If you are interested in helping build community in Minneapolis, the City of Lakes Loppet is going forward this weekend to celebrate winter in Minneapolis. After hundreds of volunteer hours, community participation from sponsors such as Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Cities97, Life Time Fitness and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, and much help from the Park Board and the Mayor, the First Annual Loppet will happen this Friday evening and Saturday.
The Friday evening event includes a free ski event for kids under 14 (each skier will receive a medal). The Minnesota Youth Ski League will even have ski equipment on hand for kids who do not have skis. The kids event - the Minne-Loppet - starts at 7 p.m. and will be followed by sprint races and other fun-filled activities. There will also be music and concessions. We have even made arrangements for relatively warm weather that evening so come out and enjoy the festivities! Saturday features a family tour of the lakes, which starts at 9:30 a.m., and the feature event, which will start at 10:30 a.m. and will run until about 1 p.m. Thanks to the valiant efforts of the Park Board and our friends from the Mora Vasaloppet the course will be beautifully groomed and ready for the hundreds of racers expected. Because the race is confined to the lakes, the spectating will be very exciting - with racers taking three loops before finishing. All the events will be centered around the beach area at the north end of Lake Calhoun (with parking in the nearby Executive Center lot). Please bring your kids out, come ski the course in either the family event or the Loppet on Saturday, or come cheer on both Friday and Saturday (good spectating around both Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun). TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
