That’s right, we won!
The City of Eden Prairie did alright for itself at the recent “Best of Eden Prairie” awards bestowed by the readers of Eden Prairie magazine. That’s me holding the awards for Best Historic Site (Smith-Douglas-More House) and for Best Bike Trail (LRT Regional Trail), which I actually have to pass on to the Three Rivers Park District because they own the trail. I accepted it on their behalf, and because the Eden Prairie magazine people called me to the front of the awards ceremony to accept it.
The City also won the awards for Best Beach & Lake (Lake Riley), Best Live Music/Concerts & Park (Staring Lake Park), and for Best Community Event (Fourth of July Celebration).
Now I must admit that in a couple of those categories our competition might be a little on the slight side, but there are certainly other community events not organized by the City, and there are other non-city parks around, and there are privately owned historic sites, and there are other public and privately owned lakes and beaches. So, on behalf of the City, I’ll say that we are honored to be so honored this year.
If you don’t know what Eden Prairie magazine is, you’re missing out. It is a high quality magazine with interesting feature articles and advertising from the Eden Prairie area. It is all about Eden Prairie. The magazine finished its first year recently. They have had a successful year and look forward to publishing not only Eden Prairie magazine, but also new community-focused magazines in Woodbury and Plymouth.
For more information about Eden Prairie magazine you can call their offices at 952.844.0400 or e-mail their circulation manager at coreym@edenprairiemag.com.
Enjoy!
