October 13, 2016: Lake Harriet (Minneapolis)

Join the group for a hike around scenic Lake Harriet in west Minneapolis.

Lake Harriet was named for the wife of Col. Leavenworth. Her maiden name was Harriet Lovejoy, her home being in Blenheim, Schoharie County, N.Y. She was born in 1791, was married to Leavenworth in the winter of 1813-14, and died at Barrytown, N.Y., September 7, 1854. She came here with her husband and was here about one year. Leavenworth received the brevet rank of brigadier general in 1824 and died at the age of 51, July 21, 1834, in an expedition against the Pawnee and Comanche. Fort Leavenworth in Kansas and a city and county there were named in his honor.

Directions: Take I-35W South out of downtown Minneapolis to the West 46th Street exit. Proceed west (right) on West 46th Street ten blocks to Lyndale Avenue and turn south (left) and go four blocks to West 50th Street. Proceed west eight blocks on West 50th Street to the Lynnhurst Park parking lot, just north of the Lynhurst Community Center, and just west of where Minnehaha Parkway, Humboldt Avenue South and West 50th Street come together.

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