Memorial Trail Heads Do you use or WANT to use Memorial Park? We want to hear from YOU!
The upper and lower quarries/trail heads of Memorial Park are being redesigned in February and March. The designer wants to know what you want! MEETING: WHEN: Tuesday, January 31, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. WHERE: YMCA 1st floor conference room WHO: Anyone who uses Memorial Park, would LIKE to use the park/bluff, or lives near the park/bluff WHY: The upper and lower quarries of Memorial Park will be redesigned to make them safer, nicer, and more enjoyable to use. Construction will start this spring. The designer is looking for your input on how you use the bluff and what you'd like to We'll discuss the following and more: How do you use the bluff? Do you use the upper or lower quarries? How? What would make you use the bluff more? Is it easy for you to get there? What would make it easier? **************************** You Don't Need Lots of Snow To Skate! Athletic Field rink offers free skates and a warming house.
Warming House Hours: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. weekdays Lower rink: Open skate / Upper rink: Hockey More details: Click here. **************************** Trail work is happening! The community has cleared buckthorn, put up signs and maps, and added trail markers. The work isn't finished, but it's now easier to hike Memorial Park on Sorin's Bluff and the Billings-Tomfohr Nature Area on Coon Hill. We'd like to thank these folks: High School Cross Country Running Team Xcel Energy workers Coon Hill neighbors Red Wing Mountain Bike Organization Aurora Cross Country Ski Club Future Farmers of America students Eagle Scout Derek Jackson Audubon Minnesota Do you have a trail suggestion or want to get involved? Email Michelle at mjleise@gmail.com. **************************** Enjoy the outdoors! It may be chilly, but you can still walk outdoors. Here are paved routes you might want to try: 3rd and 4th Streets to Buchanan's Neighborhood Loop 2.7 miles, fairly flat Athletic Field Loop 1.4 miles, one large hill Red Wing Golf Club Loop 2.7 miles, vigorous walk with hills & no shortcuts Colvill Park 1 mile, flat Hallstrom-Twin Bluff Neighborhood Loop 1.75 miles, flat Pioneer-Hallquist Neighborhood Loop 1.45 miles, hilly Red Wing High School Loop 1 mile, flat A.P. Anderson Park Loop 1.26 miles, flat Technology Drive Walk 2.6 miles (past Fairview, Menards, Walmart) ***************************** Practice the 10-3 Rule Move 10 MINUTES a day THREE times a day. By walking briskly a total of 30 minutes daily, you're on your way to better health. Do it in small doses and you can fit it into any busy schedule. Take 10 minutes at lunch, after work, and after dinner. Try it for seven days this week and feel the difference! ***************************** Take a Historic Walking Tour Our cooler temps and turning leaves make this week the perfect time for a historic walk around pretty Red Wing. Whether you're a visitor or life-long resident, you'll discover something new. Click here for a pamphlet that guides you on three historic walks near downtown. Learn about Red Wing's stories, architecture, and characters from the past. Afterward, venture to 7th and Bluff Streets, turn right up to 8th, and meander up the Cow Path to the top of Sorin's Bluff. It's one of Red Wing's best-kept secrets ... check it out! |
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