May 18, 2014, Sunday - Dandelion Day at Ard Godfrey House

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: Ard Godfrey House, Chute Park (across from Lund's)

Dandelion Day

The annual Dandelion Day celebration features face painting, dandelion necklaces, tours of the historic house with costumed guides, free recipe booklets and Godfrey House buttons for the kids.

The Ard Godfrey House is the oldest wood frame house existing in Minneapolis. This Greek Revival-style home was built by millwright Ard Godfrey in 1848, near the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue SE. The house was moved several times before arriving in Chute Square Park in 1909. Ard Godfrey helped build the first dam and sawmill which put the waterfall of St. Anthony to use in 1848. He was also the first Postmaster in the village of St. Anthony. His wife is credited with bringing dandelions to Minnesota, as she did import dandelion seeds from Maine, which would be useful in her recipes for such things as Dandelion Bread and Dandelion Tea.

The house will be open Saturdays and Sundays in June, July and August, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Visit http://www.ardgodfreyhouse.org/ or call 612-813-5300 for more information.