SUN JOURNAL • May 22, 2024
The popular Crescent Beach on Taylor Pond will not open this summer after the longtime owner passed away over the winter, according to his family. The beach off Chicoine Avenue has been owned since 1961 by Linwood and Deanna Andrews. Linwood Andrews passed away in December and there had been no plan in place to keep the beach open. For decades, the beach has been one of very few spots in the Twin Cities area where families could spend an afternoon swimming. Kids who lived in the neighborhood were given discounts on season passes to use the beach.