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The Lake Wobegon Trail are two paved recreational rail trails in central Minnesota, named after the fictional Lake Wobegon in Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion". [1] Each trail is marked with mileposts every 0.5 miles (0.80 km), corresponding with the mile markers of the former railroad lines.
The Minnesota Rails and Trails project began creating the Lake Wobegon Trail in 1998. It now stretches from Waite Park, Minnesota just west of St. Cloud, to Freeport, Minnesota , where it forks; one trail heads northwest to Osakis, Minnesota , the other northeast to Holdingford, Minnesota and Bowlus, Minnesota , and on across the Mississippi ...
The Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon is a 26.2 mile foot race from Holdingford, Minnesota, to St. Joseph, Minnesota, on a paved trail called the Lake Wobegon Trail. The course is USATF-certified, making it a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. The race is sponsored and organized by the St. Cloud River Runners, a running group active since 1983 ...
The bridge is located along the Lake Wobegon Trail extension that runs from Albany past Holdingford. It is 186 feet (57 m) long and was built in 2008 by the Holdingford Lions club. [39] Each May since 2008, runners in the Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon start in Holdingford before running 26.2 miles south on the trail to St. Joseph.
The Central Lakes State Trail is a paved recreational rail trail in central Minnesota, USA, running along a former Burlington Northern Railroad line. The trail is marked with mileposts every mile, corresponding with the mile markers of the former railroad line. Snowmobile use is allowed on the trail in winter, conditions permitting.
Longest covered bridge in Minnesota, located along the Lake Wobegon Trail. [1] [5] Horseshoe Lake Washington: Scandia: 1981 32 ft (9.8 m) Horseshoe Lake [1] Covered Bridge Farm Washington: Forest Lake
In May of each year since 2008, hundreds of runners line up in Holdingford, Minnesota and run the 26.2 mile Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon route to the finish line in St. Joseph. The College of St. Benedict is home to the Claire Lynch Gym, where the NCAA DIII Bennies complete in volleyball and basketball against regional MIAC teams. The outdoor ...
Skirts a series of glacially formed lakes in Central Minnesota and connects to the Lake Wobegon Trails. [109] Cuyuna Lakes State Trail: Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area: 6 9.7: Paved: Wends through a regenerating open-pit mining area and connects with several mountain biking trails. [110] Douglas State Trail: Pine Island – Rochester: 13 21