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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“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

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

Judith Maddux

“It’s 15 minutes to the airport, to downtown Minneapolis and to downtown St. Paul, but once you enter the campus, you might as well be in a park. You hear the birds, not the city.”

Chuck Maddux

Life in a Rear View Mirror*

by Dick Juhl As I get older, I sometimes think I am much like an old car or an old truck. You will know what I mean if you think about it. My eyes (headlights) do not see too well, so the light seems dimmer than when I was younger. Neuropathy makes my feet rather […] Read more

Breaking With “The Quiet-in-the-Land” Stereotype of Mennonites

by Steve Clemens, Becketwood Midweek Gathering Talk 1/31/24 People who followed a former Roman Catholic priest, Menno Simons, and were part of the movement referred to as the Radical Reformation were called Mennonites. In the early 1500s as Martin Luther and John Calvin and others were breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church, a group […] Read more

Hello, Susan

Everyone knows somebody who is transgender – They just don’t know who they are. By Mark Anderson   I am a resident of Becketwood who is transgender. You may have seen me coming or going as Susan and have wondered what that was all about. Most of you know me as Mark. A few of […] Read more

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