Tag: Blaine MN
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Bike Pic Aug 12, ice cream smiles Friday, in Anoka!
This ice cream smiles Friday, stop and enjoy a cool treat
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The Blaine 10-mile bike loop can add more memories to a sporting event
With miles of connecting bike trails around the city of Blaine, sports fans and visitors alike will find many phenomenal sights on this 10-mile bike loop. One of the nine communities of the Twin Cities Gateway this city is a perfect destination for a bike vacation tied to a sporting event. The city offers many…
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Carve some good times with forever Halloween in Anoka
If Halloween is one of your favorite times of the year, then get ready for the premier of the new Forever Halloween Postage Stamp celebration that kicks off a fun season of pumpkins and trick or treat’ers.
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Last chance to experience track cycle racing in Minnesota, for a while
An exciting sport, this may be the last year for a while, to try or watch track cycle racing in Minnesota. Called “NASCAR on Two Wheels,” the velodrome racing program at the National Sports Center, in Blaine, MN is all about blazing speeds, gravity-defying turns and spectacular crashes making this one of the most awe-inspiring…
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The Blaine Festival and bicycle races are two fun events to bike too
If you are in the Twin Cities Gateway Area this summer, the Blaine Festival, north of Minneapolis, is only a week away. From June 27th to the 30th you will find several fun events over the weekend. While there you may want to consider jumping on a bike and riding the velodrome track at the…
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Plans for a new cycling complex, with the demise of the NSC Velodrome
Track cycling in Minnesota could come to an end in 2019 without the support of an new cycling center. The NSC Velodrome in Blaine, will be demolished after the 2019 racing season. The MN Cycling Center is working to build a new indoor facility to replace this important cycling venue.
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Bike Pic Aug 31, and they are off for a couple more track racing events
With a track race event tonight, at the National Sports Center Velodrome, in Blaine, MN, you will want to come out, before the last race on the schedule, September 14th. Blaine is a Twin Cities Gateway community, in the north suburbs of the Twin Cities.
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Farmers’ Markets – Biking to Deliciousness
One of the many joys of summer is enjoy your favorite fruits and vegetables fresh. However, not all of us have the time and space to raise these foods ourselves, so in the Twin Cities Gateway here are some farmer’s markets that come into play.
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Twin Cities Gateway: Exploring Sports
For the sports fan the 50-plus athletic fields here and a super ice rink, the National Sports Center complex is also home to the NSC Velodrome to tease any sports minded bike riders psyche.