Discover Your Best of Maple Grove 2026 Winners

Welcome to the July/August 2026 Issue

Around late March, my partner gets a particular gleam in his eye. Sailing season is fast approaching. (And by fast approaching, I mean the boat goes...

Lotus Maple Grove brought the heat with its Singapore Noodles and Nem Nuong Spring Rolls.

Our Editor Embarks on a Curated Tour About Town

The assignment was simple: Share your favorite places and things to do in the local community. Maple Grove Magazine Editorial Advisory Board members...

Welcome to the May/June 2026 Issue

Growing up, when my brother and I spent the weekend at my grandparents’ house, at least one morning started at dawn. My grandpa would take us out to...

Bisque Boutique Explores How To Plan a Summer Soirée

It’s the perfect time to deck out your patio (and wardrobe). When Mary Brueske plans a backyard fête, her gatherings follow one important rule:...

Retro style swimbaits from Throwback Baits

Landing the Big One With Throwback Baits

Throwback Baits carves out a unique niche in Maple Grove. For eight years, wedding photography paid the bills and kept a roof over Kyle Buchholz’s...

An Expert Weighs in on How To Cook Lobster

A Lunds & Byerlys chef details how to make heads or tails of cooking lobster. Lobster is a decadent ingredient that poses a quandary for some...

Aerial photo of Heritage Christian Academy

A Decade of Accreditation for Heritage Christian Academy

The Maple Grove school earns a distinctive merit award from Cognia. Adding to its longstanding legacy, Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) has exceeded...

Discover Your Best of Maple Grove 2026 Finalists

Maple Grove Magazine March/April 2026 Issue

Welcome to the March/April 2026 Issue

Beading was all the rage when I was in middle school, and I was by no means immune to the glittering trays of Czech glass, Swarovski crystals and...

Dan McAvey painted this en plein air landscape at the St. Paul-Changsha Friendship Garden in Phalen Regional Park.

Dan McAvey’s Brush With Nature

A landscape artist incorporates rest and healing into his paintings. Last summer, painter Dan McAvey spent a week deep in the Sax-Zim Bog, an...

After a series of popular performances, singer-songwriter Rebecca Aadland will return to Crooners Supper Club for a concert on April 9.

Rebecca Aadland Discusses Her Upcoming Third Album

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Aadland returns to the recording booth. Rebecca Aadland doesn’t just sing the songs she writes; she shares the life she’s...

Travel Through Taste With crème Cheesecakes

Try a slice of something new. When looking at a Basque-style cheesecake for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking the cake was a bit, well,...

Discover Your Best of Maple Grove 2026 Winners

Welcome to the July/August 2026 Issue

Around late March, my partner gets a particular gleam in his eye. Sailing season is fast approaching. (And by fast approaching, I mean the boat goes...

Our Editor Embarks on a Curated Tour About Town

The assignment was simple: Share your favorite places and things to do in the local community. Maple Grove Magazine Editorial Advisory Board members...

Welcome to the May/June 2026 Issue

Growing up, when my brother and I spent the weekend at my grandparents’ house, at least one morning started at dawn. My grandpa would take us out to...

Bisque Boutique Explores How To Plan a Summer Soirée

It’s the perfect time to deck out your patio (and wardrobe). When Mary Brueske plans a backyard fête, her gatherings follow one important rule:...

Landing the Big One With Throwback Baits

Throwback Baits carves out a unique niche in Maple Grove. For eight years, wedding photography paid the bills and kept a roof over Kyle Buchholz’s...

An Expert Weighs in on How To Cook Lobster

A Lunds & Byerlys chef details how to make heads or tails of cooking lobster. Lobster is a decadent ingredient that poses a quandary for some...

A Decade of Accreditation for Heritage Christian Academy

The Maple Grove school earns a distinctive merit award from Cognia. Adding to its longstanding legacy, Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) has exceeded...

Discover Your Best of Maple Grove 2026 Finalists

Welcome to the March/April 2026 Issue

Beading was all the rage when I was in middle school, and I was by no means immune to the glittering trays of Czech glass, Swarovski crystals and...

Dan McAvey’s Brush With Nature

A landscape artist incorporates rest and healing into his paintings. Last summer, painter Dan McAvey spent a week deep in the Sax-Zim Bog, an...

Rebecca Aadland Discusses Her Upcoming Third Album

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Aadland returns to the recording booth. Rebecca Aadland doesn’t just sing the songs she writes; she shares the life she’s...

Travel Through Taste With crème Cheesecakes

Try a slice of something new. When looking at a Basque-style cheesecake for the first time, you’d be forgiven for thinking the cake was a bit, well,...

Farmers Market Vendors Add an Extra Layer To Supporting Local

Local Makers, Shops, Wellness

This year, the Maple Grove Farmers Market isn’t just encouraging shoppers to support local, it’s encouraging its vendors to do so as well. “I think...

Celebrate National Lobster Day With This Mac & Cheese Recipe

Ingredients, Recipes

Anthony Leonhardi, Lunds & Byerlys executive chef of product research and development, shared his advice for how to pick, store and cook...

Your Wedding, Our Pages

Noteworthy, Weddings

This beautiful time of year brings coral bells and wedding bells! And, as you know, every wedding celebration starts with a special announcement. We...

Focus on Maple Grove 2026 Open for Submissions

Photo Contest

When you look through your photo files, what do you see? Whether it’s a candid moment, an iconic area landmark, a brush with nature or something in...

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Jarrod Peterson Real Estate Group – Edina Realty

With over 1,710 satisfied clients in Maple Grove and surrounding communities, the Jarrod Peterson Real Estate Group of Edina Realty is your go-to real estate team for buying/selling/investing. Our award-winning team has been named Maple Grove’s Favorite Realtor numerous times as we serve each client with high professionalism, outstanding market knowledge and powerful marketing savvy. Our team celebrates with clients regularly at parties & events and we have donated to more than 310 community/charitable organizations. When you are ready to make a successful move, we would love to help...

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Noteworthy

Summer Sojourn at Scenic State Park

Arts, Noteworthy

Jamie Rae Miller, founder of Lime Street Creative + Co, is a self-taught artist with a penchant for painting flowers and landscapes. For this piece,...

“Night Magic”

Book Club, Noteworthy

Night Magic is a light and poetic embrace of nature in the nighttime. Enjoy reading about Leigh Ann Henion’s travels and experiences all around the...

Discover a “Garden Wonderland”

Book Club, Garden, Noteworthy

Learn how to create a garden that nurtures community and self by incorporating personal and edible elements into your landscape. Garden Wonderland...

The History of Three Maple Grove Lakes

History, Noteworthy, Outdoors

If lakes could talk, what stories would Maple Grove’s lakes tell? Eagle Lake, with a maximum depth of 37 feet and a span of 285 acres, once had...

Events

Pop Up Splash Pad

For the Kids, Outdoors

Grab your towels, throw on your swimsuits and get ready to get soaked. Join the Fire, Police and Parks & Recreation Departments for a splashing...

Sounds of Summer Concert and Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

Arts & Performance, Benefits & Fundraisers

Sponsored by Rotary Club of Maple Grove, Maple Grove Parks and Recreation and Experience Maple Grove, Chase and Ovation will come together with Mick...

Maple Grove Ambassador Coronation

Community

You are invited to attend the crowning of the next generation of Maple Grove Ambassadors. Come celebrate the accomplishments of the 2024...

Jim Deane Rice Lake Run

Benefits & Fundraisers, Health & Wellness, Outdoors, Sports

Register now for the 29th annual Jim Deane Rice Lake Run. Held each year during Maple Grove Days, this annual 3.7 mile race loops around scenic Rice...