Becketwood Cooperative
An Active, Independent 55+ Community of Owners in Minneapolis
 

“Becketwood is a welcoming 55+ cooperative community of lively and spirited owners, located on 12 beautiful wooded acres on the Mississippi, convenient to all that Minneapolis-St. Paul has to offer.”

Becketwood is a great choice for active, independent senior living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Our location is beautifully convenient – 12 wooded acres along the Mississippi River bluffs, just across the river from St. Paul. Becketwood features distinctive Tudor-style construction in a natural, park like setting.

We enjoy our cooperative living style, special amenities, exciting activities and events, gardening, hiking and biking, delicious dining, lifelong learning, inviting living spaces, friendly and responsive staff and a lively, community. Watch our virtual tour, and find out if Becketwood is right for you.

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“We also love the activities that are offered. We enjoy the people and sense of caring here.”

Judith Maddux

“We find more and more friends right here at Becketwood because we have a lot in common, it is a comfortable, easy place to get together.”

Carol Joyce

“I have an interest in sustainable living, and this is a model that fits into that. I like that we’re getting the building ready for people who will come here if they can plug in an electric car…”

Marvin McNeff

The Existence Particle

By Bob Ochtrup A recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune gave notice of the death of a leading physicist living in Scotland. His claim to world prominence in the field of physics was when, in 1964, he hypothesized a subatomic particle must exist that would create the ability for matter to form after the […] Read more

We All Know They Need to Go, But How to Do It?

This article originally appeared several years ago in the Osceola Sun newspaper; it was the most fun writing I’ve ever had because it combined the eight-month annual concern about ticks with several close relationships, one of my favorite movies, and several doses of bullshit in which I excel.  Dave Anderson The other night, our neighbors […] Read more

Spring Morning on Siesta Key

Life in a rear-view mirror By Dick Juhl A gentle breeze moved the hanging white flower basket back and forth, like a mother rocking her baby. A mourning dove under the eaves in the basket called to her mate somewhere above. Coo-coo-Coo-coo. She called a second time but with more urgency. To me it was […] Read more

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