Lake Harriet Pit Stop

Our Wednesday tradition: cycle to the Chain of Lakes, stop at Lake Harriet for a breakfast sandwich and coffee, continue along the Minnehaha Creek, then up the Mississippi to home.

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Triple Header

A triple header slowly hauled dozens of freight cars as I waited to continue my cycle ride.

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Bending Rules

There was no one to challenge me, so I hoisted my bike over the rails. In the distance, a railroad service vehicle slowly moved along the track.

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Iffy Shortcut

Explored an iffy shortcut in an industrial area of St. Paul. Quickly turned around when I spotted a parked police car.

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’Flu Pandemic Orphanage

Explored North Minneapolis by bicycle using a map I’d plotted showing points of interest. This building became an orphanage in January 1919. Some of the first children to stay here had lost both parents in the ‘flu pandemic.

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Holding on Tight

Held on tightly to the brakes as I negotiated a steep gradient to a path that took me along the river towards Downtown.