Community Corner
Stay cool on Fourth of July weekend
With 80-degree temperatures in the forecast, these pools and ice cream parlors should help refresh you.
If the warm temperatures this week are getting the best of you, head to these north and west metro places to cool off.
Eden Prairie
- Eden Prairie Community Center pool, open except July 4
- Miller Park Splash Pad
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Dairy Queen / Orange Julius
- Potbelly Sandwich Works
- Sub Zero Yogurt & Ice Cream
Edina
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- Edina Aquatic Center, open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 4; see the website for hours the rest of the long weekend
- YMCA Southdale
- Edina Creamery
- Neighborhood Ice Cream Shoppe
- Snuffy's Malt Shop
Fridley
- Moore Lake Park and Beach
- Harris Lake Park
- Grandpa's Homemade Premium Ice Cream
- Dairy Queen, Osborne Road Northeast
Golden Valley
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- Wirth Beach
- Dairy Queen, Medicine Lake Road
- Dairy Queen, Olson Memorial Highway
Hopkins
- Shady Oak Beach
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Dairy Queen, Mainstreet
- DQ Grill and Chill, Blake Road
Lake Minnetonka
- Where to swim is a given: the lake
- Ben & Jerry's, Wayzata
- The Cottagewood Store, Excelsior
- Culver's Family Restaurant, Shoreline Drive, Wayzata
- Dairy Queen, Shoreline Drive, Wayzata
- Licks Unlimited, Excelsior
Maple Grove
- Grove Cove Aquatic Center
- Weaver Lake Community Park and Beach
- Elm Creek Swimming Pond, located in Elm Creek Park Reserve
- Fish Lake Regional Park swimming beach
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Culver's
- Dairy Queen, 83rd Way North
Mendota Heights
Minnetonka
- Ridgedale YMCA
- Williston Fitness Center
- Dairy Queen, County Road 101
- Dairy Queen, Eden Prairie Road
- Dairy Queen, Minnetonka Boulevard
- Dairy Queen, Ridgedale Mall
Plymouth
- Life Time Fitness
- Cold Stone Creamery
- DQ Grill & Chill, Annapolis Lane North
- Sindi's Sweet Shoppe
Richfield
- Richfield Outdoor Pool
- Cone Brothers Ice Cream Cafe
- Dairy Queen, Lyndale Avenue South
- Dairy Queen, East 66th Street
- DQ Grill and Chill, West 66th Street
Shakopee
Southwest Minneapolis
- Fuller Park
- Kenny Park and Neighborhood Center
- Minneapolis beaches
- Dairy Queen, West 50th Street
- Liberty Frozen Custard
- Papa Cool Ice Cream
- Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream
St. Louis Park
- St. Louis Park's Outdoor Aquatic Park
- Bean Good Cafe
- DQ Grill & Chill, Excelsior Boulevard
- M&T's Munchies
St. Michael
Note: This is not a comprehensive list of cool-off spots in north and west metro Patch towns. Instead, it is a sampling of places you can go for ice cream and a dip in a pool. If your favorite place isn’t listed, tell us in the comments.
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