tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166177152024-02-28T02:31:24.987-06:00WAY PARKA Park for All SeasonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-3781003673530836132023-10-05T10:19:00.002-05:002023-10-05T10:21:52.406-05:00Pumpkin Fest Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-14499359780926597092023-08-21T15:15:00.004-05:002023-08-21T15:15:35.045-05:00Memorial Garden Update! Installation will begin soon on the long awaited Hospital Memorial Garden! Friends of Way Park will be watering the garden until the plants become established and would love volunteers to help out! If you’re interested in volunteering for any watering shifts please email us at friendsofwaypark@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-25459152275918958342023-08-21T15:11:00.004-05:002023-08-21T15:11:51.736-05:00Free Family Movie Night! Join us in Way Park on September 22nd at 7pm for a free screening of Toy Story 4! Bring a blanket or a chair and enjoy an evening with your friends and neighbors. All are welcome!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-2841075883931087962023-05-11T11:39:00.001-05:002023-05-11T13:04:08.651-05:00Way Park Summer Kickoff Join Friends of Way Park board members and your neighbors in kicking off summer in Way Park! Bring a picnic and enjoy sweet treats provided by Friends of Way Park. All are welcome! Friends of Way Park’s annual board meeting will take place at 5, and board members will be available throughout the evening. Join us to hear about what’s next for Way Park and to share your feedback!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-39655350971474421562023-05-11T11:29:00.001-05:002023-05-11T11:29:44.253-05:00Free Yoga in Way Park Friends of Way Park is excited to announce that we will be hosting free Yoga in the Park again this summer! Free yoga sessions will be held from 9-10 am in the park every Saturday from June 3rd through August 26th. The second Saturday of each month will be a family yoga session, geared towards families with young children. All skill levels welcome! Bring your own yoga mat or towel. Thanks Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-70952681957790086812023-05-11T11:27:00.001-05:002023-05-11T11:27:43.355-05:00Spring Cleanup Friends of Way Park is having a spring cleanup to get our park looking beautiful for summer! Join us May 20th from 9-11am to pick up trash, pull weeds, and enjoy some spring weather! Meet by the playground on the north side of the park and bring gloves and weeding tools if you have them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-15309695947640292502022-06-11T08:59:00.005-05:002022-06-11T08:59:54.316-05:00No Yoga Due to Weather: Saturday, June 11, 2022Unfortunately, this morning's yoga session is cancelled due to wet grass and rain in the forecast. Stay tuned for a September rain date.Today's Annual Meeting will move online. Join us at 11:00 AM on Google Meet (email friendsofwaypark@gmail.com for the link) or we will record the meeting for anyone unable to attend.-FWP BoardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comNorthfield, MN 55057, USA44.4695372 -93.137817316.159303363821152 -128.2940673 72.779771036178843 -57.981567299999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-12646420814001548392022-05-18T21:03:00.001-05:002022-05-18T21:03:20.812-05:00Free Yoga in Way Park on Saturdays this Summer Join us for Free Yoga in Way Park this summer! June 4, 11, 18, 25July 9, 16, 23, 30August 6, 13, 20, 279:00 - 10:00 AMSponsored by:Harvest Seed AcupunctureCannon River AcupunctureLittle Hill Berry FarmandFriends of Way ParkYoga will be cancelled for inclement weather.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comNorthfield, MN 55057, USA44.4695372 -93.137817316.159303363821152 -128.2940673 72.779771036178843 -57.981567299999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-891037387365421482022-05-05T10:28:00.005-05:002022-05-05T10:28:46.632-05:00 Join us in the park on Friday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m.! Bring your own picnic. We'll provide the snacks and lemonade. See you in the park!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comNorthfield, MN 55057, USA44.4695372 -93.137817316.159303363821152 -128.2940673 72.779771036178843 -57.981567299999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-5758941196881501432016-11-14T08:54:00.003-06:002016-11-14T08:57:01.907-06:00Give to the Max Day!
Hello, Friends!
This Thursday, November 17th, is Give to the Max Day! As you're deciding how to donate, please remember Friends of Way Park.
With your support, we have been able to make regular to make improvements to the park. We've continued to add elements from the master plan and plant trees with that design in mind, and this summer we expanded the pollinator garden and built the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-12178264503916381942016-07-20T17:45:00.000-05:002016-07-20T17:45:07.945-05:00Yoga in the Park 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-10252080845836719892016-04-28T09:58:00.002-05:002016-04-28T09:58:48.305-05:00
Explore the Outdoors, our Spring day of outdoor fun, is almost here!
Come join your neighbors this Sunday, May 1st, from 1 to 3pm at Way Park for fun and lemonade!
There will be art projects, science and farm activities.
Bike maintenance, registration, and decoration.
Volleyball, kickball and other sports.
Plus, there will be information about community solar,
pollinator Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-55870592453704056002015-09-05T08:23:00.001-05:002015-09-05T08:23:40.732-05:00Sept. 5th Yoga in the Park has been rescheduled due to weather.This morning's Yoga in the Park has been rescheduled due to weather. We will be moving this session to Saturday September 19th at 9am.
Thank you!
Friends of Way ParkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-68701582958032461752015-07-24T16:00:00.000-05:002015-07-24T16:00:00.517-05:00Yoga in the Park!
A few weeks back we announced that Friends of Way Park received a Healthy Activities Grant from Allina Health Partners for another season of Yoga in the Park.
We now have the dates and details!
The sessions are open to the entire Northfield community and will be appropriate for all levels.
Classes will run from 9:00am to 10:00am on the following Saturday mornings:
August 8
August 15
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-87230775883983224512015-06-08T00:00:00.000-05:002015-06-09T08:35:48.449-05:00Annual Meeting
The Friends of Way Park Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, June 11th, at 7:00pm, in the Fireside Room at St. John's church.
Please join us to learn more about what's been happening and what's coming up for Way Park.
St. John's Lutheran Church
500 3rd St W, Northfield, MN 55057Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-15341546414265203152015-05-02T13:04:00.003-05:002015-05-02T13:44:19.134-05:00Explore the Outdoors!
Saturday, May 9th, 1:00-3:00pm
at Northfield's Way Park
Join us again for the third annual Explore the Outdoors gathering at Way Park. The Explore the Outdoors event was inspired by a PBS and NRPA initiative to get kids outdoors. This year we are featuring a ton of events for kids of all ages, including:
kite making
parachute games
volleyballUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-24004054280030551612015-03-10T11:11:00.001-05:002015-03-10T11:13:28.208-05:00Thank You!Thank you to everyone that came out to "It's Jazz and Desserts"! We hope that you had a wonderful time and enjoyed the music and desserts.
Thank you for all the amazingly generous donations towards the Kids' Musical Plaza. Your support means everything to the continued success of Way Park.
A special thank you to Dave Hagedorn, Eric Hanson, and Kevin Clemens (and expected guest Bat) for your Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-41322400814316578672015-02-25T09:57:00.000-06:002015-02-25T09:57:54.065-06:00It's Jazz and Desserts!
Please join us for the annual Friends of Way Park benefit concert. This year... It's Jazz and Desserts! with Dave Hagedorn on xylophone, Eric Hanson on drums, and Kevin Clemens on bass.
The concert will begin at 7pm on March 7 at the First UCC, and everyone is welcome to stay afterwards for coffee and desserts.
Come enjoy the music and the treats, and support the dream of an outdoor Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-17067715780625952762015-02-14T10:43:00.001-06:002015-02-14T10:48:20.423-06:00Ideas for an outdoor musical plaza at Way Park
The Friends of Way Park, in collaboration with the Northfield Rotary Club, some local music educators, and the city, is exploring the possibility of an outdoor musical plaza for the park.
The instruments, pictured to the right, are the Contrabass Chimes (tall, on the left), the Swirl (orange, toward the back), the Imbarimba (yellow), the Pegasus (blue) and the Tuned Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-66494055323797006062014-11-10T09:52:00.001-06:002014-11-10T09:56:22.853-06:00Support Way Park on Give to the Max Day 2014
Hello Friends!
Ten years ago, Way Park bore the scars of demolition, and a street divided the space. Today, thanks to the City and Friends of Way Park, we enjoy a single lovely expanse with young trees, newly planted rain gardens, an amphitheater, and more recently, three kiosks and colorful murals on the warming house. The park is a hub of activity and a place for neighbors of all ages toUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-23855875343552271282014-10-28T21:15:00.000-05:002014-10-28T21:15:09.591-05:00Pumpkin Fest 2014 PicturesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-5480522420539629352014-10-12T09:47:00.002-05:002014-10-12T09:47:35.261-05:00Pumpkin Fest 2014
Pumpkin Fest 2014
Saturday, October 25th5:00 to 7:00 PM
Costume Parade and Pumpkin Lighting at 6:00 PM
Help create a wall of pumpkins!Wear your costume!Facepainting!Bonfire!Music!Pumpkin Carving!
Bring a pre-scooped pumpkin to carve for the wall, or bring your already carved pumpkin!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-67989877373959566812014-09-25T12:43:00.000-05:002014-09-25T12:53:05.778-05:00The Way Park warming house is getting painted!
Through a FWP Board initiative to improve the appearance of the warming hut, a partnership was formed with the City and a St. Olaf College advanced studio art class on public art.
The twelve students in the class each submitted a proposal, and a jury selected the one it found to be artistically strongest and most appropriate.
The jury was composed of one member of the FWP Board, one Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-32689685500508004532014-07-07T16:06:00.000-05:002014-07-07T16:06:51.230-05:00Yoga in Way Park - Saturday, July 26th at 9:00 AM
Join us for another session of Yoga in Way Park on Saturday, July 26th at 9:00 AM at the Amphitheater.
This is a make-up session for the June 14th event that was cancelled due to weather.
As before, the sessions are free and open to all ages and abilities. Supervision at the playground will be provided and some yoga mats will be available.
Yoga in Way Park is possible due to a generous Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16617715.post-19420244702083210362014-06-05T15:55:00.001-05:002014-06-05T15:56:18.686-05:00Spruce up the Park: this Saturday!
Friends and neighbors: please join us for a "Spruce Up the Park" event this Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 am (weather permitting). We'll meet at the First Street rain garden for weeding and light gardening. Bring your gardening tools if it's convenient. THANK YOU!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com