Looking Forward to the Trail-Loppet

The Loppet Foundation’s Surly Trail Loppet, a thrilling trail run through Minneapolis’s own Theodore Wirth Park, is coming up on Saturday, September 21. Almost as famous for its fun and challenging course as it is for the delicious Surly beer at the finish line, the...

Welcome, New Adventures Director!

By Annie Harvieux, Intern “The Foundation is not a typical non-profit,” says the job description for the recently hired Loppet Adventures Director. Few statements are more ambiguous than this, or more true. Rather than crunching numbers behind a desk, the Loppet...

Loppet Mentors

By Annie Harvieux, Intern One of the Loppet’s primary objectives is instilling a lifelong love of outdoor sports in youth from all backgrounds. However, it’s far easier to find a cross-section of the youth population that is hardworking and athletic than to find one...