The Gateway Trail

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April 28, 2018 When we think of state bike trails we have a tendency to think of the more glamorous ones—the beautiful Root River Trail out of Lanesboro or the Sparta-Elroy Trail in Wisconsin with its three old railroad tunnels—and overlook the trails right in our own back yard.    One of these, The Gateway Trail,…

Wear the Helmet!

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April 4, 2014 by Bruce Wynkoop While I enjoyed and agreed with most of Walker Angell’s March 25th article (“Mitigating risk to bicyclists”) I have to vehemently disagree with his bicycle helmet comments. Bicycling is an enjoyable way to get exercise, see the countryside, get around, and just wind down a bit. However, toward the…