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By Griff Wigley, on July 18, 2011, 11:43 am
 I noticed workers cleaning out the Sheldahl anniversary fountain on Bridge Square this morning. (Yes, it’ll be ready for today’s 105+ heat index.)
It reminded me that Northfielder Brenton Balvin tweeted this question a couple of weeks ago:
#northfield friends, quick poll: is it ok for kids to wade / walk in downtown fountain?
I replied with an emphatic YES but Northfield.org board chair Nate White tweeted:
i’d say not okay on a typical day but I certainly wouldn’t fault anybody for taking a dip today!
 I’ve never known it to NOT be okay for anyone to wade in the fountain, kids or adults. I’ve taken more than a few photos of kids wading there, eg, this photo from my Taste of Northfield 2010 album.
But maybe TPTB just look the other way when it happens.
Is there any question on what Ray "Jake" Jacobson would say about folks wading in one of his public fountains?
By Griff Wigley, on July 8, 2011, 7:32 am
By Griff Wigley, on December 24, 2010, 4:42 pm
Santa Claus was in fine form on Bridge Square around noon today. Jim Rossow was nowhere to be found.
See the album of 10 photos, the large slideshow (recommended), or this small slideshow:
By Griff Wigley, on November 7, 2010, 1:12 pm
By Tracy Davis, on May 26, 2010, 7:06 pm
KYMN Radio and the Northfield Historical Society announced today via their respective blogs (here and here) that a webcam would now be streaming live video from Bridge Square. KYMN’s Tim Freeland and NHS’s Hayes Scriven are the geniuses behind this.
You may remember that Tim Freeland and Adam Gurno did a proof of concept last year with the time-lapse video of the December snowstorm which was picked up by MPR. (Nice work, everyone. Have some Google juice.)
However, the moniker “KYMN-NHS-Cam” is kind of lame. How about SquareStream? RiverStream? Should we have a “name-the-camera” contest here on LoGro? Continue reading The heart of downtown, now streaming live 24/7
By Griff Wigley, on May 21, 2010, 8:02 am
A downtown business owner grumbled to me this week about the condition of the grass on Bridge Square, wondering why, if the park is the crown jewel of downtown, the grass in such bad shape.
  
  
I took these photos last night. Yep, it’s pretty bad in many spots.
 The condition of the grass is mentioned twice in the Downtown Streetscape Framework Plan, created back in 2006:
P. 71: “Seed grass and repair lawn in Bridge Square.”
P. 73: “Bridge Square would have grass in the bald spots.”
I know, the grass takes a beating because the park is so popular and so many community events are held there. And there are probably issues with fertilizer and weed killer, both human and environmental.
With that in mind, is there anything that can be done that would also be cost-effective? And if so, what time of year would be best to do it?
By Griff Wigley, on May 19, 2010, 7:58 am
 The Sheldahl Anniversary Fountain on Bridge Square is back in action as of yesterday.
Is it just me, or does the height of water seem less than previous years (see photos here and here)?
I wonder if the fountain is having, um, trouble like some guys I know?
By Griff Wigley, on April 29, 2010, 8:51 am
By Griff Wigley, on March 24, 2010, 12:41 pm
 It’s nice to see the grass greening up around Santa’s house on Bridge Square, not to mention the Muni Xmas window that’s still on display. But I’m eager for the popcorn wagon to replace it.
Maybe tonight’s big meeting at City Hall with the community event organizers will resolve who has to pay to remove Santa’s house. Those pesky Winter Walk folks?
By Tim Freeland, on December 10, 2009, 10:15 pm
[show_avatar email=tim@kymnradio.net] After three days and 8,341 still shots from our KYMN camera on the historic Scriver Building in downtown Northfield, Adam Gurno and I put together a time-lapse version of this week’s 8-10″ of snow during blizzard conditions and a full-out snow day! Watch closely as there is a quiz at the end of this 3-minute video presentation. Grab some hot cocoa and enjoy!
By Griff Wigley, on December 7, 2009, 7:06 am
 Dynamic Design Landscaping has donated a lighted Xmas tree on Bridge Square. Evidently part of the deal allows the placement of a large sandwich board next to the tree that advertises their Xmas tree lot on South Highway 3. This seems a bit much to me and with its placement next to the big Northfield Area United Way thermometer, makes Bridge Square look cluttered.
Continue reading Is the sandwich board on Bridge Square kosher?
By Griff Wigley, on May 21, 2009, 7:55 am
 The Northfield Senior Citizens popcorn wagon is in place. Workers from the City of Northfield Streets, Parks & Facilities Division have given the Sheldahl anniversary fountain a fresh coat of interior paint. The Northfield Garden Club has flowers in the pots.
I love Bridge Square.
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I noticed workers cleaning out the Sheldahl anniversary fountain on Bridge Square this morning. (Yes, it’ll be ready for today’s 105+ heat index.)
I’ve never known it to NOT be okay for anyone to wade in the fountain, kids or adults. I’ve taken more than a few photos of kids wading there, eg, this photo from my Taste of Northfield 2010 album.
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