The biggest lake in Minneapolis.Lake Calhoun is one beautiful lake to visit. Located near St. Louis Park, Minneapolis, this lake offers various activities like walking trails, bicycle trails, kayaks, canoeing etc to the visitors. I was in Minneapolis during winter 2009 when I decided to visit this lake. This lake is very easy to find if you have a car but unfortunately I did not have a car at that time.So I decided to take a bus. It took about 20-30 min to get to the lake.
It was almost winter and the lake side was very cold (especially for an Indian who is used to hot/humid weather). The bus dropped me some where on the West side of the lake and I wanted to go to the North Beach area of the lake. Damn ! it was cold..but I had no option but to walk ! So I started walking towards the north beach and clicked some pictures and was also talking on phone with a friend of mine who was telling me some facts about this lake. Interestingly – Lake Calhoun freezes completely during the peak winters of Minneapolis and you can actually walk on the lake, fly kites or may be even take your car on the lake :- )
The weather was cold but not cold enough to freeze the lake yet (it was only November. The lake would freeze by January/February) but was cold enough to stop all the water sports. So the only activity that I could do was to take a “walk” on the lake side and take some pictures. I was a really cold afternoon and probably that was the reason why I was one of the very few walking by the lake.
Once I reached the North Beach, I was there for about an hour. I took some nice pictures and then returned back home. Overall it was a wonderful experience and I really liked the lake and its surroundings.
Here are some of the pictures from this memorable Lake Calhoun.
The first picture is when I was walking towards the North Beach of Lake Calhoun.
One more shot captured while I was walking towards the north beach (btw..It was a long walk and I took a lot of pictures)
The map of all the great lakes of Minneapolis City.
Finally reached the North Beach area.
This was again another picture taken while I was walking towards the north beach. This one has the Minneapolis Downtown in background.
Another click…for some reason, I liked it…..
Pictures of the jogging trail on Lake Calhoun
The last two shots… The last one in fact is one of my favorite pictures
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