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  2. Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis) - Wikipedia

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    Map of the north end of the park Frozen Minnehaha Falls. Minnehaha Park is situated on the banks of the Mississippi River within the Minnehaha Historic District. Located between Hiawatha Avenue and the Minnehaha Parkway, the park includes Minnehaha Creek with its falls and glen. The 167-acre park is divided into two main portions: an upper ...

  3. Minnehaha Falls Lower Glen Trail - Wikipedia

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    Minnehaha Falls Lower Glen Trail is a popular hiking route in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The 2.1-mile (3.4 km) trail loop begins and ends at the base of the iconic Minnehaha Falls . Hikers follow natural trails and elevated boardwalks through a sedimentary rock glen carved by Minnehaha Creek to its confluence with the Mississippi ...

  4. List of Minnesota state parks - Wikipedia

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    Minnesota's first attempt to create a state park came in 1885, when a 173-acre (70 ha) park was authorized to preserve Minnehaha Falls.The effort was delayed by legal appeals from the various landowners of the desired parkland, and by the time those were settled in favor of the state in 1889, Minnesota no longer had the money to purchase the land.

  5. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board - Wikipedia

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    Minnehaha Falls is part of Minnehaha Park, a 167-acre (68 ha) jewel of the Minneapolis park system. [7] 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.

  6. Minnehaha Falls Remain Frozen as Fresh Snow Falls in ... - AOL

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    Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota, remained frozen on Friday, January 19, after fresh snow blanketed many parts of the state the day before.The National Weather Service said the largest ...

  7. Neighborhoods of Minneapolis - Wikipedia

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    Local amenities are also taken on as nicknames. "Minnehaha" refers to the area by Minnehaha Falls rather than along Minnehaha Avenue, as evidenced by the location of the Minnehaha Historic District. [48] "Tower (Hill)", along University Avenue Southeast in Prospect Park, refers to the Witch's Hat Tower. [49]

  8. Minnehaha Trail - Wikipedia

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    Minnehaha Trail is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) paved, multi-use trail in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, that connects Minnehaha Regional Park and Fort Snelling State Park – two of the most popular recreation destinations in the Twin Cities metro area.

  9. List of lakes in Minneapolis - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] In the 1880s, landscape architect Horace Cleveland foresaw Minneapolis's growth and made a series of recommendations to the city's Board of Park Commissioners to acquire land along Minnehaha Creek, near Minnehaha Falls, and around several lakes in the southwest portion of the city in order to form a robust, interconnected park system ...