Parks & Trails

Rice Park… St. Paul’s European Town Square

Rice Park is one of the oldest, if not the oldest park in St. Paul, and I have long thought of Rice Park as the heart of St. Paul. Before...
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St. Anthony Village… one of the best school districts in the metro

When I first discovered St. Anthony Village decades ago before I was a Realtor, we were exploring Northeast Minneapolis, driving along St. Anthony Parkway. As we headed east we found...
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St. Paul Como Park… charming city lake neighborhood

If you love the Minneapolis city lakes but are looking for a quieter neighborhood with lower average prices don’t overlook St. Paul’s Como Park neighborhood. The area is best known...
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Amazing Minnesota… what is it like to live here?

Are you considering a move to Minnesota and wondering what it is like to live here? Lee Lynch was motivated to write the book AMAZING MINNESOTA to answer that question....
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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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Longfellow Gardens… part zoo, part amusement park by Minnehaha Falls

Have you ever wondered about the yellow house on the hill across Minnehaha and Hiawatha Avenues from Minnehaha Falls?  It is Longfellow House, the former home of the man who...
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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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Kordiak Park… the first park in the Anoka County Parks System

I had passed by the small sign to Kordiak Park on Highway 65 many times before I learned about the lovely Innsbruck community that surrounds the park, partly in Columbia...
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