This Weekend in Mill City / September 2-4

Events this weekend in and around the Historic Mill District of Minneapolis and across the Stone Arch Bridge in Old St. Anthony.

Friday, September 2

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Saturday, September 3

Mill City Farmers Market

Taste Twin Cities Minneapolis Riverwalk Tour (Starts at Gold Medal Park)

"Sisterhood of the Hennepin Chalice" Reading at Mill City Museum

Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Petit Déjeuner: A Toast to French Breads at Alliance Française

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Sunday, September 4

Women’s Work: History Player Eva Valesh Tour at Mill City Museum

Complimentary Tai Chi Workshop at Open Book

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Weekend Brunch

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at Spoonriver
750 South 2nd St (at Chicago Ave S)
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-436-2236

Reservations recommended

10:00am - 2:00pm

See the menu...

Saturday & Sunday

Brunch at the Aster Cafe
St. Anthony Main
125 SE Main Street
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-3138

Until 2pm.

See the menu...

Sunday

Brunch at Spill the Wine
1101 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-339-3388

brunch buffet 10am- 2pm Sunday
$12/person (kids 3 and under eat free, 4-12 years are 1/2 price!)

includes: eggs, bacon, french toast, hash browns, fresh salad and fruit, pastries, build your own omlette bar and more...

featuring absolut bloody bar for $5.

also offering fair trade coffee and full bar.

Mill District Home Featured in Twin Cities Metro Magazine

I can't count the number of times we walked by 247 10th Avenue South, always confounded as to what the building could possibly be.  It wasn't until this summer that we learned it was a private residence, and by chance we recently met the owner, Jeff Arundel, who mentioned his home was recently featured in Twin Cities Metro Magazine.   How cool is that?  Just another example of the gems that fill our neighborhood.

First Mill City Museum Minneapolis History Pub Crawl

The Mill City Museum added a Minneapolis History Pub Crawl to the tour offerings this year. Unfortunately, the State shut down forced them to cancel two of the three scheduled tours.  We were fortunate enough to join the only tour available on Tuesday, August 30.

The trolley departed from the Museum and took us over the Stone Arch Bridge and along Washington Avenue, with a few stops and jogs along the way. Our guides, Rod and Dave, presented a wealth of history and provided each of us with a Washington Avenue Photo Guide inclusive of pictures ranging from 1860 to the mid 1960's, along with a list of references and links for further research at our leisure.

We stopped for a drink at the Milwaukee Road Depot and The Loop, allowing enough time for attendees to get to know each other and discuss the sites and info in more detail.

Hopefully they'll bring this tour back next summer - it was both fun and informative.  The Mill City Museum has a very talented and engaging staff, and we highly recommend all of the tours and special events they offer.