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GLORIA NELSON,left,and Marge Minar enjoy a breather at Keller Lake during a
recent Maplewood Women's Bike Club jaunt.
Bike Club offers
escape for women
Many housewives spend their early each week.
mornings at home doing the laundry, A recent four and a half mile trip cir-
washing windows, or feeding the kids — cled Lakes Gervais and Kell r, with a
but for a small group of area women, slight wind and a few chirirg birds
Tuesday mornings are something special. providing the only "disturbances" along
Every Tuesday morning throughout the the way.The serene trips offer the women
summer the Maplewood Women's Bike a chance to get outside,exercise,have fun
Club gets together and bicycles through and get away from daily household
quiet empty streets and around chores, at least temporarily.
Maplewood's peaceful lakes, traveling Otherpast trips have included biking to
numerous routes throughout the area. downtown St.Paul for park concerts.The
The club, formed six years ago, has trips are usually planned to last from 9-11
about 20 women this year biking at a.m.each Tuesday morning.Women may
various times. However, because of join the club at anytime throughout the
family duties and other activities only program by calling the Maplewood
about half the club is usually able to bike Community Services Department.