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-Anne M.  Day Hiking Ambassador Home to numerous lakes and a large Scandinavian population, Minneapolis hosts an annual City of Lakes Loppet. A loppet is a Scandinavian term for a long-distance endurance event, namely cross-country skiing. In Minneapolis, it includes cross-country skiing, skijoring, fat tire bicycling, and snowshoeing, not to mention bonfires, ice luminaries, snow …

-Anne M. Day Hiking Ambassador January was a hit or miss month for snowfall in Minnesota. Warm ups followed by bitter wind chills made snowshoeing a challenge. During one particularly snowy weekend, my friends and I heard a rumor about ungroomed snowshoe trails at a state park about an hour northeast of the Twin Cities. …

-Anne Day Hiking Ambassador Winter has finally arrived in Minnesota, bringing with it a foot of fresh powdery snow. It’s about time! I couldn’t wait to hit the trails, so I grabbed my friend Colleen, my dog Lucy, and loaded up the snowshoes for what promised to be a “mellow” hike through a restored prairie …