Shoreline Restoration
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Shoreline Restoration.
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
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.
City
A Million-Dollar Rehab for the Kenilworth Channel
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board rebuilt the failing Kenilworth Channel between Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles in a roughly $1 million project.
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.
City
Seven Million Visitors, One Fragile Watershed
The Minneapolis Chain of Lakes drew nearly 6.9 million visits in 2024, the most of any regional park in the Twin Cities, and that volume is the central challenge in keeping the water clean.
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
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
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.
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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