city of lakes loppet festival

Bicycling and Busing to the Events
Course Map
Biking and busing to the Loppet Festival is easy.
• Use the Midtown Greenway or the Chain of Lakes to bike.
• Use any Lake Street or Hennepin bus. See www.metrotransit.org.
Shuttle Service to the Festival
Marathon-distance
map. For all other
events, see loppet.org.
There is no event parking in the Lake Calhoun Executive Center parking lot and parking
options around the Loppet Festival area are extremely limited. However, the Loppet
Foundation will be running a convenient and free shuttle bus from the Walker Library
(Lagoon and Lake Street) to the Loppet Festival Area. Buses will run Friday from 6 - 9 p.m.,
Saturday from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Park on city streets
near the Walker Library, at Jefferson Elementary at 26th and Hennepin, or in the Mosaic
or Calhoun Square parking ramps. Free parking and a shuttle bus are also available in the
Optum parking lot on
Theodore
Theodore Wirth
94
Douglas Drive
55 in Golden Valley on
Golf Course
100
Wirth
Parkway
Start Area for
Optum Parking
Saturday and Sunday.
Point-to-Point
Lot - Parking for
Point-to-Point
Events
Events
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See the spectator info section
of the Loppet website for more
information on times and
locations for cheering.
Visit loppet.org for more
information.
Plymouth Ave
55
Loppet Facts: Look for
Loppet Founders or
10-Year Participants in
special bibs. They have
completed all 10 or 11
of the first 11 Loppet
events. They deserve
extra cheers! Without
these dedicated
participants we would
not be where we are
today.
55
Glenwood Ave
Glenwood Ave
100
394
394
Downtown
Minneapolis
394
94
94
Hennepin Ave
Uptown
Shuttle Bus
Pickup Minneapolis
100
35W
Lagoon Ave
Lake St
Loppet Facts: The
Loppet Foundation and
the Minneapolis Park
& Recreation Board
have partnered to
expand and improve
opportunities for
outdoor activity in the
Minneapolis area for
more than 11 years.
CITY OF LAKES
LOPPET
FESTIVAL
Parking - street
and ramp parking
Hennepin available in Uptown
Lake St
Loppet Village at
Lake Calhoun Center
Ex
ce
lsi
or
Bl
vd
Ave
Calhoun Beach Club
FinnSisu
Sprints
Course
Captain Ken's
Kubb
Tournament
MYSL
SuperCarnival
FINISH
Cal
SW Journal
Snow
Sculpture
Contest
arkw
ay
2014
START AREA:
Rossignol Junior Loppet
Cook County Minne-Loppet
Chuck + Don’s Skijoring
Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet
2014
2014
2014
Penn Ice-Cycle
Loppet Course
Loppet Facts: Loppet Adventures is the non-competitive wing of the Loppet Foundation.
Through Adventures underserved youth in the community attend Loppet Adventure
Camps, go on Trips for Kids mountain bike rides, join middle school ski and bike teams,
learn to ski through Minne-Loppet programs in their elementary schools, and enjoy mentor
relationships with outdoor-active adults. You will see hundreds of Loppet kids participating
in the Cook County Minne-Loppet and Rossignol Junior Loppet at the Loppet this year.
Sponsors
Gold
Lake
Calhoun
Parking Lot
Shuttle Bus
Drop off
and Pickup
nP
ce
Ex
d
Blv
hou
r
lsio
Calhoun
Executive
Center
North Beach
Parking Lot
Silver
The Big Tent
Surly Beer Garden
Vendor Village
Food, fun!!!
Ackerberg Group
Bachman’s
Bearskin Lodge
Captain Ken’s Foods
Cook County Visitors Bureau
Institute for Athletic Medicine
LHB Inc.
Penn Cycle
REI
Rossignol
SidewalkDog.com
Ski Trax
Whole Foods Minneapolis
Bronze
Lake Street
1 800 Got Junk
Be Fast
Boulder Nordic Sports
Brock White
Chiang Mai Thai
Coldwell Banker Burnet
Fairlife
Finn Sisu
Gear West Ski & Bike
Great Harvest
Hammer Nutrition
Hidden Bay
The Lowry
Lyndale Tap House
Manitoba Hydro
Metro Transit
Midwest Mountaineering
Minnesota PremierPublications/
Southwest Journal
Minnesota Trails Magazine
Mrs. Olson’s Lefse
Nature Valley
Nestle
Parasole
Peace Coffee
Pearson’s Candy
Podiumwear
Rack Attack
Rainbow Resort
Royal Norwegian Consulate
General Minneapolis
SpringHill Suites by Mariott
Stella’s FIsh Cafe
Swix
Urban Eatery
Van Iwaarden Associates
Wilderness Inquiry
Yelp
Zap Event
Visit loppet.org or call the Loppet
Hotline at 612 604-5330
SPECTATOR GUIDE
JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 • LOPPET.ORG
Comcast Luminary Loppet
City of Lakes
Loppet
Festival
New: Loppet
Village at Lake
Calhoun Center
The Loppet has a new home this year - at
Lake Calhoun Center on the northwest
corner of Lake Calhoun. This means fewer
congested roads and traffic problems,
easier parking, and better spectating
- with all the action - snow sculptures,
sprints, all the start and finish lines, the
big tent, and the shuttle bus - in one
convenient location.
Saturday, Februar y 1, 2014
Registration Required
Free for Luminary Loppet
registrants, $10 otherwise
Free for Luminary Loppet
registrants, $10 otherwise
Sunday,
Februar
y 2, 2014
Free shuttle bus from
the
Walker Library to the
Loppet Festival Area
Free shuttle bus from the
Walker Library to the
Loppet Festival Area
REI Tour - Skate
Puoli Loppet - Classic
Puoli Loppet - Skate
REI Tour - Skate
Loppet Facts: The Loppet Foundation
is a membership organization. Loppet
Foundation members enjoy benefits
throughout the year: Discounts at local
ski and bike shops. Year-round member
events like the Waffle Loppets, solstice
paddles, and ski trips. Bonfire nights. And,
most important, members help support
everything that the Foundation does.
Anyone can become a member. Find out
more information at loppet.org.
Loppet Skate Marathon
Puoli Loppet - Skate
Loppet Skate Marathon
Frid ay, Januar y 31, 2014
Free shuttle bus from the Walker Library
to the Loppet Festival Area
Free shuttle buses from the Walker
Library and from Optum parking lot
to the Loppet Festival area
Columbia Sportswear Carriage Rides
Free shuttle bus from the Walker Library
to the Loppet Festival Area
Volunteer
All volunteers receive a Loppet hat and a
Goodie Bag. Sign up online at loppet.org,
call the Loppet Volunteer Hotline at
612 604-5330 or email Volunteer
Coordinator Nancy Nelson at
volunteer@loppet.org for details.
General Spectating Tips
Bring bells or noise-makers (it is hard to
clap with mittens on).
Dress warmly.
Avoid walking on the trails.
Single out participants by bib number –
“Go number 725.”
Free shuttle buses from the Walker
Library and from Optum parking lot
to the Loppet Festival area
Columbia Sportswear
CarriageLoppet
Rides
Comcast Luminary
— Round-trip rides
from Vendor
Village
Registration
Required
to Columbia Store (Lake and Hennepin)
Free for Luminary Loppet
registrants, $10 otherwise
Free shuttle buses from
the Walker Library and
from Optum parking lot to
the Loppet Festival area
— Round-trip rides from Vendor Village
to Columbia Store (Lake and Hennepin)
Loppet Facts: The Loppet Foundation
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
based in North Minneapolis. Its
mission is to provide opportunities
and create passion for year-round
outdoor activities and adventures
in the Minneapolis area, especially
among inner-city youth.
Columbia Sportswear
Carriage Rides – Round-trip
rides from Vendor Village to
Columbia Store (Lake and Hennepin)
Loppet Facts: The Loppet Foundation leverages events like the City of Lakes Loppet
Festival to run its youth programs. The Foundation has introduced activities like skiing,
mountain biking, paddling and orienteering to more than 6,500 youth, including 4,000
from North Minneapolis.
Loppet Facts: Loppet Nordic Racing
- or LNR - is the racing wing of the
Loppet Foundation. Head Coach Piotr
Bednarski and his team of coaches work
with athletes from beginners through
Olympians year-round.