Springtime at Lake Calhoun

Don’t let the large, lingering snowbanks or the (melting) ice on the lake fool you, it really felt like a warm spring day Saturday! More and higher resolution pictures here.

snowbank

Now that it’s mid-spring, winter is finally melting away…

winter

Everyone was out enjoying the wonderful weather.

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523 meditation walkingonice

beach snowbank2 park

Dogs aren’t afraid of the ice
coolingoff dog

dogonice

Even dogskateboarding (summer form of dogsledding)

dogskateboarding

Playing some lawn games (croquet, bocce ball, block throwing/stacking)

croquet bocce
blocks

Just waiting for the ice to melt.

boats

And, of course, there were still some brave kiteskiers out on the lake

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Historical note about the first dwelling in Minneapolis, built by two missionaries on the east side of Lake Calhoun in 1834.

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Minneapolis skyline

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Cool treehouse in St. Louis Park

treehouse

More here:

Springtime at Lakes Calhoun & Harriet

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