We were in Paris this past summer, walking near Notre Dame when what must have been thousands of roller bladers took over a main city street... there were so many it took nearly a half hour for the entire parade of skaters to go by. We were told this is an every Saturday event in Paris... a huge course winds through the city streets and literally thousands come to skate! a few dozen bicyclists brought up the rear, and police vehicles followed behind. Since downtown Mpls turns into a virtual ghost town on most summer weekends, why not start a new, fun, tradition and bring people to town for a unique outdoor event?
Wendy Introwitz Pareene Lyndale Neighborhood -----Original Message----- From: Erik Riese [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 8:10 PM To: Mpls list Subject: Re: [Mpls] City of Lakes Loppet/Silent Sports This sounds absolutely fantastic. I hope we can get an inline skating event into the mix. Maybe something like the Great River Roll! I can't wait to ski in the City of Lake Loppet! "Rybak, R.T." wrote: > > An idea that started on this list is moving closer to reality. > > The first City of Lakes Loppet is being planned for this winter. >http://www.cityoflakesloppet.com. The idea is for this 31k cross country ski race to >go from newly planned cross country ski trails in Theodore Wirth Park, along a >usually remote trail under Hwy. 55, across Glenwood Av. behind the Wildflower Garden, >across Theodore Wirth Parkway near the Quaking Bog, along a snowpacked Wirth Parkway >as it crosses 394, then down along Brownie Lake and into the Chain of Lakes....The >tentative end is through the channel from Isles to Calhoun. > A goal is for this year is for there to be one major Silent Sports event in each >season. We have the Twin Cities Marathon in the Fall and the Lifetime Triathalon in >the summer. Watch for news on a new bike race and the skiirace. > > R.T. Rybak > -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (612) 724-3217 home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:riese@;tcfreenet.org ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
