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Stillwater salutes Brown's Creek State
Trail
It links the city's downtown to the Gateway trail and could draw
75,000 users a year.
By Kevin Giles(http://www•startribune.com/kevin-gfles/10644901/)Star Tribune
JUNE 4.2015—1:OSAM
The hottest new recreational trail in the Twin Cities metro area officially opens
Saturday.
Public use of the Brown's Creek State Trail began last fall after paving was completed on
the 5.8-mile route,which links downtown Stillwater with the Cateway State Trail in the
neighboring city of Grant.Saturday's observance,however,kicks off a five-day
celebration that recognizes the trail's strategic location and its si�ificant tourism
potential for Stillwater.
The 18-mile Gateway trail begins in St.Paul,travels northeast through Maplewood,
North St.Paul and Oakdale,and ends at Pine Point Regional Park 4 miles northwest of
Stillwater.The Brown's Creek trail is expected to funne175,000 people a year into
Stillwater,many of them coming from the Gateway trail.
"We are so excited to welcome cyclists to pedal from the birthplace of Minnesota to the r �
capital of the state enjoying scenery from the St.Croix River to the Mississippi River ' �' � *f� �;
through rural landscapes in an urban setting,"said Jerry Helmberger,president of the � �; � �,
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The grand opening ceremony begins at 10 a.m.at the trailhead at the north end of Main fr.,�,� � �.,rr ��-
Street,near the former depot for the Minnesota Zephyr dinner train.The trail follows _,� ;,,�
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The ceremony will include art projects for children,speakers and a ribbon-cutting.Also ��
Saturday will be a National Trails Day event from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.People using the trail ��i :� ��
can visit with a naturalist at five separate pullouts. . . ,�.�;T•–-�=�`�
Other public events: ,96 Dellwood Rd.
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•Sunday at 1 p.m.at Brown's Creek Nature Preserve at Neal Avenue—Geocaching 101. l MCKusick Rd.N.
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•Monday at 1 p.m.at the preserve—Nature Through a Camera Lens. Z 'z
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•Tuesday at 7 a.m.at the preserve—Birds of Brown's Creek State Trail.Bring ao �
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•Wednesday,June 10,at 10 a.m.at the preserve—Wildflower and Plant Walk.
•Thursday,June ll,at 6:30 p.m.at the preserve—Browds Creek Watershed District Ice anvnnoNO ceuMNer
Cream Social.
•Friday,June 11,at 630 p.m.at the preserve—Thursday Evening Trail Ride. I
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