2nd Annual Night Owl Classic – Twin Cities
Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 6:28AMFrom Mill City Times:
The Night Owl Classic is a 16.5-mile or 8.5-mile non-competitive bike ride along the Mississippi River at dusk. The ride will start and finish at historic St. Anthony Main and tour some of the Twin Cities most well known landmarks all with the backdrop of the setting sun, rising moon and twinkling skyline.
Riders will be welcomed by a pre-ride kick off and registration starting at 6:30pm. Two rides will be offered:
A Family ride, 8.5-mile ride departing from 7:00-7:30PM
A Hoot of a ride, 16.5-mile adult departing from 7:30-8:00PM
Riders will pedal over, through and past these dynamic landmarks:
Nicollet Island
Boom Island
The Federal Reserve Building
The Historic Grain Belt Brewery Sign
Mill City Museum
Guthrie Theater
Lock and Dam
Dinkytown Trail Bike Bridge
Weisman Museum
Marshall Avenue Bridge
Ford Parkway – Intercity Bridge
Mississippi Gorge Park
University of Minnesota
Stone Arch Bridge
Father Hennepin Bluffs Park
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