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Wirth Lake [1] is in Theodore Wirth Park, a large park managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, but is actually in Golden Valley, a neighboring suburb.
Theodore Wirth Park is the regional park located in Minneapolis and Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States.Formally named Theodore Wirth Regional Park, it includes two golf courses (an 18-hole course and a 9-hole par 3 course), Wirth Lake, Birch Pond, cross-country ski trails, mountain biking trails, snow tubing hills, and other amenities.
Wirth Lake (top) sits in Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board-managed property in Golden Valley; Lake Mead (bottom) is less than five acres. Some sources, including the City of Minneapolis's own geographic information system (GIS) dataset, list up to 22 lakes within the city.
[2] The Chain of Lakes district consists of Lake Harriet, Lyndale Park, Lyndale Farmstead, Bde Maka Ska, Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake, and Brownie Lake. Theodore Wirth (extending into Golden Valley) consists of Theodore Wirth Park. The byway follows Cedar Lake Parkway as it crosses Interstate 394 and becomes Theodore Wirth Parkway.
The lakes, parks, and outdoor recreation areas that Minneapolis features are often cited by users as some of the most important factors in their quality of life. Wirth's home and park planning offices. Several Minneapolis recreation areas bear his name, including the 38-acre (150,000 m 2) Wirth Lake, which is in Theodore Wirth Park.
In just over two months, Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis will host a World Cup cross country skiing event, the first time an event like this has been held on U.S. soil in 20 years.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board was created by an act of the Minnesota State Legislature and a vote of Minneapolis residents in 1883. Charles M. Loring was elected the first president of the board. Loring convinced landowners to donate property around Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet and Lake of the Isles, and on Minnehaha Creek. [8]
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