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This Bike Pic Saturday, we wanted to recap the fun members of the Hiawatha Bicycling Club(HBC) are having on this perfect weather day.
So, get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends, and check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
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Now rolling through our 19th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, we aim to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places you can ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please Include a brief caption for the image, who shot it, and where. Photo(s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue encouraging more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly, as we enter our 14th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. With one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun, we may be around the corner. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Have a great day with a safe and memorable summer!
This Bike Pic Monday reflects fond memories of riding into the morning sun. Here we found this biker riding the trails along the Minneapolis Northwest parkways.
So, get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends, and check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
Thanks for viewing our latest bike pic
Now rolling through our 19th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, we aim to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places you can ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please Include a brief caption for the image, who shot it, and where. Photo(s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue encouraging more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly, as we enter our 14th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. With one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun, we may be around the corner. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Have a great day with a safe and memorable summer!
Its ice cream smiles Sunday around the world and here in Minnesota, this biker couple found Two Scoops Ice Cream Shop in Anoka this last summer. Maybe it is time to start planning that #NextBikeAdventure as spring and 30 Days of Biking will soon be here.
So, get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking destinations. And now, check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
Thanks for viewing our latest bike pic
Now rolling through our 19th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, we aim to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places you can ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please Include a brief caption for the image, who shot it, and where. Photo(s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue encouraging more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly, as we enter our 14th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Have a great day with a safe and memorable year ahead!
This bike pic Wednesday, it looks like mother nature is back with another round of snow on its way for the morning commute.
So, get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking destinations. And now, check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
Thanks for viewing our latest bike pic
Now rolling through our 18th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, we aim to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places you can ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please Include a brief caption for the image, who shot it, and where. Photo(s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue encouraging more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly, as we enter our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our following Pic of the Day.
Have a great day with a safe and memorable year ahead!
It is incredible the things you don’t know about an area you have been pedaling around by bike for many years. Have you ever wondered why an old building or a street is designed the way it is? Maybe it’s not a top priority, and you have put off finding the answer. For me, that all changed when I had the opportunity to tag along on a special ride of the Hiawatha Bicycling Club.
The ride called the Magical History Tour was led and narrated by Joe Metzler, one of the club’s many ride leaders. An architect, Joe enjoys building landscape history and took us through neighborhoods in southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, and Edina.
Gather for the Magical History Tour in south Minneapolis.
A History Tour of south Minneapolis
With close to 20 riders, the history tour periodically made stops to share some of the unique facts about the buildings, streets, and structures along the way.
Joe, leading the group, heads north to the tour’s first stop.
Leaving the Lyndale Farmstead Park in south Minneapolis, MN, you will find ample street parking if you arrive by car. Our first stop was a few blocks away at a porcelain-steel prefabricated Historic White Castle. No. 8 building. From there, the history tour meandered a few blocks further north, straddling Lake Street to view a 1907 needle manufacturing site purchased by a greeting card company that renamed the building. Further along, the tour stopped at a fountain on the north end of Lake of the Isle. Originally built to honor fallen horses of World War I, it’s still a mainstay attraction to the parkway. After visiting a few homes, associated with Frank Lloyd Wright, Joe led us into St. Louis Park.
The first stop on tour was White Castle #8
On the history tours first, stop the group discovered several interesting facts about White Castle #8.
Located at 3252 Lyndale Avenue. in south Minneapolis, the Historic White Castle Bldg. No. 8 building was modeled after the Chicago Water Tower. Notice the octagonal buttresses, crenelated towers, and parapet walls in the picture above. The structure was designed to be dismantled and then reassembled when needed. However, after moving it the 3rd time to its current location, it was moved in one piece. See more on the history of this site here.
The Buzza Company building at 1006 W. Lake St, Minneapolis
Here Joe shares information on the many uses of the Buzza Building.
Located at 1006 W. Lake Street, this building was purchased and renamed after the second-largest greeting card company of the early 1920s. After the business folded around 1942, the building was then used by the War Department, followed by Honeywell, the veteran’s administration, and then by the Minnesota military district, dubbing it “Little Pentagon.” See more on the history of this site here.
Purcell-Cutts House, a prairie style masterpiece
After stopping at the Purcell-Cutts House, you will want to come back for one of the scheduled tours.
Located at 2328 Lake Place, the house is considered by many a Prairie Style masterpiece. The design of this 1913 resident was intended as a house for “modern American family life”. The home is now owned by the Minneapolis Institute of Art and is open for tours on the second weekend of each month. See more on the history of this home here.
Peavey Fountain on Kenwood Pkwy & W. Lake of the Isles Pkwy
The Peavey Fountain, a gift to Minneapolis for watering horses, is a gem to the Lake of the Isles Parkway.
Located at 2384 W. Lake of the Isles Pkwy(Grand Rounds National Byway), this was a gift to the city of Minneapolis in 1891 from Frank Peavey, a local grain broker. The fountain was to provide drinking water for horses. After World War I, the fountain was rededicated to honor horses from the 151st Field Artillery killed in action. See more on the history of this fountain here.
The Neils House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
A picturesque setting for a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home.
The Neils House is located at 2801 Burnham Boulevard and is one of only two homes in Minneapolis designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Built-in 1950-51, this home was the only house Wright designed that used marble wall cladding or “culls” leftover from other building projects. See more on the history of this home here.
Tour riders found a charming neighborhood round-a-bout before the next stop.
The history tour moves on to St. Louis Park
Pedaling to the southwest into St. Louis Park, the group of inquiring minds used the south spur of the Cedar Lakes Trail to stop at a park. Here they viewed the beehive barbeque and a tower in the background dubbed “Peavey’s Folly.” The next stop on the ride was to Mcdonald’s #93. This restaurant located in St. Louis Park was the second to open in Minnesota in 1958.
More info on the tour
In Lilac Park, the group viewed one of the remaining Beehive Grills here.
Lilac Park (originally part of Roadside Park) at SE corner of Hwy 7 & Hwy 100, St. Louis Park
The last of five parks along “Lilac Way” (now Hwy. 100), these parks were originally built in the late 30s by WPA artesian stonemasons. The fireplace here, along with another located in Graeser Park, are the only two remaining beehive fireplaces in the nation. Find out more here.
Riding out of Lilac Park back to the Cedar Lakes Trail.
Peavey-Huglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator east of Lilac Park of Trail
Due to skyrocketing insurance rates from the constant threat of wooden grain terminals catching on fire, Frank Peavey had the Peavey-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator built-in 1899. The 122-foot structure was dubbed “Peavey’s Folly” by skeptics who expected it to crack and explode. Now a National Historic Landmark it is on the grounds of the Nordic Ware company, just east of Lilac Park. Find out more here.
McDonald’s #93 at 6320 W. Lake St, St. Louis Park
In 1958, this location was Minnesota’s second and the world’s 93rd McDonald’s ever built. At the Gala Grand Openina linehat stretched more than a city block long, waiting for hours to be served. You can find more info here.
Having fun on the Hiawatha Bike Club bike tour.
The history tour now rolls into Edina
Now pedaling along Minnehaha Creek, the group discovers how Edina got its name when stopping at a mill site that once operated here. Another interesting stop was the Grange Hall. Both the building and organization were established to improve life on the rural farm and a place to socialize. This practice was helpful for the women at the time who had little opportunity to interact with others outside of the farm. After visiting a few more historic buildings in Edina, the ride now turned back to the northeast, following the old Minneapolis Streetcar (right of way) that once stretched all the way to Lake Minnetonka.
More info and stops along the tour
The stopped here at the Grange House.
Grange Hall at 4918 Eden Ave, Edina
Even before Edina incorporated as a village the Grange Hall served the area with many historic events, including the final decision to name Edina. This is one of the few remaining Grange Hall structures standing in the State of Minnesota today. You can find more info here.
Cahill School at 4924 Eden Ave, in Frank Tupa Park, Edina
One of Edina’s oldest surviving buildings, built-in 1864, the Cahill School continued to serve children of all ages until the 1950s. It is one of the few remaining one-room schoolhouses in the State of Minnesota. Find more info here.
Stop at the park where the old Edina Mill remnants can be seen
Edina Mill at West 50th St and Browndale Ave, Edina
The Edina Mill was one of the first gristmills to be built on the Minnehaha Creek between 1855 and 1876. The mill and the tiny settlement around it were originally named Waterville Mills. After being sold in 1869, the new owner gave the mill and the city its present name. Edina was a nickname the new owner had for Edinburgh, Scotland, that appeared in a poem written by Scottish poet Robert Burns. Find more info here about the mill and how Edina progressed.
The Grimes House is the oldest house standing in Edina.
Grimes House at 4200 W 44th St, Edina
Built in 1869, it is the oldest house standing in Edina. Stopping by and viewing it from the str is a rare, well-preserved example of cottage architecture from the early settlement period. The Grimes who settled here also established a 16-acre ‘Lake Calhoun Nursery, which is the present-day neighborhood of Morningside. Find more info here.
The tour circles back into Minneapolis on the old streetcar route
If you look carefully, while out in front of the Grimes house, you can see traces of the old streetcar right-of-way that provided public transportation, back and forth, from Minneapolis, through Edina, and out to Lake Minnetonka.
Streetcar Right of Way through the Linden Hills Neighborhood, Minneapolis
You can still see remnants of the old streetcar right-of-way line through this neighborhood. The Linden Hills neighborhood was at the end of the line for commuters coming from the inner city of Minneapolis. Then in 1905, the line was extended out to Lake Minnetonka, making Linden Hills a transfer stop between the two rail lines. See more info here.
A brief stop in an area once covered by cottage homes.
Chadwick Cottages at 2617 W 40th St, Minneapolis
The two cottages here were originally built by Loren Chadwick in 1902 and combined in 1972 as a single dwelling. The individual cottages were typical of the size homes built in the early 1900s as a resort area. This is the reason the neighborhood was known as “Cottage City.” See more info here.
Stopping on this bridge, where the streetcar tracks run below modern-day trolley passes by.
Interlachen Bridge at William Berry Dr. over streetcar tracks, Minneapolis
The oldest reinforced concrete bridge in Minnesota covered by a stone veneer. The bridge was built using a system patented in 1894 by a Swiss engineer. Steps on the west side lead down to a streetcar stop known as the Cottage City stop.
Pond Cabin Site/Lyndale Hotel Site at 3450 Irving Ave S, Minneapolis
Overlooking the eastern shore of Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) the Pond brothers built a cabin when they came to Minnesota to convert Native Americans from the Dakota tribe to Christianity. Then on this same site in 1877, the Lake Calhoun Pavilion (later named the Lyndale Hotel) was built with the streetcar line passing by. In the ECCO neighborhood in Minneapolis, the original streetcar alignment crossed 36th St. on an overpass. It continued along the top of the bluff, passing the Lyndale Hotel and overlooking the lake on what is now a walking path. The resort was a popular stop offering guests a dancing hall, billiards, and a variety of recreational activities centered around the lake. Find more information here.
Even with cool temps in the mid-forties, everyone was smiling as they returned to the starting point.
This brought this Magical History Tour back to the park where the ride began. Joe says, he has a couple more Magic History Tours in mind that he plans on leading, through the club next year. If you would like to go on one of his rides, check the Hiawatha Bicycle Club ride calendar periodically.
Another miles-of-smiles Saturday bike photo. Here two ladies have fond memories of riding the Tour D’ Amico, An annual bike ride hosted by Hiawatha Bicycling Club before Covid-19 set in.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations. And now, check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
Thanks for viewing our latest bike pic
Now rolling through our 18th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the pic was shot? Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Have a great day with a safe, and memorable year ahead!
This Bike Pic Friday 13th, digging through the summer archives we found this biker dude enjoying a Hiawatha Bike Club ride with his friend on the trail through the Twin Cities.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations. An now, check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
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Now rolling through our 16th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the pic was shot? Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
This Bike Pic Thursday, as we count down to celebrating the Fourth of July this Saturday, are you prepared in the new normal times we now live in?
What better way to continue your fun than finding your next bike adventure. Get into the zone and plan your next bike outing with family and friends. Check out the latest Iowa and Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide; there are many bike-friendly maps inside for your #NextBikeAdventure.
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Now rolling into our 15th year as a bike media, our goal is to encourage more people to have fun. In this expanded e-guide issue, we have added more free bike maps to review for planning your next adventure.
As we continue to showcase more destinations you can explore, we are all about capturing fun photos to capture those memories. Hopefully, some worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy!
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Do you have a fun bicycle related bike pic of yourself or someone you may know that we should post at HaveFunBiking (HFB)? If so, please send your bike pic to [email protected]. Please include a brief caption (for each), who is in the photo (if you know?), and where you shot the picture. Your photo submitted should be at a medium resolution or more, for consideration. Please share your biking adventure pic’s with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or on Instagram at #NextBikeAdventure.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure. Here you will find all the information you will need when visiting one of our Community Map Partners, accessible on your mobile-friendly devices.
Today’s bike pic with picture-perfect skies, plus ideal air temp makes for a great day to tour the western suburbs of the Twin Cities with friends. In this photo, we captured this group of touring cyclist riding though Hopkins on a Hiawathatha Bicycle Club bike ride.
Get into your bike ride planning mode to continue your summer fun and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the fun ideas and HaveFunBiking Destinations in both the Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide and the Iowa Bike Guide.
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Now, rolling into our 14th year as a bicycle media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. As we search for more fun photos worth a grin, share your stories so more can find their next adventure. Then, while out there if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, be prepared to smile. You never know where our cameras will be and what we will post next!
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As HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please see our media’s to find your next adventure. We are proud of the updated – At-a-Glance information and maps we are known for in the HFB Destination section on our website and in the guide. Now, as the Bike/Hike Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of bicycle tourism information available for mobile devices where you may see some additional bike pics – maybe of yourself so.
Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure – we may capture you in one of the next photos we post.
In this photo recap, the Hiawatha Bicycling Club (HBC) celebrates the Tour D’ Amico (TDA) bike ride and picnic for the 20th year. A premier 4th of July bicycle celebration, it all began as a fun club gathering to bring old and new friends together to build membership and community ties. With the slogan “Eat Well, Laugh Often and Ride” the tradition of Tour D’ Amico hasn’t changed much over the years with the long-standing partnership with D’ Amico and Sons Restaurants. Each year, on Independence Day, the Tour offers several scenic route options with a fabulous picnic lunch at the end. No different this year, the delicious buffet was served al fresco style, around the water fountain at the Golden Valley D’ Amico’s location. Delicacies include special pasta salads, fresh fruit, dessert bars, and beverages as you will notice in some of the pictures below. Enjoy by all!
A special thanks to Hoang Pham for helping me shoot some of the photos you are about to enjoy.
This first picture shows Ed Newman (The 2019 TDA Director) and some of his staff enjoying dinner at D’Amicos in Golden Valley, after some preliminary TDA set-up the evening before.
Ed (in white cap) and some of the TDA Crew enjoying a meal after the preliminary set up the evening before.
Along with all the HBC volunteers it takes to make this annual holiday celebration a success, a special thank’s the TDA sponsor: D’Amico & Sons, Plymouth Hyvee, Bread Smith, Great Harvest, Kwik Trip, Tonka Cycle, Brown’s Bicycles, and Wheely Good Bikes. Please stop in and thank them for their generosity.
The 20th Tour D’ Amico bike ride and celebration
First thing in the morning as riders arrived, HBC volunteers were there to greet and direct them to where they should park their cars in the complimentary parking area.
One of our Happy TDA volunteers directing riders into the lot to park their cars.
At the registration area, riders visited with old and new friends while checking in.
TDA riders checking in for the 2019 4th of July ride.
Heading out on the first leg of TDA
With a few adjustments to the 21, 29, 42 and 62-mile routes, from previous years, riders headed towards the Plymouth Station.
TDA rider ready to roll, heading out of D’ Amico’s from the Golden Valley Shopping Center.
We caught these biker chicks heading out with Steve from Tonka Cycle in the background cheering them on.
Lifetime memories were made between this father and son duo.
Families with children of all ages had fun on TDA
Notice the great jersey this TDA rider is wearing? You can still order one, see below!
Happy TDA riders on routes riding towards the Plymouth Station.
The first TDA rest stop
These biker chicks enjoyed the shade and snacks provided by the Plymouth Hyvee while socializing at this rest stop.
Here Papa Wheely (Jeremy) is making some adjustments to keep this rider on the course.
More happy TDA riders enjoying the snacks provided by Hyvee.
Our HBC volunteers at the Wayzata stop were eager to dish up samples of two new D’ Amico salads to try.
TDA riders out in front of D’ Amico’s
More TDA riders out in front at the Wayzata D’ Amico’s.
With that smile, you know the food is delicious.
A group photo before leaving for Hopkins.
Steve from Tonka Cycle, checking over the drive train on an e-bike.
An orange smile that compliments here jersey.
Along Lake Minnetonka to Hopkins
Rolling out on the next leg of their ride.
Leaving D’ Amico’s in Wayzata riders enjoy a cool southwest breeze off the lakes while riding along the shoreline on their way to Hopkins.
TDA riders getting ready to roll out.
One last look as riders arriving, departing and enjoying the delicious samples of foods before returning back to Golden Valley.
On the road again
A thumbs up, from this biker chick, for a beautiful day.
This lakeshore drive (McGinty Road) is popular with all types of activity as out TDA rider, following, observed.
A very happy TDA rider!
One of our HBC Ride Leaders, checking the route markings on the course.
Haooy TDA riders enjoying the route.
Not everyone is as formal as this TDA rider. I hope he isn’t expecting white table linens at the picnic?
Another father/daughter duo enjoying this year’s Tour D’ Amico.
Rolling through the neighborhoods in Hopkins the next rest stops was just ahead in Burns Park.
The Hopkins rest stop
Hydration and energy snacks were the name-of-the-game here.
A new location, due to the construction of the Southwest LRT, the Burns Park offered a relaxing atmosphere for TDA riders who stopped. A special thanks to BreadSmith, Great Harvest, KwikTrip and Brown’s Bicycles for making this rest stop possible.
John, from Brown’s Bicycle Shop, was there to help with any mechanical needs.
This rest stop had a place to cool off as some TDA riders indulged.
Cute, but sunglasses are for your eyes, not your teeth?
Time to head back for a D’ Amico’s 4th of July picnic buffet.
A short distance from the Hopkins Rest Stop, TDA riders turning onto the Cedar Lake Trail.
Heading back to Golden Valley.
All the hydration and energy stops paid off, these TDA riders looked in good form.
Many flower gardens, along the TDA Routes, were also enjoyed throughout the day!
Back to Golden Valley for a delicious picnic
Back at D’ Amico’s, in Golden Valley, TDA riders enjoyed a sinfully delicious picnic spread.
So many choices, oh my!
With a packet of mayo in hand, this TDA rider is ready to indulge.
Enjoy a 4th of July picnic lunch around the water fountain.
Happy TDA riders with a great picnic lunch, well deserved.
These TDA riders enjoying the picnic al fresco style around the water fountain.
More happy TDA riders.
She said and I quote ” If you missed all the fun this year, don’t forget to mark your calendar for TDA next year, you won’t regret it”!
Don’t be a stranger, Hiawatha Bike Club offers rides through the year
For all that have ridden TDA, thank you, the Hiawatha Bike Club enjoys sharing the routes they ide. Check the HBC Calendar and come ride with them throughout the year. Otherwise, “Eat Well, Ride Often” and they will see you on the 4th, in 2020.