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<br /> Address:679 Main St,Elk River,MN 55330
<br /> River's Edge Commons Park is located in the heart of r,. . (4) Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
<br /> downtown Elk River,Minnesota.The park connects ,
<br /> Main Street to the adjacent Mississippi River and s
<br /> Address: 1326 4th Street NW Elk River,MN 55330
<br /> provides a venue for community festivals and con- "LLB s
<br /> certs in the park,drawing thousands of visitors every The church was established in Orono in 1858. The
<br /> year to the downtown area original name of Trinity Church was suggested by J.
<br /> ---_ .---, - n=• H.Foster,one of the builders,in honor of the oldest
<br /> '(3) Handke Pit church in his native town of St.John's, New Bruns-
<br /> wick.The church was admitted into the union with the
<br /> Address: 1133 4th St NW,Elk River, MN 55330 Diocese of Minnesota in 1859,represented by Oliver
<br /> i*"' ,�� 1tF z•",M, Kelley(his farm is a Minnesota Historical Society site
<br /> ,,, # Handke Stadium,officially named Elk Hi Stadium,is an
<br /> in Elk River).The original church site was at 1915
<br /> example of community spirit and co operation,now on Second Street.The church building was moved in
<br /> the National��`'-- Register of Historic Sites. The stadium actu-
<br /> g 1878 across the street from the present site.The
<br /> �_ ally began as a pond,described as a water and muck- present building was erected in 1891.The Star News
<br /> filled depression in the otherwise flat terrain.After a near
<br /> , at that time reported:"Tuesday last witnessed the
<br /> drowning it was drained and filled in the 1920's after
<br /> dedication of another beautiful little church in Elk
<br /> many complaints from angry parents of kids who fell River,and adds another mark of civilization to our
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<br /> w.R ,''. through the pond ice.It was then turned into an athletic town."The church was renamed Holy Trinity Episco-
<br /> field,after local farmers volunteered wagons,scrapers pal Church of Elk River in 1962.
<br /> and even their own labor.The townspeople got behind
<br /> (2) Bailey Point Nature Preserve the plan as well and Elk Hi Stadium was dedicated in
<br /> 1925.The stone work was done in the 1930s as a Works
<br /> Address: 1 Morton Avenue Elk River, MN 55330 Progress Administration(WPA)project.The school build-
<br /> ing next to the stadium,now called the Handke Family
<br /> A 24.38-acre nature preserve with over 3,300 feet of Center,was built in 1930 and named after Robert Hand-
<br /> natural largely untouched shoreline at the confluence ke,a school superintendent for a quarter century.For t,ii
<br /> of the Mississippi and Elk Rivers.Some amenities more than a century,thousands,including four National t i
<br /> include:adjacent to Water,bird watching,conserva- Hockey League(NHL)stars,have played in the"pit",as I
<br /> tion easement,dog waste station,fishing,open the locals call it.The pit was the site of high school foot- S/ )
<br /> space,parking,prairie,scenic views,skiing-cross ball games,baseball in the spring and summer months
<br /> 4,country,trail—grass,and wooded.Fun Fact.It is the and ice skating and sledding in the wintertime.Now days '
<br /> site of the Elk River battle.Two encounters between the pit is empty during the summer but come winter ,I = (
<br /> the Objibwe and Dakotah Native American Tribes months,families and people of every age enjoying the ice
<br /> took place in the Elk River area in 1772 and 1773. rinks below.It was also proudly the site of the 2014 _,__„_,,..�
<br /> War parties met on the Mississippi banks near the Hockey Day in Minnesota. ' ."-
<br /> mouth of the Elk River in 1772 and a battle ensued.
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<br /> The following year the two groups met again in the
<br /> same area with another running battle that ended with ,
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