CohousingMN

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  • Sat, July 18 — CohousingMN Picnics

    Duluth area cohousing networking picnic

    Meet, learn, and share, 11:00 – 2:30 pm. FREE

    Co-sponsored by Active Adult Cohousing for the Northland.

    Bring your own food, utensils, and beverages (share food if you wish, but it is not expected). Learn a bit about cohousing, connect with others and have fun. Young children are welcome. Free and open to all.

    Register to help us plan to greet you. Drop-ins welcome.

    Register

    Lincoln Park picnic shelter near the playground. 2501 W 3rd St. Duluth, MN. Map and directions (PDF)

    A sheltered picnic pavillion at Lincoln Park in Duluth. Childrens play equipment is behind the shelter.

    Photo credit: Lee Pedersen. Look for a small parking lot next to the picnic area off Lincoln Park Dr.; or above the park on 25th Ave W, and street parking on 25th Ave W with stairs to the park.

    Twin Cities Metropolitan Area picnic

    Cohousing picnic, 3:00 – 6:00 pm. FREE. All are welcome.

    Learn about cohousing and hear from local communities that are forming or adding members. Enjoy conversation, connection, face painting, games, a playground and giant bubble making.

    Co-sponsored by Twin Cities Family Cooperative

    Bring a dish or appetizer to share. Organizers will provide disposable plates, cups and utensils, and cookies (gluten and gluten free), and ice water. (Please let us know when you register if you will provide your own reusable items to reduce waste. )

    Register to help us plan.

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    Highland Park, 1227 Montreal Ave., St. Paul, MN

  • Intro to Nat’l Cohousing Open House

    April 30, 2026, 7:00 – 8:00 PM CDT on Zoom

    A group of active adults and children walking, talking, and playing outside on a sunny day on a shaded plaza between housing units with gardens along the sides.

    Photo credit: Cohousing Association of the US

    May 2-3 kicks off National Cohousing Open House Month with both in person and virtual opportunities to check out cohousing communities no matter where you live or what stage of the journey you are in. Join us to whet your appetite!

    Agenda

    • Introductions
    • Local events
    • Resources
    • Q & A
    Click to register

    This free event is hosted by nonprofit CohousingMN. All welcome!

    Click the button to register for the event and to receive your Zoom link.

  • Oct 22, 2025 — Architect Sam Naylor, AIA

    “The effect of housing design on cooperative living”

    View recording on our YouTube channel here!

    Over three years, Sam Naylor, architect, educator, and researcher, visited over 100 cooperative housing projects on four continents. His visits included cohousing communities, housing cooperatives, and other informal communal living arrangements, which helped him distill the housing design elements that contribute most to the cooperative spirit and ethos of community living.

    Architect Sam Naylor standing with arms crossed in front of a graytone architectural rendering of buildings.
    Architect Sam Naylor, AIA

    Register for this free virtual event to learn what Sam Naylor discovered about the influence of architecture on community living and his insights insights into how design can influence housing equity.


    Architect Sam Naylor, AIA
    “The effects of housing design on
    cooperative living.”
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025
    Free virtual event, 7:00 to 8:30 pm

    Register

    Registration is required to receive your personal Zoom link for this event.

    Sam works on multifamily projects with the architectural design firm, Utile. He is an author of the recently released report: Legalizing Mid-rise Single-Stair Housing in Massachusetts, as well as a co-editor of The State of Housing Design 2023, a book about national design trends—both published by The Harvard Joint Center for Housing. 

  • Photos from the July 20, 2025 picnics

    Photos from the picnic held at Lincoln Park, Duluth, MN.

    Photos from the picnic held at Como Park, St. Paul, MN.

  • Picnic In-person, July 20th

    Bring your favorite picnic foods, beverages and utensils for a low-waste event in Duluth or St. Paul. Share food and beverages with others if you wish. Register separately for the Duluth or St. Paul location to be contacted in case of the need to cancel due to weather.

    FREE to attend, Sun. July 20, 2025

    Lincoln Park, Duluth
    11:00-2:30 — REGISTER

    Lincoln Park, outdoor playground pavilion. Head up Lincoln Park Drive from the intersection of 25th Ave West and West 3rd street. Look for the picnic tables under the shelter. There is a small parking lot next to the picnic area off Lincoln Park drive, another above off 25th Ave West, and street parking off 25th Ave West (with stairs to picnic area). Map and parking directions (PDF)

    Como Park, St. Paul
    3:00-6:00 PM — REGISTER

    Look for TCCN’s banner at the picnic area on the west side of the park located at 1300 Midway Parkway, east of Hamline Avenue, near the mini golf course and children’s playground. Bathrooms are located near the picnic shelter. Picnic parking is first come first serve. Map of west picnic shelter location.

    Picnic shelter at Como Park's west picnic grounds
    Como Park picnic shelter, west picnic grounds. St. Paul, MN.