Twin Cities Hidden Gems
Our Team specializes and is dedicated to serving home buyers and sellers in the Twin Cities and throughout the 13 counties and outer Metro areas. And as real estate advocates in the Twin Cities, we would like to highlight all of those popular destinations in both St. Paul and Minneapolis. We will also feature local events and businesses on this page.
Our First Stop:
Rum River Regional Trail
The Rum River Regional Trail follows the Rum River from the City of Anoka to the Anoka/Isanti County border. The trail is made up of segments connecting different local and regional parks. The plans for this trail is to be 20 miles long when complete and stretch North to South across the county.
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The Rum River Regional Trail connects with many other regional trails such as the Mississippi River Regional Trail, Central Anoka County Regional Trail, North Anoka County Regional Trail, and Sugar Hills Regional Trail.
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Currently 4 segments of this regional trail exist. The first stretches from City of Anoka’s Akin Riverside Park 4 miles through downtown Anoka; continuing along the river to the Rum River County library. The second section is 1.2 miles long and explores the Lake George Regional Park. The third segment is just over one mile long and stretches through the Ponds Park in the City of Oak Grove. Finally the fourth segment of trail is 3.5 miles long and stretches from Lake George Boulevard to Poppy Street. Connecting the Dellwood River Park and Rum River North County Park.
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*Info & photo from anokacountyparks.com
Our Next Stop:
Lake George
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Lake George is a small lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, located within the city of Oak Grove, 12 miles north of the city of Anoka.
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Lake George was formed about 12,000 years ago following retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and drainage of glacial Lake Anoka. The first recorded mention of the lake comes from an Indian battle which occurred in 1845. The battle followed a peace conference between the Lakota and the Ojibway at Fort Snelling. Following the conference, the Ojibway began returning home up the Mississippi River and then up the Rum River, and the Lakota set on their way up the Minnesota River. It is reported that the Ojibway took a Lakota woman with them and when the Lakota discovered this they pursued the Ojibway to their camp on the south shore of Lake George. The battle that ensued lasted for three days and resulted in over 200 dead.
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*Info & photo from Wikipedia