Address
2420 Marshall St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
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Contact
Phone: 612-230-6400
Email: info@minneapolisparks.org
Park Hours
6 am-midnight in developed areas
6 am-10 pm in undeveloped areas
Ordinance PB-2-33
Edgewater Park
Part of: Above the Falls Regional Park
Nearby Recreation Center: Bottineau Recreation Center
Features & Amenities
- Picnic Area
- Walking Path
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Park Projects
See what’s currently in the works for this park. Some projects may be under the name of the regional park or service area it lives within. View Current Projects
Master Plans
This park will be affected by a completed park or service area master plan. View Master Plans
Your NPP20 money at work:
Maintenance is increasing at all neighborhood parks, thanks to additional annual funding from the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20). This initiative also funds ongoing rehabilitation and major project to restore neighborhood parks and help address racial and economic equity.
Park Details
The park is divided into two sections, the Prairie and the Metro, by walkways that mimic the alignments of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. Plantings and signage add to character of each distinct theme.
Rentals & Permits
Outdoor Use and Event Space: Learn how to reserve park space for corporate events, community celebrations, and more.
History
Name: The name comes from the park’s location alongside the river, but also from the Edgewater Inn, which occupied the site for many years.
Acquisition and Development
The land for the park was purchased for about $300,000 in 1993 after the Edgewater Inn closed. The Edgewater Inn had been a well-known riverside supper club that had featured musical entertainment by the Edgewater Eight since the 1960s. The money to purchase the land was provided by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, which allocated state proceeds from the Minnesota Lottery.
A master plan for the property was developed with neighborhood input in the late 1990s. The plan was partially funded by the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The park was developed as part of the Above the Falls Master Plan, which established the goal of acquiring and developing as parks portions of the Mississippi River banks upstream from St. Anthony Falls as land became available.
Most of the work to develop the park, including an overlook of the river, was completed in 2006 and the park was dedicated in April 2007.
Park history compiled and written by David C. Smith.