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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · 7d

If you live in the White Bear Lake area (or anywhere for that matter) – this is a huge chance to advocate for safe passage for bicyclists and walkers! Deadline 10/8. Please pass along to others!!! www.lakelinks.net/post/act-fas...

Act fast! Highway 96 study questionnaire closes October 8

By Mike Brooks, Lake Links ChairWashington and Ramsey counties held the second of three open houses on September 24 to get public input on existing conditions and needs for the 10-plus-mile segment of...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you like history and live in the White Bear Lake area, check this out! whitebearhistory.org/events/guide...

Guided Walking Tour of Lake Avenue

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Sep 3

One small community effort at a time, good people can change – are changing – the world. www.lakelinks.net/post/the-rea...

The real value of Streetcar Park

By Mike BrooksStreetcar Park has long been part of the Mahtomedi park system. A few years ago, as lore has it, a resident who lives a block or so from the park was walking through it and started pulli...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Aug 12

Let's hear your thoughts: How can we make it easier, safer and more fun to walk and bike near and around White Bear Lake?

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Aug 7

Checking out some fascinating history along the Lake Links Trail. And just you wait: Big plans for history & natural history interpretive stops to make the White Bear Lake area's favorite walk/bike route even more fun! www.presspubs.com/white_bear/n...

What was going on back in the day

On a summer Saturday in Mahtomedi, people walk or drive to the farmers market these days. On a summer Saturday in the early 20th century, people rode trains in and

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Aug 2

Exciting new (and also very old) feature along the Lake Links Trail! Check it out: www.lakelinks.net/post/excitin...

Exciting New Feature on the Lake Links Trail

“If you build it they will come” is something often applied to infrastructure developments like light rail and trails (and baseball parks in cornfields). Mahtomedi residents Dorian and Davis Grilley h...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Jul 25

Mile by mile - sometimes inch by inch - we're completing a safe route for walking & biking around the Greatest White Bear Lake of All Time. Subscribe to our newsletter at lakelinks.net to keep up with our progress and be invited to the Greatest Party of All Time when we finally reach our goal!

Nonprofit | Lake Links Association | White Bear Lake, MN

The Lake Links Association is a citizen-led nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safe routes for bicycling, walking, and wheelchair users through the communities surrounding White Bear Lake a...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Jul 20

We had so much fun last weekend on our annual guided Bike Ride Around White Bear Lake! Sign up for our newsletter at lakelinks.net to be the first to know about this and other free, family-friendly Lake Links Trail events we'll be hosting in the year ahead.

bicyclists listening to a presention along the Lake Links Trail in Mahtomedi, Minnesota

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Jun 28

Still time to stop by Mahtomedi Area Farmers' Market for fresh bread, produce, crafts ... and Lake Links! Open until noon today

Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Jun 28

Please join us July 12 for a free guided bike ride on the Lake Links Trail around White Bear Lake! www.lakelinks.net/post/free-fu... @bikemn.bsky.social

Registration now open for July 12 bike ride around White Bear Lake

The Lake Links Association invites you to join friends and neighbors in our 8th annual recreational bike ride around White Bear Lake on Saturday, July 12. The guided ride will start and end at the Sap...

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · May 28

In case you missed it: This recent webinar from the Food and Farming Journalism Network was packed with insights on agriculture's climate impact from Dr. Jonathan Foley and Dr. Helen Harwatt. Thank you to everyone who joined us live! 🎥✨ Catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPI0...

Uncovering Agriculture's Climate Impact | A Food Systems Forensics Webinar

YouTube video by Sentient

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · May 30

Did you know a lot of electric cargo bikes can accommodate an adult passenger?

Cargo bikes aren’t just for families with young kids.

Cargo bikes are for everyone.

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Two bikes on a sidewalk level bikeway at sunset. One of the bikes is an e cargo bike with an adult passenger

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · May 26

AKA - Community! Wishing you and yours a safe, restful & meaningful #MemorialDay, complete with the outdoor adventure of your choice.

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · May 26

When we design active transportation infrastructure for all ages and abilities, we get… all ages and abilities.

Including toddlers on balance bikes & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.

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toddler on balance bike (being helped by a parents & a senior couple hauling groceries on a bike & trike.

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · May 26

A nice win-win: Trails are good for you – and your home’s value, too! www.lakelinks.net/post/how-tra...

How shared-use trails boost home value and wellness

By Judy Craig, Realtor®The Craig GroupCredit: Kimley-HornIn today's real estate market since the Covid pandemic, homeowners and buyers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of living near recreati...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · May 18

Looking for some new Bluesky buddies who share your love of walking / biking / hiking in and around Minnesota’s Twin Cities? Follow this starter pack to connect! go.bsky.app/6W3hWeT

Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · May 18

Tilt-a-Whirl? Crime resort? F. Scott Fitzgerald? Learn all about hot spots of history you can see on your next bike, walk, or wheel around White Bear Lake, Minnesota, at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society's "X Marks the Spot" event series & exhibit 5/20 – 6/17. whitebearhistory.org/events/

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · May 11

Spring migration is at full swing on the Lake Links Trail! Check out the fun birds we saw and heard yesterday #minnesota #birds www.lakelinks.net/post/a-very-...

A Very Successful 2025 Lake Links Trail Bird Survey

By Ian HardingLake Links volunteers equipped with the Merlin birding app on their smartphones were on the trail at select points at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 10. It was a very pleasant 53 degrees wit...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · May 4

I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Apr 29

We found 11 interpretive history signs on a bike ride around White Bear Lake last weekend. Some pretty cool stories here! www.lakelinks.net/post/sign-sc...

Sign scavenger hunt!

Among the fun sights to see while traveling the Lake Links Trail are more than a dozen interpretive signs sharing fascinating information about the history of the White Bear Lake area. From Indigenous...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Apr 27

Proving once and for all that using the Lake Links Trail is a snap!

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Apr 25

Spring has sprung at Streetcar Park! Check out the first-year ephemerals here: www.lakelinks.net/post/spring-...

Spring Ephemerals are Blooming in Streetcar Park

The first signs of spring, the spring flowers are blooming in the revitalized Streetcar park. Thanks to the volunteer efforts in 2024 cleaning out invasives such as buckthorn and garlic mustard these ...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Apr 18

A great one-time volunteer opportunity for anyone in the Twin Cities who likes birds and pastries! www.lakelinks.net/post/2025-bi...

2025 Bird Survey

Join us Saturday, May 10, for the Lake Links Trail Bird 2025 Survey!Following on from the successful 2024 bird survey (46 different species!), the Lake Links Association is doing a bird survey Saturda...

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Apr 6

The weather this week should be perfect for checking out the Lake Links Trail around White Bear Lake! www.lakelinks.net/trail

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Lake Links Association @lakelinks.bsky.social · Mar 18

Minnesota has a cycling museum! And it's looking for board members!! Check it out: www.cmm.bike

Cycling Museum of Minnesota | Bicycles + Pedal Powered | Minneapolis

Museum in progress. CMM acquires and maintains collections to support programs including exhibitions, research, advocacy and more.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · Mar 16

Real facts: I’m in good physical health, but if I had to pedal a cargo bike + my kids’ weight + my own I’d never make it out of the Midtown Greenway ramps. We’d just be stuck down there. 😆

E assist is a game changer, even for folks like me (no physical disabilities or health challenges).

Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · Mar 16

This weekend an older woman walked up as my kids were getting out of our bike at the playground.

"I admire you so much. I do not have the physical strength to pedal a bike that weighs that much with kids in it!"

Me: "Oh! No need to admire me. This is an ebike, which makes it so easy!"

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3 kids are seated in the front box area of a Bunch bike (electric cargo trike). They're all wearing helmets and there is a fence and colorful mural behind them. One child is holding a large stuffed animal dog.

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