Month: September 2019

Jenny & Luther Erickson with Leslie Lyons

Mayflower Residents Jenny and Luther Erickson Honored

The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) is pleased to salute residents Jenny and Luther Erickson on the creation of a new professorship at Grinnell College in their honor: The Luther & Jenny Erickson Endowed Professor of Chemistry. The initial professorship has been awarded to Leslie Lyons, professor of chemistry. She is pictured with Jenny and Luther.

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Pop-up party at Jewel Garden

Popping Up At Mayflower

On Friday, September 6, 2019, the Mayflower Residents Association hosted a “pop-up party” during cool, inviting weather. Held in the beautiful Jewel Garden on the west side of the new Watertower Square apartment building, residents enjoyed conversation and a glowing fire pit flame. The event was announced at the last minute—that’s how it works with

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Too Many Strings at the Lyceum

Too Many String Band Kicks Off Mayflower Lyceums

On Thursday, September 5th, The Mayflower Community kicked off it’s 2019-2020 Lyceum year with a performance by Grinnell’s own Too Many String Band. (Yes, it’s singular, as in “String Band,” but this one has too many!) They were brilliant and much appreciated. Punctuated by Mayflower residents, Sandy and Betty Moffett, and Sig Barber and joined

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BB entrance

Accessing Areas of Mayflower’s Health Center

In an effort to avoid the spread of airborne illness and to provide a more relaxed atmosphere for Mayflower Health Center residents, the first floor of the Health Center, 600 Park Street, will now have limited access for visitors. The main doors to the Health Center are now locked from the outside and from the

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