It's nearly time for The Sharpening. If you've been around Lake of the Isles, you have probably seen a 20-foot pencil sculpture in John and Amy Higgins' front lawn. The idea to create the massive ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The annual “Sharpening” celebration drew crowds Saturday afternoon to the Lake of the Isles home of John and Amy Higgins, where a 20-foot pencil sculpture stands as a ...

Lake of the Isles may be one of five rinks set to be closed next winter. Two of those rinks — Powderhorn and Webber Park — have already closed this year.

If you've been around Lake of the Isles, you have probably seen a 20-foot pencil sculpture in John and Amy Higgins' front lawn. The idea to create the massive wood sculpture was hatched after a ...

Officers from Minneapolis and the Park Police were called to the northwest section of Lake of the Isles around 7:45 p.m. for a report of a man who had fallen through the ice 100 feet away from ...