It’s time to go back to school! Since the mid-1800s, Maple Grove’s dedication to education has been well documented. In 1858, the children of early...
Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society
A Place to Call Home
Today’s home designs differ from Maple Grove’s homes built before 1920; of the 12 remaining, three stand out. Our most familiar historic home is...
Maple Grove’s First Recorded Wedding
What comes to mind when you think of weddings? An elegant resort, an azure-blue ocean, a garden event or perhaps a warm afternoon with marshmallow...
Maple Grove History Museum Features Unique Items from ‘Pioneers of This City’
The Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society strives to save local history for all. By now, many of you are familiar with, or at least heard of,...
Were the Winnebago or Hochunk the First Inhabitants of Maple Grove?
The Winnebago were hardly given a chance to build a home in Maple Grove before they were removed. Minnesota has been the Dakota homeland for...
Historical Preservation Society Holds onto City’s Past
The Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society was formed in 1994 as a non-profit organization with the purpose of education and preserving the...
Blast From The Past
Specialists offer a vintage view of Maple Grove. The Maple Grove History Museum is filled with remnants of the early settlers as well as items from...
Blast From The Past
Specialists offer a vintage view of Maple Grove. The Maple Grove History Museum is filled with remnants of the early settlers as well as items from...
Maple Grove is but One Stop on the Transcontinental Railroad
To walk along a set of train tracks is to follow its path into the past. Locomotives have rules which do not burden cars and ships. These 200-ton...
Fred Rohe Led a Wave of Progression to Maple Grove’s Creameries in the 1920s
Picture a Maple Grove where townhomes are replaced with farms and horse-drawn carriages serve as transportation. This is the Maple Grove of the...
