(a figure which includes a traditional maypole), and the crowd sings "You Are My Sunshine" to mark the banishment of another season of winter. In 2009, a group of residents started the Powderhorn365 program that documents the day-to-day life of the neighborhood, through a daily photograph from the neighborhood. On May 25, 2020, the neighborhood was the site of the murder of George Floyd. In response, residents of the neighborhood have vowed not to call the police, "doing so, they believed, would add to the pain that black residents of Minneapolis were feeling and could put them in danger." Protesters converted the 38th and Chicago intersection into George Floyd Square, an occupation protest and memorial site for George Floyd that persisted into 2021. An encampment for people experiencing homelessness emerged at Powderhorn Park in mid 2020 as a result of civil disorder in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder. Some community members complained about the camp (which brought increased vehicle traffic, drugs, property damage, and at least two overdoses) and changed their behavior to avoid it, and others committed to not involving the police. Some community members delivered meals, medical care, and counseling and sought support from the American Indian Movement to monitor the area. The Powderhorn Park encampment was considered the largest in the history of the Twin Cities metropolitan history, having 560 tents with an estimated 800 people living it by mid July 2020. Notable residents Alison Bechdel, cartoonist Peter Gross, comic book artist and writer See also 38th Street South 2020 Minneapolis park encampments References External links Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - Powderhorn Park Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association Minnesota Stories: Powderhorn Park (broken link: archived version) Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board: Powderhorn Park Powderhorn365 Photography Project Parks, Lakes, Trails and So Much More, a history of Minneapolis parks (pages 210-215) Neighborhoods in Minneapolis