North by Northwest » Lake Calhoun http://northbynwa.com the blog Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Springtime at Lake Calhoun http://northbynwa.com/2008/04/06/springtime-at-lake-calhoun/ http://northbynwa.com/2008/04/06/springtime-at-lake-calhoun/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:05:46 +0000 kas http://northbynwa.com/2008/04/06/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.

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

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Everyone was out enjoying the wonderful weather.

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Dogs aren’t afraid of the ice
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Even dogskateboarding (summer form of dogsledding)

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

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Just waiting for the ice to melt.

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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

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Springtime at Lakes Calhoun & Harriet
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This dog was getting a lot of extra exercise pulling the skier.
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Outdoor water leak in the winter in Minnesota.
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More pictures of Lake Calhoun here:

Snow-kiting on Lake Calhoun, 2008-01-26
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