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Winona has it all, especially if you’re looking for an outdoor adventure. The bike-friendly city has numerous trails to venture down, and plenty of bodies of water for fishing and more. You’re also just a bike ride away from its many cultural attractions.
As the Minnesota River bends to the north to meet the Mississippi River at St Paul, the scenic valley in and around Mankato offers miles of bicycling and hiking memories for all levels of adventurists. Steeped in history, this city is a great place to consider for your next bike touring adventure.
Mankato has a great mix of things to do, both indoors and outside in the fresh Minnesota air. It’s also a certified bike-friendly city so it’s easy to pedal around to it all.
If you have ridden your bike on the Root River Trail and wondered what it would be like to tour the scenic roads that intersect throughout the bluffs and valley here, plan to join HaveFunBiking as the towns along the trail host the Root River Bluff & Valley Bicycle Tour.
Recently the HaveFunBiking, Getaway Contest randomly pulled a name from its e-Mag reader database for the Stillwater prize package – Congratulations Nancy Shultz, from Faribault, MN!
This Bike Getaway highlights a prize package that Nancy and her guest can build on for a trip to Stillwater this Fall or next year.
This week the HaveFunBiking Bike Getaway Contest spotlights Stillwater, the 1848 Birthplace of Minnesota, located on the scenic St. Croix River. A bike friendly destination where, when not pedaling, see paddleboats, riverboats and gondolas glide over the water while enjoying unique shopping, dining and entertainment experiences surrounding the new Brown’s Creek Trailhead. A great starting point for many bicycling experiences, Stillwater is located on the eastside of the Twin City Metro Area, about 30 miles from Downtown St. Paul.
Join Wahoo Adventures in August to see why Minnesota is the 2nd best bicycling state in the U.S. as they tour 470 miles of the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) system. Over eight days enjoy pedaling along the scenic and industrious river, from Itasca State Park to the Iowa Border. In this inaugural Headwaters to Hills Bicycle Tour you will enjoy many celebrations and adventures along the way.
In Minneapolis, the 2015 edition of ARTCRANK MSP features their biggest and best artist line-up ever – and admission is free. With everything bike related the events roster of illustrators, designers, and artists will show their new collection of limited-edition, handmade, bike-inspired posters that they are proud to share with the Twin Cities and the world.
This week the HaveFunBiking Getaway Contest spotlights Peterson, MN. Known for its Norwegian heritage, water sports and pie – Peterson is the ticket. Centrally located along the Root River Trail with many riding opportunities, visitors here will also find many other activities including: birding, hiking, paddling/tubing and exploring the rest of the trail towns along the river.
North Memorial and PreferredOne saves the North Star Bicycle Festival and Grand Prix, scheduled for mid-June, in four Minnesota towns and one Wisconsin city. Now moving forward, the 17th Annual North Star Bicycle Festival will take place June 13-21. The future of the festival looked bleak until these two new major sponsors stepped forward. The event will include the Life Time Fitness Hillfest, June 13 and the North Star Grand Prix pro stage bike race June 17-21 in Saint Paul, Cannon Falls, Minneapolis and Stillwater, in Minnesota and in Menomonie, Wisconsin.