Edina to Dedicate New Labyrinth at Arneson Acres Park
A 30-foot medieval-style labyrinth funded by local garden clubs will be dedicated Thursday at Arneson Acres Park, completing a years-long design plan for the green space.
Mayor Jim Hovland announced during Wednesday's City Council meeting that Edina will celebrate the completion of a new labyrinth at Arneson Acres Park with a dedication ceremony on July 24, 2025.
The concrete labyrinth, measuring 30 feet in diameter, was funded through donations from the Edina Garden Council and Ketoale Garden Club. The project includes accessible trails that meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards and a tranquility garden.
"The labyrinth completes the Arneson Acres Park design with the gazebo at one end, fountain in the center, and the tranquility garden and labyrinth at the far end to the south," Hovland said during the meeting.
The dedication ceremony will feature an alpine horn concert performed by former council member Mary Brindle and her husband Ralph. Refreshments will be served at the park's gazebo, with the Terrace Room at Arneson House available as a backup location.
"The labyrinth is a great addition to the park and to our community, and I'll be proud to attend tomorrow's dedication," Hovland said. The announcement was informational only and did not require a council vote.
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Donation and Dedication of Arneson Acres Labyrinth
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The Edina Garden Council and Ketoale Garden Club donated funds for a medieval-style labyrinth. The dedication ceremony is scheduled for July 24, 2025, featuring an alpine horn concert by former council member Mary Brindle and her husband Ralph.
The labyrinth completes the Arnerson Acres Park design with the gazebo at one end, fountain in the center, and the tranquility garden and labyrinth at the far end to the south.
The labyrinth is a great addition to the park and to our community, and I'll be proud to attend tomorrow's dedication.
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[0:00] Well, greetings everybody. This is Jim
[0:02] Huffland, your Adina Mayor, and this is
[0:04] a mayor's minute for Wednesday, July
[0:06] 23rd, 2025.
[0:09] The Atlanta Garden Council and its
[0:11] Ketoale Garden Club donated money to the
[0:14] city to construct what's called a
[0:16] labyrinth at Arnison Acres Park, giving
[0:18] the community another place to sit and
[0:20] relax, meditate, calm your nerves. The
[0:24] beautiful 30-foot concrete circle with a
[0:26] labyrinth design stained in the concrete
[0:29] was placed at the south end of the
[0:30] formal garden of the park on West 70th
[0:33] Street just a few weeks ago. The
[0:35] labyrinth completes the Arnerson Acres
[0:37] Park design with the gazebo at one end,
[0:39] fountain in the center, and the
[0:42] tranquility garden and labyrinth at the
[0:43] far end to the south. A semicircle of 10
[0:47] crab apple trees representing the number
[0:49] of clubs in the garden council at the
[0:50] time they were planted forms the
[0:52] backdrop for the labyrinth. The
[0:55] labyrinth has a medieval design to it.
[0:57] It has a charcoal color outline and a
[0:59] path in pale yellow to match the
[1:01] fountain. The Atlanta Garden Council
[1:04] will dedicate the labyrinth, the ADA
[1:06] trails attached to it, and the
[1:08] tranquility garden itself 5 to 7:00 p.m.
[1:11] tomorrow. And I think the program starts
[1:12] about right at 5:00. So, make sure
[1:14] you're there for the program. That's
[1:16] Thursday, July 24th, 2025, 5 to 7:00
[1:19] p.m. Mary Brindle, our former colleague
[1:22] on the city council, and her husband
[1:23] Ralph will signify the opening and
[1:25] ribbon cutting by giving an alpine horn
[1:28] concert on the new labyrinth. So, make
[1:30] sure you bring your own lawn chair so
[1:32] you can enjoy every aspect of this great
[1:34] dedication. The garden council will
[1:36] provide refreshments. Whether allowing,
[1:38] the refreshments will be in the gazebo.
[1:40] Otherwise, the refreshments will be in
[1:42] the terrace room of the Arnison House,
[1:44] which of course is in Arnison Acres
[1:46] Park. The labyrinth is a great addition
[1:48] to the park and to our community, and
[1:51] I'll be proud to attend tomorrow's
[1:52] dedication, and I hope to see you there,
[1:54] too. This is Jim Huffin, and that's your
[1:56] mayor's minute for Wednesday, July 23rd,
[1:58] 2025. I hope you have a great rest of
[2:00] the week, and we'll see you in the last
[2:02] week in July.
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