Roots of Resilience: Black Minnesotans - Lakewood Walking Tour

Explore the beauty and history of Lakewood by taking a free walking tour. Lakewood tour guides will lead you as you explore the groundbreaking stories of African American people throughout Minnesota’s history. We will learn about key figures who broke down systemic barriers, cultural and political leaders and those involved in establishing the Bryant neighborhood. Through visiting the monuments that immortalize these Minnesotans and sharing their stories, we will step back in time and learn more about how the impacts of these changemakers influence our life, even today.

This tour begins at Lakewood’s historic Lakewood Memorial Chapel. Follow directional signs to the event or use Google Maps for GPS navigation.

Feel free to park anywhere along Lakewood’s roads unless otherwise noted with a no parking sign. Please do not park or drive on the grass.

Metro Transit lines 6 and 23 stop directly outside of Lakewood’s gate, a short walk from the chapel.

Bike parking is available near the front gate at 36th and Hennepin. Please do not lock bikes to trees.

• Tour guides use voice amplifiers.
• The tour group walks a 1.25 mile loop at a slow to moderate pace on paved roads and turf grass.
• Parts of this tour may not be wheelchair or scooter accessible. If you wish to attend using a wheelchair or scooter, please email us at [email protected] so your guides can plan an accessible route.

The chapel’s restrooms are available before and at the end of the tour. Unfortunately, due to the historic nature of the chapel, the single-stall restrooms are not wheelchair accessible.

The tour will be cancelled if dangerous weather occurs or is highly likely in the forecast. If we must cancel, this webpage will be updated and we will alert registrants by email (from Eventbrite) with at least 2 hours’ notice.

Questions? We’d love to hear from you! Call us at 612-540-5165 or email [email protected].

This event is free. If you wish to make a donation, we invite you to contribute to the Lakewood Heritage Foundation. Donations to the Lakewood Heritage Foundation support educational programming and the preservation and restoration of Lakewood’s landscape, art, architecture and public spaces—for the benefit of all.

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