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Historical Tour of North Minneapolis (Camden)


Adult Enrichment / Trips, Tours & Special Events -
Adult Enrichment Spring 2026

Join us for a bus tour featuring “Points of Light of the Northside” with participants led by historian Susan Curnow Breedlove traveling through Camden and Near North Minneapolis, going from what was once known as Finntown on Glenwood Avenue to the site of early African American homesteaders on the border of Brooklyn Center.Stops will be made where you will experience the presence of luminaries, people and places that bring light to the Northside.

We will visit long-time establishments including a store begun in 1898 known for its selection of shoes by NFL players, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, and local folk. We will tour a health center founded by community members in 1968 as one of 13 National Service Programs linked to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.You will be treated to a visit at an all-service hardware store located in the community since 1947, wherein the co-owner will share his life-long history as a part of the Northside.The director of the Carl Kroening Nature Center within Minneapolis’s North Mississippi Regional Park will share the history and proposed plans for the enhancement of the site.Bring binoculars and cell phone with the free Merlin app for bird watching if you choose to take a short group jaunt down the path to the Mighty Mississippi.

We will light up your life with short stops of local businesses including a chocolatier, and a natural apothecary where you may purchase items while supporting local businesses.Lunch will be catered at a newly established Hispanic market and restaurant for tour participants that wish to purchase items.

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  Susan Breedlove


Camden High School : TBD
Saturday, May 16
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Price: $ 45 00