
Pit fires, hot cocoa and skating brought six neighborhoods together on the ice.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Winter Fires and a Frozen-Lake Skate
A lakeside winter party and a coordinated food drive headline a cold weekend.
Neighborhood
The Canoe Rack Lottery: Storing a Boat on the Isles
A seasonal canoe or kayak rack on Lake of the Isles costs Minneapolis residents $325, and demand routinely outruns the roughly 600 spots the Park Board awards each year by lottery.
Neighborhood
A Walk Through the History Written on the Shoreline
The shoreline of Lake of the Isles records more than a century of decisions, from the late-1800s dredging that turned a marsh into open water to recent shoreline restoration.
Events
New Year's Eve Skate Planned for Lake of the Isles
Three neighborhood associations team up for a free, family-friendly evening on the ice — weather permitting.
Events
Kenwood Pitches In on the Winter Party and the NYE Skate
The neighborhood north of the lake co-hosts two cold-weather staples — the Lake of the Isles Winter Party and the New Year's Eve Skate.
Neighborhood
The Drain Adopter: One Resident's Quiet Crusade
Minneapolis residents can adopt a storm drain and keep leaves and trash out of the water that flows to Lake of the Isles.
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
Lake of the Isles Anchors Lowry Hill's Western Flank
Lake of the Isles Parkway, with Logan and Morgan avenues, forms Lowry Hill's western boundary and gives the neighborhood direct access to the Chain of Lakes.
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.
Neighborhood
The Super Sale: Five Neighborhoods, 100-Plus Yard Sales
The Neighborhood Super Sale, a coordinated one-day event of more than 100 yard sales across six lakes-area neighborhoods, runs each September from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Neighborhood
Adopt-a-Drain Campaign Gains Ground on the Hill
More than 4,100 Minneapolis residents have adopted roughly 8,300 storm drains through the city's Adopt-a-Drain program, part of a statewide effort that cleared its one-millionth pound of debris in November 2025.
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.
Neighborhood
Native Plantings Are Replacing Lawn Along the Isles Bays
The turf that runs to the waterline is being traded, patch by patch, for deep-rooted natives.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill and Kenwood: Two Neighborhoods, One Sensibility
Just west of downtown, Lowry Hill flows into Kenwood, sharing architecture, parks and a certain unhurried grandeur.
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.
Neighborhood
The Bridges of Lake of the Isles, and What They Carry
The little arched crossings between the bays are more than postcard scenery; they stitch the neighborhood's daily life together.
Neighborhood
Why the Isles Path Sits Higher Than It Used To
Raising the lower walking trail above the floodplain was quieter than a groundbreaking, but it changed how the lake handles a storm.
Events
Earth Day Cleanup Set for the Lake of the Isles Shoreline
Volunteers gather on the footpath at Euclid Place to clear winter's litter.
Events
This Weekend in the Neighborhood: Cleanup Crews and a Library Concert
A shoreline cleanup, a free branch concert and Saturday markets fill the calendar.
Neighborhood
On Lake of the Isles, the Slow Work of Holding a Shoreline Together
A century after the lake was dredged from a marsh, crews are coaxing native plants back to its banks.
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