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2008 MEETING TIMES AND PLACES
2008 MONDAY RECREATIONAL SKATES
The Monday Recreational Skates are casually-oriented skates. Everyone skates
at their own pace, and we stop periodically to allow everyone to catch up
and regroup. Afterward, we serve lemonade in the parking lot and usually
go out to eat somewhere.
2008 FRIDAY FITNESS SKATES
The Friday Fitness Skate is a faster-paced skate event designed to
provide more of a workout, instead of waiting for people to catch up.
The Friday Fitness Skate uses the Kenilworth/Cedar Lake/Midtown Greenway
trail system. This makes it easier to come to both the Friday Fitness
Skate and the Friday Night Skate in the same evening. It begins at the
parking lot used for the Lake Calhoun/Lake Harriet skate.
DIRECTIONS TO THE TRAILS
1. Minnehaha Creek Trail, Minneapolis
We will meet on the parking lot above the Highway 55 tunnel
in Minnehaha Falls Park.
To get there, take Highway 55 (Hiawatha Ave.) south from downtown or north
from Highway 62 to the 46th Ave. intersection. Turn east on 46th Ave.
and go two blocks to Minnehaha Ave. Turn south (right) on Minnehaha Ave.
to the traffic circle. Take a right out of the traffic circle
and head west past the Longfellow House. There is a free parking lot on the
top of the hill.
Additional free parking is available on Minnehaha Parkway south of the
traffic circle.
(Map and park info)
2. Cedar Lake Trail, Minneapolis
From Highway 100, take I-394 East to the Dunwoody Blvd. exit. Go to the
first stop light (no street name is posted) and turn right. Go one block to
the first parking lot on your right.
From I-694, take I-94 east to the Hennepin/Lyndale Ave. exit. Go almost
1 mile to Dunwoody Blvd. and turn right. Go to the first stoplight and
turn left. Go one block to
the first parking lot on your right.
From I-35W or I-35E, take I-94 west to the Lyndale/Hennepin Ave. exit.
Stay to the right and turn right onto Lyndale Ave. N. Turn left onto Vineland
Place and go 3/10 mile to the Parade Ice Garden building. Turn right and go
to the northernmost lot on the left as the road curves to the right.
(Map)
3.West River Parkway, Minneapolis
Park at Boom Island. Meet at the northwest corner of the lot. From
I-94 just north of downtown: Exit at Broadway and turn
right onto Washington Ave. Turn left on Plymouth Ave.
Immediately after the bridge, turn right onto Sibley St. and turn into
park. OR From the east side of the Mississippi: Follow University Ave.
to 8th Ave. NE. Turn west on 8th Ave. NE (go 5 blocks). Turn left onto Sibley
St. and into the park. Note that there is a $1 charge for parking in this lot.
(Map)
4. Big Rivers Regional Trail, Mendota/Lilydale
Take 35W to crosstown 62. East on 62. south on Hwy 55 to Hwy 13 (Sibley
Memorial Hwy.) North on Hwy 13 to Lilydale Road. Turn right onto Lilydale
Rd. (Lilydale Rd. is about a half block past the 35E bridge) Follow Lilydale
Rd. to the Yacht Club. Drive past the yacht club (do not park there,
because the parking lot is private property) north another 3/4 mile into
Lilydale Regional Park. Take the first left at a boat launch and park in
the parking lot there.
. OR Take 35E south to Hwy 13 (Sibley Memorial Highway) Take Hwy 13
east. Once on Hwy 13 there will be an exit (right turn) for Lilydale Rd
almost immediately. Follow Lilydale Rd. around past the yacht club and continue
another 3/4 mile north as described above.
Once again, DO NOT PARK IN THE LILYDALE YACHT CLUB parking lot. They will
get upset and call the police, even if you park on the side of the lot.
(Map)
5. Gateway Trail, Oakdale
Take Hwy 36 (east from Minn/St.Paul) to Hadley Ave (the stoplight near
the Mills Farm and Fleet). Go South on Hadley (only 50-100 feet). Take the
immediate left (east). The Gateway parking lot is down this lane a couple
hundred feet on the right-it is visible, but secluded by trees.
(Map)
6. Northern Corridor Trail
We meet at Oak Grove Park in
Brooklyn Park, roughly about the midpoint of the trail.
To get there, take Highway 169 north to Highway 610. Go east about
1 1/2 miles to Zane Avenue (County Road 14) and turn north. Oak Grove Park
is about a mile north and on the left hand side of the road, just past 101st
Avenue North.
(Map)
7. Lake Calhoun / Lake of the Isles
Parking Lot on the West Side of Lake Calhoun (parking lot is for the
Lake Calhoun Executive Center 3033 Excelsior Blvd.) From I-394, go south
on 100 ( 2miles) to Hwy 7 and 25 (7 goes west, 25 goes east). Go east on
25 (~1.4 miles) to Market Plaza (5th stoplight). Go right on Market Plaza
1 block and the parking lot is straight ahead. OR from 494, go north on
Hwy 100 to Hwy 7 & 25. Follow 25 east to Market Plaza (5th stoplight).
Go right on Market Plaza 1 block and the parking lot is straight ahead.
OR from the east or downtown, get onto Lake St. and go west. After going
around the north end of Lake Calhoun, Lake St. branches to the right and
Excelsior Blvd. branches to the left. Bear left on Excelsior Blvd, go about
1/2 block and turn left into the parking lot. Note that we also use this
parking lot for Lake of the Isles and the Friday Fitness Skate.
(Map)
8. LRT Trail (Hopkins)
From Highway 169 between I-394 and I-494 exit on Excelsior Blvd. and go west
about half a mile to 8th Ave.
Turn left into the Park & Ride lot. The skate starts from the Park & Ride
lot.
(Map)
9. Rollerdome (Minneapolis)
For information, check out the Rollerdome web site. We meet at 7:00 PM at the bottom
of the stairway just beyond Gate D. You're
welcome to arrive any time you want and skate
as late as you'd like (within their operating
hours, of course).
(Map)
10. Friday Fitness Skate: Greenway/Cedar Lake Trails
Park at the Lake Calhoun Executive Center as mentioned above in the Lake
Calhoun directions. We will be skating the Midtown Greenway, Kenilworth,
and Cedar Lake Trails.
(Map)
11. South St. Paul Regional Trail
Take I-494 east into South St. Paul. Take the last exit, Hardman Ave., just
before you cross the Mississippi River. Turn right (north) onto Hardman Ave.,
cross under 494, and take the next right by the sign saying "Public Water
Access". Follow the road about half a mile to the parking lot.
(Map)
12. North Mississippi Regional Park
Located near Lyndale and 53rd Ave. N. in Minneapolis. Take I-94 north of Minneapolis to the 49th & 53rd Ave exit.
Follow the exit to N Mississippi Drive (between 49th and 53rd)
N Mississippi Drive is the entrance to the park.
(Map)
13. Snail Lake Park
Located in Shoreview near Rice Street and Highway 96. Take I-694 (east from
I-35W or west from I-35E) to the Victoria Street exit. Turn north on Victoria
and go north to County Road F (Snail Lake Blvd.), about 4/10 mile. Turn right
(east) on County F and go past the parking lot to the stop sign. Continue
straight at the stop sign and turn left at the next park entrance. Follow
through the U shaped parking lot to the far end of the U. This is the trailhead for our skate.
(Map)
14. Samuel Morgan Regional Trail
Located in downtown St. Paul along the Mississippi River on the north bank
of the river. (Or the east bank, if you're a riverboat pilot.) From the west,
take I-94 to the Kellogg Blvd. exit. Turn right (south) on Kellogg and follow
it to the three-way intersection of Kellogg, West 7th Street, and Eagle Street.
Turn right onto Eagle Street, then turn left on Shepard Road. Follow Shepard
Road past the light at Jackson Street. The parking lot is on the right. (This
was the staging area for the St. Paul Inline Marathon.)
From the east, take I-94 west to the 12th Street exit. Follow the exit to
Jackson Street, then turn left and go south on Jackson Street until it ends.
Turn left on Warner Road. The parking lot is on the right.
(Map)
15. Elm Creek Regional Park
Located in Maple Grove (and Dayton and Champlin). Take Highway 169 north
from 694 until it intersects with 81. Turn left on 81 and follow it through
Osseo. A few miles west of Osseo, there is a sign for Elm Creek Park Reserve
on the right. Turn right on Elm Creek Blvd., then turn right into the park
entrance. Follow the road to the Chalet parking lot.
16. Midtown Greenway
Park at the Lake Calhoun Executive Center as mentioned above in the Lake
Calhoun directions. We will be skating the Midtown Greenway trail east to
the Mississippi River.
(Map)
17. Purgatory Creek Recreation Area
From the interchange of Highway 5 and 494 in Eden Prairie, take Highway 5 west about 0.9 mile to Prairie Center Drive. Turn right (south) at the light onto Prairie Center Drive. The parking lot is on the right, just past Ruby Tuesday and Technology Drive. Park near the pavilion.
(Map)
18. Victory Memorial Drive and Theodore Wirth Parkway
From I-94 north of downtown Minneapolis, exit at Dowling Ave. Take Dowling west two blocks to Lyndale. Turn right (north) on Lyndale and continue five blocks to Webber Parkway. Turn left (west) on Webber Parkway, and turn right into the first driveway in the park.
(Map)
19. Lake Phalen
Take I-35E north out of downtown St. Paul, or south from Maplewood, and exit on Wheelock Parkway (same exit as Larpenteur). Turn east on Wheelock Parkway and continue east 1.9 mile to Phalen Drive. Turn north (left) on Phalen Drive. The parking lot is about 0.6 mile north on the right. Park on the north end of the lot by the pavilion.
(Map)
20. Luce Line
Note that we have a new meeting place this year. From Highway 169 north or southbound, take Highway 55 west to West Medicine Lake Road. Turn right (north) on West Medicine Lake Road and continue 0.9 mile to a parking lot on the right.
(Map)
21. REI Bloomington (board meeting location)
Board meetings are held at the REI store in Bloomington at 494 and Lyndale.
From 35W, take 494 east to the next exit (Lyndale). Turn right at the end of
the exit ramp. REI is on the right at the southwest corner of the intersection.
We meet in the meeting room in the corner of the store, past footwear and the clearance section.
(Directions and map at REI's site.)
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