HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-21-15 Media Alert - Nine Mile Creek RT groundbreaking
October 21, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Knisely
Media Relations Specialist
763.694.7617
tknisely@threeriversparkdistrict.org
MEDIA ALERT
NINE MILE CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION
Three Rivers Park District, the City of Edina and other local and regional officials will be celebrating
the start of construction of the Edina segment of the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail on Friday, October
23, at noon, at the former Fred Richards Golf Course, 7640 Parklawn Ave., Edina. The community is
invited to attend the event.
When complete, the 15-mile Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail will travel through the cities of Hopkins,
Minnetonka, Edina, Richfield, and Bloomington. It will also connect to the Lake Minnetonka LRT, Minnesota
River Bluffs LRT, Cedar Lake LRT, North Cedar Lake, and Nokomis-Minnesota River Regional Trails, as well
as the Dakota County Big Rivers Regional Trail and the planned Minnesota River State Trail. The trail will
provide access to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Bloomington Visitor Center and Fort Snelling
State Park.
About Three Rivers Park District
Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional
parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers
facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,
snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback
riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and
farm education.
Three Rivers Park District’s mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and
education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than
27,000 acres and serves nearly 11 million visitors a year.
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