BEEHIVE UPDATE
From the Re-Echo, December 2007

The effort to move the so-called “beehive” barbeque structure from one Highway 100 Roadside Park to another is continuing. Rick Birno and his staff at the City Parks and Recreation Department have been working these many months on a presentation for the City Council. They shared a draft of the proposal to the Beehive Advisory Committee on October 25. The Committee consists of representatives from the City, the SLP Historical Society, Mn/Dot, and Northland Aluminum Corp aka Nordic Ware. The work will involve moving the Beehive cooker from the Minnetonka Blvd. Roadside Park (“Lilac Park”) to the Highway 100 Roadside Park at Highway 7 (“St. Louis Park Roadside Park”). Other stone remnants of a place called “Monkey Island” will be salvaged as well. At the Highway 7 park, stone picnic tables and other features will be restored, the path that goes through it will be paved, and more parking spaces will be added.

This is an ambitious project and will take significant financial commitments to see it through to reality. The draft proposal called for the Historical Society to raise $30,000! This is a huge challenge, as we currently have about $4,000 in our Beehive account. Once the City approves the proposal, we will be counting on residents and businesses to contribute to the effort, even if just a token amount. All donations will be tax deductible. If you wish to contribute, see the membership flier inside this Re-Echo for our address. Thanks in advance to everyone who wishes to contribute to save this important historical landmark. To read more about the Beehive, see our website at www.slphistory.org. There are links to three pages about the Beehive on the home page.

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