Twin Cities Volkssports Annual Meeting
Morning of October 20, 2007

Name: Gideon Pond-Dakota House / Bloomington Parks walk
Sponsor:  Twin Cities Voklssports
Start Point: 
  Riverside Reformed Church, 102nd & Nicollet Ave South, Bloomington
Start/Finish Time:  
  Start: Register from 8:30 until 9:00a.m. (11K), until 9:30 (6K)
  Finish: Group walk.  Expected to finish between 11:15 & 11:30 
  If one wishes to walk as an individual, they must register
    and start not less than 10 minutes before group-walk departure.
Distance:  
  11K guided walk starts promptly at 9:00, 6K at 9:30
Trail Rating/Description:  
  6K & 11K guided walk. Trail is on Bloomington city streets,
  and through Bloomington's Moir, Central, Anderson, Hopkins,
  and Pond parks.  Also through Minnesota Valley NWR.
  Trail follows parts of 9-mile creek and the Minnesota river.
  As this is a group-walk, trail will not be marked.
  No strollers or wheelchairs.  Rating 2
  Dogs on leash welecome on the trail.
Awards/Fees:  A awards of <TBD> for <$TBD>.
  [Looking into an engraved stone, more data to come.]
  Credit-only fee is $3.  Without AVA credit, fee is $2.
Directions: 
  From East or West, take Interstate I494 to the Nicollet Avenue exit.
     Turn south on Nicollet about 2 miles to 102nd.
  From North or South, take Interstate I35W to the 98th Avenue exit.
     Turn East on 98th about 1/2 mile to Nicollet, then south on Nicollet.
  At 102nd & Nicollet, turn left on 102nd & right into parking lot.
Parking:
  Park near the south end of church lot, and enter the southeast door.
Special:
  Following the walk, you are invited to join TCV for their annual meeting.
  Refreshments will be served.
Contacts:
  TCV: Paul Stachour, 952-884-5977
Co-ordination:
  Bloomington Parks: 952-963-8877 (Greg)
  Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 952-854-5900 (Tom)
  Riverside Church: 952-884-5988 (office, directions only)
Notes: 
  Bloomington parks requires a group-use permit, no charge.
  MN Valley NWR requires a group-use permit, nominal charge.
  There are restroom facilities at start-finish, none on walk-route.
  I am checking into having a Pond-house tour at the end of the walk.