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West River Parkway

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🛶 A new canoe take-out trail is coming to the south end of the river gorge

The new trail will traverse a gully just south of the Horace W.S. Cleveland Overlook at 44th Street.

🛶 A new canoe take-out trail is coming to the south end of the river gorge
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🏃‍♀️ 5 neighborhood spots to watch the marathon

Longfellow's stretch of the river road offers some of the best spectating locales for the Twin Cities Marathon, which will draw 300,000 spectators and 8,000 runners on Sunday morning.

🏃‍♀️ 5 neighborhood spots to watch the marathon
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🗑 Plogging the river gorge with Andy Lambert

He's kept up the near-daily ritual of picking up river litter as he jogs for three years, and is hosting a neighborhood group jog to celebrate.

🗑 Plogging the river gorge with Andy Lambert
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🦜 Bird alert: It's peak migration season in the gorge

Dave Zumeta has been meticulously documenting the birds of the river gorge for more than 35 years.

🦜 Bird alert: It's peak migration season in the gorge
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🦅 We’ve got an eaglet in the Dorman nest

Congratulations are in order to the longtime residents of the Dorman Avenue eagles nest, who’ve welcomed at least one new baby eaglet into their expansive family tree.

🦅 We’ve got an eaglet in the Dorman nest
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🌳 What are those brush piles by the river?

They’re part of a largely successful push to rid the area of a buckthorn infestation.

🌳 What are those brush piles by the river?
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🐟 Sea Salt opens April 19

Featuring a brand new sandwich shop next door.

🐟 Sea Salt opens April 19