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Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association

Thanks for visiting the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association website!

 

 

Can you help give me a name?

________________Heron

 

Please send your answer to the address below or stop by Carl Kroening Interpretive Center  to be sure to cast your vote before February 20th!

1. Henry         4. Hudson  

2. Hunter        5. Jack

3. Hayden       6. Lindy

 Name the Heron Form Here!

LBNA is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization established in 1997, and is the City's designated Neighborhood Revitalization Program(NRP) group for this neighborhood.

Our mission is to improve and enhance our neighborhood in the areas of housing, business, safety and community involvement.

The vision of LBNA is to have a neighborhood that has housing that appeals to home buyers and a diverse population; to have a business community that produces decent jobs and fits the needs of its residents; to educate and inspire our community and encourage involvement from its residents and businesses to ensure a safe and clean neighborhood of which we can be proud.

Partnering with the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program, LBNA planned and implemented $1.6 million worth of revitalization improvements for our neighborhood in the following categories: Housing, Business, Crime and Safety, and Social Environment. LBNA is currently gearing up for implementing its newly approved NRP Phase II $523,000 Action Plan to improve our community.

Volunteers are currently needed just one night a month for these important committees to help us implement our NRP Action Plan! 

For more information about our programs, projects and activities---Contact our LBNA staff at 763-561-1616 or 612-588-7641. We want to hear from you! Send us an email with your questions, positive ideas for the neighborhood, or to comment about our website to: lindbohanonna@aol.com.

 

 

History of the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood:

Lind-Bohanon was incorporated by the City of Minneapolis in 1887. Early in the neighborhood's development there were strong ties to the Mississippi River. Much of the lumber and supplies for building were brought to the area on barges and other boats.

Many of the large, older homes in the community were boarding houses for people who worked in the Lind-Bohanon area along the Mississippi river. One of the major employers was a workhouse/farm located on the northern section of Lind-Bohanon. Our community's name comes from combining the original school name, Jenny Lind (named for the "Swedish Songbird" who performed for P.T. Barnum's circus for many years), with Bohanon (a founding family that had much influence on the neighborhood).

The neighborhood has an urban history that begins mostly after World War II. Most of the original residents were families of World War II veterans who received buying assistance through the G.I. Bill.

Most recent assets added to the community are the Humboldt Greenway, adding over 100 new single-family and townhomes in our neighborhood. The Shingle Creek housing for adults over 55 and Kingsley Commons for people with Multiple Sclerosis.

The Jenny Lind Elementary and Olson Middle School are greatly increasing learning opportunities for our local children. Patrick Henry High School is among the top IB programs in the nation. Three Rivers Park District's Carl Kroening Interpretive Center is a rich resource center that sits on the banks of the Mississippi River. Bohanon Park (49th and Bryant Ave N) and Ghar Square (51st and Lyndale Ave N) are two large parks for picnics, sports activities, wading pool, hockey rink, baseball fields, tennis courts, and children's play areas.

 

1.    Henry          4.    Hudson

2.    Hunter         5.    Jack

       3.    Hayden        6.    Lindy  

 

 

 

 

 
 
Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association

Camden Winterfest and Chili Cook-off Registration and details

 

3rd Camden Winterfest is coming February 4th!

Chili Cook-off entry deadline is January 30th

Click Here for Chili Cook-off Entry form

Dust off your crockpots, darn your aprons! The great Camden Winterfest and Chili cook-off for the prized golden ladle will be Saturday, February 4th from 12-3pm at Bohanon Park Warming House! Deadline to enter the Chili Cook-off is January 30th! The first 10 entries will receive a prize and prizes for the winner and runner up! Music, snowball launchers, snow shoeing, bonfires, food and so much more family fun! Cost is just $5.00 per person 16 and older!

 

 

LBNA Holiday Lights Contest Winners

8th Annual Holiday Lights Contest Winners!

Whether it is an elegant lights display, a fanciful theme, or a bedazzling barriage of blinking holiday wonderment, putting up a holiday lights display is a sign of pride not only in holiday traditions but of homeownership. We want to thank all Lind Bohanon residents who put up holiday lights this year and our tremendous LBNA Volunteers who judged this year's contestants! We invite you to take this year's tour and see if you agree with our judges! Prizes will be awarded for the winners in each category at our upcoming January Board meeting.

LBNA 2011 Winner in the Elegant Category:

 

LBNA 2011 Winner in the Charm Category:

 

LBNA 2011 Winner in the Holiday Dazzle Category:

 

2011 Winners, Runners up and Honorable mentions below

Download and Take the 2011 Tour!

 

 

 

Donate Here!

We invite you to consider joining us to make a difference in our own neighborhood!

Your donation and support will help send a clear message to others that our community

and the work of the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood Association are important to you!

 

  

Home Loan Program

LBNA Home Loan Program is investing in

the homes and improving the lives of

300 families in our community--and counting!

  

Community Events

LBNA hosts Camden Winterfest and

Chili Cook-off, National Night Out

Picnic in the Park, Riverfest and Heritage Day,

and we help support other community events

that help keep our community strong!

 

Community Gardens:

The Lind Community Garden is a

60 brick raised-bed

garden that serves 7 zipcodes

and over 40 community gardeners!

And we're still growing!

 

 

Youth Engagement Projects

Our local youth are important to all of us!

Having positive youth activities and projects

for them to engage in are important.

 

LBNA Transportation for Disabled and Seniors

Thanks to the McKnight Foundation, CURA,

Camden Care Center, Shingle Creek and

Kingsley Commons partners we've established

a bus route and system to help serve our under

represented populations of disabled and seniors

in our community! Go to our Donate Page for more

details about this year's new community service.

  

Donate Here!
 

LBNA Board meeting notice

LBNA Regular Board meeting is typically the first Thursday of the Month:

LBNA Monthly meeting:

Thursday, January 5, 2011 7pm

at Shingle Creek Commons, 4600 Humboldt Ave N

All meetings are free and open to the public.

We meet, socialize, talk about neighborhood news, upcoming events---You're invited to join us!

Got questions on how to get started? Contact LBNA at 612-588-7641 or lindbohanonna@aol.com

Interested in Volunteering in your neighborhood?

Try volunteering for one of these important committees and see what benefits you can bring to our community!

Events Committee

Lyndale Business Committee

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Lind Community Garden

51st and Dupont Aves N

Interested in gardening at the Lind Community Garden or other gardens in Lind-Bohanon? We're looking for volunteers interested in teaming up to maintain several public gardens within the community. Want more information on how you or your family can adopt a garden or wondering how to get started? Email or call us today! lindbohanonna@aol.com

 

Some other gardening projects of LBNA:

LBNA Jenny Lind Library Garden Project 2007: We're currently looking for two volunteers to help us maintain this lovely garden! Contact us today if you're interested! 612-588-7641!

In 2007, neighbors from Lind-Bohanon met with then Principal Erickson and new Principal Aura Wharton Beck and discussed garden improvements along the library windows might spruce up the entrance to the school.

LBNA "dug in" and began working with Principal Aura Wharton Beck to improve the nearly 80' x 4' area. Limited Neighborhood Revitalization Program funds were used for materials and supplies. Soil amendments were brought in, soaker hoses, underlayment, woodchips, 2 trunk loads of donated plants and a few Saturdays of volunteer help in the summer of 2007 which has resulted in a new look to the area under the library windows at Jenny Lind School. See the before and after photos below.

       

Jenny Lind Library Garden begins 2007.

  

Add a few plants and a few helping hands.

      

Some volunteers with Principal Aura Wharton Beck

and the Jenny Lind Library Garden blooming in 2009.

 

For more Gardening Stories and opportunities in the neighborhood,

Click more information below.