by Kate Wodtke | May 1, 2026 | 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 three resorts near Mi-No-Ka-Mi Point—now Eagle Point—as well as the popular Chubb’s Ballroom. The venue’s permanent pavilion...
by Mollee Francisco | May 1, 2026 | Outdoors, Shops, Style
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 head. Together with his wife, Nicholette West, Buchholz ran Stills ‘N’ Motion as a photographer/videographer team. Then...
by Madeline Kopiecki | May 1, 2026 | Book Club, Wellness
Conjuring the Hurricane shares her story of survival and recovery after domestic violence. Poet and advocate Sarah Hanson tackles the complex emotions that churned up in the wake of deciding to leave her marriage. “There wasn’t a single cinematic moment where...
by Madeline Kopiecki | May 1, 2026 | Giving Back, Outdoors
Enjoy the fruits of your labor all summer long. Join your neighbors for the largest local planting event of the year. This May, the medians of Weaver Lake Road and Elm Creek Boulevard will be abloom thanks to the annual Boulevard Planting event. Recreation coordinator...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | May 1, 2026 | Outdoors, Pets, Travel
Keeping dogs entertained can expand beyond running zoomies around the kitchen table or taking leashed loops around the neighborhood. Sniffspot is to dogs what Airbnb is to people—but for playtime, not sleep time. Similar to other online marketplaces, connecting...
by Editorial Staff | May 1, 2026 | 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 are pleased to announce that plans for our stunning, annual wedding issue are currently underway. We’re ready to...
by Madeline Kopiecki | May 1, 2026 | Education, Ingredients, Local Makers
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 when it comes to preparing it at home. In the realm of seafood, the maxim is “fresh is best.” Maple Grove’s Lunds &...
by Danielle Gallus | Apr 28, 2026 | Education
The Maple Grove school earns a distinctive merit award from Cognia. Adding to its longstanding legacy, Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) has exceeded rigorous national standards to secure the Accreditation with Merit distinction from Cognia Global Accreditation...
by Editorial Staff | Mar 16, 2026 | Best of Maple Grove
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
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 semi-precious gemstones that filled the independent bead shops of my youth. A family friend would invite me over and...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
Yoko Yamasaki originally went to Town Green Park after work to take photos of butterflies and flowers. To her surprise, Cross Community Players was doing a dry run performance of Once Upon a Mattress when she arrived. “The shimmery costumes and props reflected so...
by Kathryn Zimmerman | Mar 1, 2026 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Jessie Kim has reached a low point in her life. Laid off from a high-powered Wall Street bank, despite her skills and hard work, she returns home to Nashville, Tennessee, with no idea of what to do next. Annoyingly, her childhood nemesis, Daniel Choi—now a successful...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Education
A freelance photographer creates a coaching platform for fellow creatives. A photography education and mentorship program with global reach has local roots. Paul Weaver says his senior photo session with Maple Grove’s well-known Sandy Jones Photography sparked...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts
Avalanche Arts lays the foundation for a new performing arts center. In October 2025, Danielle and Shane Vinup signed a 99 year lease with the City of Maple Grove. “We’re good through October 15 of 2124, which was really odd to write,” Shane says. “2124 felt pretty...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Mar 1, 2026 | Arts, Outdoors
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 internationally known birding and conservation area in northern Minnesota. “The bog is dense with tons of trees and shrubs and...
