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PeopleFest!
Explore the
people of Eden
Prairie’s past and
present through
food and history.
July July
PF! EVENTS
WHAT IS
When:1:00-3:00PM
When:6:00PM
PEOPLEFEST? Faces of Nations
Art Activity & Native
Pride Dancers
What: Cummins-Phipps-Grill Open House &
PeopleFest! 2021 Guidebook Pick-Up
Where: Cummins-Phipps-Grill House
Where: Staring Lake
Amphitheater
Eden Prairie's PeopleFest! is a community celebration of culture and August August
a series of educational events that reflect the range of traditions,
backgrounds, abilities and expressions of our community through
literature, music, dance, visual art, food and education offerings. The
purpose of PeopleFest! is to bring residents together in celebration When:4:00PM When:6:30-8:00PM TO VIEW FULL
What: Art Activities &
and awareness of the many cultures that make Eden Prairie great. What: Women in Islam Class EVENT DETAILS &
Performances by Kalakriti Where: Online
School of Arts and Snoti Registration Required
REGISTER, VISIT:
Where: Staring Lake www.edenpr.org/peoplefest
Amphitheater
DESIGN YOUR OWN PEOPLEFEST! TOUR August August August
Explore the richness of the Eden Prairie community — on your
own schedule. Go on a history hunt or experience a taste of When:10:00-11:00AM
When:7:00PM
cultural traditions by creating your own ethnic food tour. What: Hooray for You! When:5:30PM
What: Ring of Kerry
Participants have the opportunity to partake in the PeopleFest! Children's Story & Song Time What: Stryker Exhibition
Performance
Challenge. The PeopleFest! committee will present prizes in the Where: Little Eagles Cricket Match
Where: Staring Lake
following categories: Playground Where: Nesbitt Park
Amphitheater
8100 School Rd
Best Attendance: attends the Foodie: visits the most
most PF! events. restaurants & submits photos
Luckiest Person: random
of their order or shares what
they ordered.
August August August
drawing of those who visited
3 or more of the sites or
businesses listed in this
Submissions accepted July
30th-August 14th, 2021. Visit
When:11:00AM
guide and completed the www.edenpr.org/peoplefest When:7:30PM When:4:30PM
corresponding challenges. or scan the QR code to What: DJ Kool Akiem | What: Hindu Temple Tour What: Art Activities and First
complete a submission. Trolls World Tour Movie Where: 10530 Troy Lane N Person Plural Unveiling
Best Selfie: submits the most Where: Staring Lake Maple Grove, MN with Cadex Herrera
creative selfie as part of Registration Required
Amphitheater Where: Purgatory Creek Park
the challenge.
History Buff: visits the most
historical sites and submits to August August August
most correct responses online.
When:6:00-8:00PM
Share your experience online using the hashtag When:10:40AM-3:30 PM When:Anytime
What: Indian
#PeopleFestChallenge What: IndiaFest Field Trip What: The Big Umbrella
Cooking Class
Where: Meet at Southwest Story Stroll
Where: Eden Prairie
Station for bus to State Capitol Where: Eden Prairie
High School
Registration Required Library (outdoors)
Registration Required
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RESTAURANTS
HISTORICAL SITES
RESTAURANT LIST
TEQUE AREPA LOTUS LEAF MIRROR OF KOREA EL BURRITO GREEK GRILL
7733 Flying Cloud Dr 7922 Mitchell Rd 962 Prairie Center Dr MEXICAN GRILL AND FRY CO
Cuisine: Venezuelan Cuisine: Thai Cuisine: Korean 8251 Flying Cloud Dr 8795 Columbine Rd
Recommended: Venezuelan Recommended: Chicken Recommended: Bimbop Cuisine: Mexican Cuisine: Greek
Empanadas and Penquenos Fried Rice, Crispy Chicken or Bulgogi Recommended: Fiesta Recommended: Lamb Kabob
Egg Rolls and Yellow Curry Burrito, Shrimp Tacos Platter and Lamb Gyro
DEG DEG HALAL SMOKIN HOTTDISH BOMBAY PIZZA KITCHEN OSAKA INDIA SPICE HOUSE
8755 Columbine Rd 8080 Mitchell Rd 16518 W 78th St 11528 Leona Rd 8445 Joiner Way
Cuisine: East African Cuisine: Southern Food Cuisine: Indian Pizzeria Cuisine: Japanese Cuisine: Indian
Grocer and Deli Recommended: Chicken or Recommended: Bombay Steakhouse & Sushi Restaurant And Grocery
Recommended: Rice and Steak Philly, Turkey Burger or Chaat Fries and Bombay Recommended: #9 Roll, Recommended: Palak Paneer
Goat Meat any of the daily specials Butter Masala Pizza Hibachi: Chicken & Steak
EDEN VIETNAMESE GREAT MANDARIN
GODAVARI BAY LEAF INDIAN DETELLO’S BAKER’S RIBS
RESTAURANT 8251 Flying Cloud Dr
566 Prairie Center Dr CUISINE 6207 Dell Rd 8019 Glen Lane
7130 Shady Oak Rd Cuisine: Chinese
Cuisine: South Indian 6403 City West Pkwy Ste A-1 Cuisine: Italian Food Cuisine: Texas BBQ
Cuisine: Vietnamese Recommended: Sesame
Recommended: Butter Cuisine: South Indian Recommended: House Recommended: Rib plate: 6
Recommended: Hot & Chicken & Triple Delight/
Chicken, Bahubali Thali, Recommended: Chicken Special Pizza & Spaghetti House Special: Chopped
Spicy Chicken w/Ginger; Lemon Chicken - Sauce
Indian Curries and Naan 65 Briyani and Meatballs Brisket Sandwich & 2 sides
Shrimp specialties (Friday’s) Flambe
RESTAURANT LIST
AURELIA’S AUTHENTIC KYOTO SUSHI MI PUEBLO RED SAVOY PIZZA
PIZZA KARMA
MEXICAN FOOD 8242 Commonwealth Dr 7942 Mitchell Rd 582 Prairie Center Dr
8451 Joiner Way
Cuisine: Sushi Cuisine: Mexican Cuisine: Pizzeria
16388 Wagner Way Cuisine: Tandoor Fired Pizza
Recommended: Chicken Recommended: Enchiladas Recommended: Red's
Cuisine: Mexican Recommended: Coconut
Fried Rice, Sexy Girl Verde, Steak Fajitas House Special Pizza
Recommended: Enchiladas Shrimp Pizza
Roll, Spider Roll
INDIA PALACE RED MOON
936 Prairie Center Dr 582 Prairie Center Dr EDEN PRAIRIE HALAL HOUSE OF KAI CAMPIELLO
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine: Chinese/ SE Asian 13997 Anderson Lakes Pkwy 7406 Mitchell Rd 6411 City West Pkwy
Recommended: Chicken Tikki Recommended: Egg Rolls, Cuisine: East African Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine: Italian
Masala & Tandoori, Vegetable Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry Grocer & Deli Recommended: Chicken Recommended:
Samosas, Palak Paneer, With Beef, Orange Blossom Recommended: Chow Mein Balsamic-Glazed Short Ribs
Chicken Shahi Korma Chicken Sambusa and Tea
HISTORY TOUR
CUMMINS-PHIPPS
GRILL HOUSE
13600 PIONEER TRAIL
This historic home was built in In 1943, Pappy Grill sold the land
1879-1880 by John (JR) and Mattie (and most of the farm) to the
Cummins. The original property American Aviation Corp. naming it
was purchased in 1856 and Flying Cloud Airport. It was later
spanned 280 acres from the bought by the Metropolitan Airports
Minnesota River to Staring Lake. JR Commission (MAC) in 1948.
kept a horticultural journal
throughout the 60 years that they Pappy passed away in 1975. Mildred
lived here and his horticultural sold the farm to the City of Eden
influence was highly respected as Prairie in 1976. The
he experimented with apple trees, Cummins-Phipps-Grill House was
nuts, flowers and fruits. placed in the National Register of
Historic Places in 1982.
In 1908, JR Cummins sold his farm
to Edwin & Harriet Phipps. Phipps
purchased additional acreage PF! CHALLENGE:
bringing the total to 385 acres. Read the outdoor garden kiosk to
Edwin Phipps was known as “The find out how many peony plants
Asparagus King of Hennepin Harriet Phipps had planted over 100
County.” years ago!
Harriet Phipps purchased peony
plants from the Minneapolis
Farmers Market around 1920. Her
large peony garden on the east
side of the house is over 100 years
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old and still enjoyed today! It is an
important feature of this site and is
protected.
Mildred Phipps (daughter of Edwin
& Harriet Phipps) married Martin
“Pappy” Grill in 1934 and
purchased the farm. Pappy Martin
Grill was Mildred’s schoolmate and
was a hired man on the farm.
Visit Eden Prairie Historical Society at
www.edenprairiehistory.org for additional
information & historical resources.
THE RILEY-JACQUES THE CONSOLIDATED
FARMSTEAD & SCHOOL
DORENKEMPER HOUSE
8100 SCHOOL RD
9100 RILEY LAKE RD Built in the early 1920s, this Grand Mission-style
building first opened its doors to students in March
The Riley-Jacques Farmstead was
1924, with the first senior class graduating in 1929.
established by Frank Riley in 1855. The
The school was also an important cultural hub and
City of Eden Prairie purchased the land in
community building, providing space for movies,
1990 to expand the park along the east
side of Riley Lake. voting, weddings and clothes ironing – the school
was one of the first buildings to have electricity in
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The house, garage and barn are all part of Eden Prairie.
the original farm. Today, the renovated
barn is used for public events and is also Today it houses the Eden Prairie Schools ISD 272
available to rent for private functions. administrative offices. The building is also home to
the district’s Historic Gym, which was a state of the art
PF! CHALLENGE: facility at the time it was built as there were no
Locate the “From Settlers to Suburbs” sign supportive pillars in the middle of the court! This gym
near the parking lot to learn what kind of is still enjoyed daily by Little Eagles Early Childhood
farms settlers like the Warner family started
& Preschool participants.
establishing in the 1850s.
PF! CHALLENGE:
How many historical site markers are located on the
9090 RILEY LAKE RD south side of the building (near doors 4 & 5)?
The Dorenkemper House is one of the last
remaining log-built homes in Eden Prairie.
Built in the 1860s and originally located
along Pioneer Trail at Settler’s Ridge, it was
moved to the Riley-Jacque Farmstead in
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2002 to save it from demolition. The hewn
log construction makes the house unique and
historically significant. The house has been
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restored and is used for educational and
interpretive purposes. Be sure to check out
the civil-war style fence between the house
and the lake, which was an Eagle Scout
project by one of our local Boy Scouts.
PF! CHALLENGE:
Read the sign in front of the house to
determine the year Elizabeth Dorn Richard
gave birth to daughter Irene in this home.
PLEASANT HILL EDEN PRAIRIE
CEMETERY CEMETERY
12390 PIONEER TRL 8810 EDEN PRAIRIE RD
Pleasant Hill Cemetery was formed in 1885 on Pioneer
Trail. The Presbyterian Church of Eden Prairie once was
Monroe Barker was a child-aged Civil War soldier who lost an
right in front of the Cemetery; it is hard to imagine as
eye in the conflict. Conflicting census information says he was
Pioneer Trail has been widened. Early Presbyterians had
born in Tennessee, Louisiana or Kentucky around 1852.
taken their oxen carts all the way to the Bloomington
Church on Penn and Old Shakopee road, and used the
He was one of the first black residents of Eden Prairie.
old cemetery for burial on Lyndale and 104th Street. Monroe, also known as “Mun,” was listed as a farm laborer
Jacob Wolf purchased this beautiful location overlooking and lodger in Eden Prairie Census rolls and worked at Miller’s
wide valley to the north with Mill Creek at the base of the General Store, a community cornerstone, until his death at 90
hill, and Neill Lake in the distance. Loved ones were in 1942.
moved from the Bloomington Cemetery to Pleasant Hill.
He’s believed to have arrived in Eden Prairie around 1870 —
The Anderson Clan (large Scotch-Irish family), arrived in the same time as emancipated slave Joseph Graham, who is
Eden Prairie in the 1850's. Elizabeth brought five sons, also buried here. Neither man had children, but before
and five daughters with her. Mary Jane Hill Anderson Monroe died, he bought a granite tombstone and a plot in
married Robert, Elizabeth's son. Mary Jane wrote in her the Eden Prairie Cemetery. In a 2018 Star Tribune Article
Autobiography "Here in our cabin were our happiest about Joseph Graham by Curt Brown, “Freed Slave Now Has
days. We had a home of our very own; we were young a Place in Eden Prairie History,” Eden Prairie Historical Society
and hopeful; and with our little family and life before us, President Katherine Case is quoted as saying, “I think it’s
and always work to do and the strength to do it, what important to know that [Graham and Barker] were loved,
more could we ask?" appreciated and accepted here then...They were farmers,
laborers. They did make Eden Prairie what it was at that time.”
P.F! CHALLENGE: Notice the large number of Andersons
PF! CHALLENGE: Find Monroe Barker’s tombstone near the
buried in this cemetery. Locate Elizabeth Anderson’s
bottom of the hill. He is located near a family he was close to.
large tombstone (near the road on the south side of the
What is the name on the family tombstone just to the left
cemetery), born in 1792. What year did she die? of his?
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SMITH-DOUGLAS- RICHARD T. ANDERSON
MORE HOUSE CONSERVATION AREA
8107 EDEN PRAIRIE RD
18700 FLYING CLOUD DR
Lured by the rich farmlands, Sheldon from the More's in 1982, and they had Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area provides
and Mary Smith came from New York as life time estate until Earl's death in breathtaking views of the Minnesota River Valley. This
a young married couple ages 21 and 23 1999. In 2001 the city restored and site has been settled since time immemorial, where
years old. added a kitchen to renovate the home Dakota people have fished, hunted, and harvested food;
for commercial use, and it has been built houses, made tools, and prepared meals; raised
They were among the early settlers in operating as a coffee shop since 2002. families and buried those who passed on. Artifacts
Eden Prairie. Their first home was a demonstrate great age, recent history, and everything
cabin close to Round Lake. In 1877 Eden Prairie resident Ann Schuster and
in between. The people who lived at this site were not
they built the Queen Ann-Style home in her family opened an independent
alone. Networks of indigenous nations shared goods,
the center of town which included a coffee shop in October 2006 in this
languages, and beliefs as they traveled along the
railroad depot, creamery, grain elevator, historic home. They named it Smith
Minnesota River valley and far beyond. Objects found
pickle factory and Miller's General Coffee & Cafe to honor Sheldon and
here demonstrate those interconnections and eras. This
Store. Their young daughters Amie and Mary Smith. The Schuster family has
information was pulled from the Dakota on the Minnesota
Etta, helped with the boarders that lived in Eden Prairie since 1985 and is
website and reviewed by the Shakopee Mdewakanton
lived upstairs, and took care of the farm grateful to continue welcoming guests
Sioux Community. Learn more by visiting at
and kitchen garden. Both Sheldon and to this beautiful historic property.
www.mnriverhistory.org.
daughter Amie worked at the Depot as
telegraphers. Amie attended school in PF! CHALLENGE: Find the "stained
Minneapolis. Etta died at 16 from TB. glass windows" in the parlor. Who
PF! CHALLENGE:
Amie married David Frank Douglas and created this beautiful work of art? Or Hike to the top of the bluff overlook and locate the River
their son Sheldon Douglas carried on take a photo in front of the gazebo with Valley History sign. How many people inhabited
the farm until 1948. Sheldon attended your favorite drink. Tintonwan prior to 1853?
college in Pennsylvania. He later served
as Chair of the Eden Prairie school
board.
The house was sold to Earl and Helen
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More in 1952. The More's added
electricity and beautiful plants around
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the homestead. They were careful to
respect the integrity of the home,
changing only what needed to be done.
Beautiful hostas, peonies, and lilacs
were planted on the property.
The home was purchased by the citySpecial thanks to the City of Eden
Prairie’s Human Rights and Diversity
Commission, Eden Prairie Schools
Community Education, and the Eden
Prairie Historical Society for their work
developing this guide.
This activity is made
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possible by the voters of
PeopleFest!
Minnesota through a grant
from the Minnesota State
Continue To Explore Our
Arts Board, thanks to a
Community By Visiting:
legislative appropriation
from the arts and cultural
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