Biking

Finding Community, Finding Home

Vector Illustration When looking for a new home, we often focus on the house itself: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, large kitchen, two car garage, two fireplaces, move-in-ready. Whatever our hopes...
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Historic Hiking… the old Cedar Avenue bridge at Long Meadow Lake

Historic hiking is enjoying a fine walk and recognizing the history of the place at the same time. A great experience! I was driving across the newish Cedar Avenue Bridge...
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Lake Nokomis… a quieter lake on the Grand Rounds

Minneapolis is the ‘city of lakes’ and summer finds Minneapolitans out enjoying our lakes and streams. Lake Nokomis is not as well known as Lake Harriet and Bde Maka Ska...
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Alleys and their Histories

Wikipedia defines: An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often designed for pedestrians and as a service road. . Other names include:  passageway, alleyway, path or...
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lake calhoun

Summer has arrived at Lake Calhoun… walk, bike, sail your way to Tin Fish for great shrimp tacos!

Minnesota is named the ‘Land of Lakes’ for good reason… Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined!  Tons of Minnesotans headed to northern lake...
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Minneapolis ranked 3rd Most Literate City…and other brag-worthy rankings

When I read that Minneapolis was ranked the 3rd most literate city in America in 2016 it was in the back of my mind that I thought I had heard...
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Minneapolis Made the Top 10 List of Cities Residents Never Want to Leave

Some people love to head out on vacations, but if you prefer a 'staycation' and are looking for a place to live that is so awesome that you don't have...
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Intriguing Marcy Holmes… Minneapolis’ oldest neighborhood

This neighborhood is one of the oldest places, but more and more the "hippest" places, too.
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