Osseo

Historic House Finds a Home

For more than 10 years, what was thought to be a worthless shack sat in the corner of the Maple Grove Public Works yard. It's owner, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, didn't know the diamond in the rough it had on its hands.

Built in 1854, it was the area's first frame house in an era of log cabins and sod huts. Whatsmore, the man who lived there was Pierre Bottineau, a legendary frontiersman who helped pioneer development in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Osseo and parts of the Dakotas.

After the building's history was discovered, MnDOT hired the Minneapolis firm of MacDonald & Mack Architects to restore it. The structure...

Community Highlights ~ Plymouth MN

The seventh largest city in the state of Minnesota, the dynamic city of Plymouth continues to thrive and grow. Plymouth MN was voted as #1 on CNN Money Magazine's Annual Poll of "America's Best Places to Live 2008" for communities with populations between 50,000 to 300,000 residents. Plymouth’s robust blend of residential, business and commercial-industrial districts supports nearly 70,000 residents and more than 51,000 jobs. And it’s family friendly, to boot!

Located west of Minneapolis and St. Paul, it's close proximity to Interstates 394 and 494, not to mention Higways 55 and 169, makes accessing most of the Twin Cities fairly easy. Education, work and recreational activities the big cities offer are within reasonable traveling distance.

In addition to several private schools and colleges, Plymouth boasts a broad education system that encompasses five different school districts: Wayzata District 284, Robbinsdale District 281, Osseo District 279, West...