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Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School visits the Paralympics!
With mitten tugging at the blue fence lining the stadium, students from Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School peered down the track leading to the finish line. It didn’t take long for their timid cheers to escalate into whoops, hollers and joyful cries....
Tenth Anniversary Weekend Recap Video – by Dan Webster
http://youtu.be/URZr-PBImuM
2012 Snow Sculpture Results
The results of the snow sculpting competition are: 1st Place: Minnesota Big Snow - Desert Flower - Pat Mogren & Gerry Proulx 2nd place: Manville North - Wizard of Oz - Adam Turner, David Ryding & Charlie Swanson (1st year snow sculpting, ever). 3rd Place...
2012 Results
2012 Event Coverage – Videos, photography and news stories
Skinnyski.com's Saturday Event Coverage Skinnyski.com's Sunday Event Coverage f-go Photography Ron Bennett Photography FlashIntoGear
Spectating at the Loppet
Most Loppet events offer fun and free spectating. On Saturday/MOA Family Day, the SW Journal Snow Sculpture Contest, the Sit-Ski Challenge, Chuck & Don's Skijoring Loppet, the Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet, Rossignol Junior Loppet, Finn Sisu Sprints, Cook County...
Snow Sculptors Needed
The Loppet Snow Sculpture Contest has a few spots remaining. Grab your form and sculpt away . . . Cash prizes, lots of fun, camaraderie, a fun family outing, be part of the Loppet, no cost, warm weather - what's not to like? 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday...
North Minneapolis Welcomes the Loppet
In just the few days since the Loppet landed at Wirth Park for all events, North Minneapolis has offered a warm welcome. Check out this Facebook page devoted to the subject - click here. Lots to see and do in North Minneapolis, including some pasta...
New: Sit-Ski Challenge
The Russian Paralympic Team has thrown down the gauntlet. They claim their top sit-skiers are faster than America's top able-bodied skiers - as long as both are in a sit-ski. Top international paralympic athletes will compete against top American...
Loppet Winter Golf
In honor of the wimpy winter, Theodore Wirth Park is hosting winter golf on the Front-9 of the golf course. $5 purchases a tennis ball, a golf club and a course to play on. Take the shuttle bus from Mortenson Construction or Optum Health, check in at the...