One of 10,000 Lakes: A summer series

  • Join us as we explore the many unique lakes in the Twin Cities area. Each weekend, we profile a new body of water perfect for an in-town day trip -- whether you want to swim, paddle, fish, hike or just hang out.

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Nicholas Case, 2, nuzzled up to his dad, Alex, in Lake Minnewashta.

  • Minnewashta: A sweet retreat

    Article By: JESSICA BAKEMAN ,Star Tribune Publish August 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update August 29, 2011 11:12 AM

    You have to follow the ambiguous signs on the winding dirt roads in Lake Minnewashta Regional Park to get to the lake, west of Excelsior. But it's worth the journey.

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Back in the water at Shady Oak Beach.

Buffalo Lake basketball courts.

An 800-foot boardwalk reaches out on Wood Lake.

Long Lake Beach is a popular hangout for area teens.

  • Long Lake: To a teen, it's paradise

    Article By: AIMÉE TJADER , Star Tribune Publish July 30, 2011 2:00 AM / Update August 1, 2011 2:44 PM

    New Brighton's Long Lake is prized for its setting inside a regional park. But the hundreds of teenagers who fill the parking lot with bumper-stickered cars make the daily trek to the beach for one thing only: to see and be seen.

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Emilio Campo, 6, takes a jump into Lake Nokomis

Debbie Inwood of Arden Hills skis on Lake Johanna.

  • Johanna: Following her wake

    Article By: JESSICA BAKEMAN , Star Tribune Publish July 16, 2011 2:00 AM / Update July 15, 2011 8:52 PM

    More than 100 waterfront homes dot the perimeter of Lake Johanna in Arden Hills. To those residents, the 214-acre body of water acts as "the neighborhood."

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A great egret at Como Lake.

Family fun at Lake Phalen.

  • Phalen: Urban tapestry and oasis

    Article By: KIM PALMER , KPALMER@STARTRIBUNE.COM Publish July 2, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 7, 2011 10:24 AM

    The crush of urban life sometimes bumps up against nature at Lake Phalen. In many ways, the lake is where old St. Paul and new St. Paul meet, where the bustling city gives way to a green, watery oasis.

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A family paddles past "Minne" at Brownie Lake.

Whaletail Lake is part of Gale Woods Farm Park.

  • Whaletail: Where time unravels

    Article By: Kim Ode , Star Tribune Publish June 18, 2011 2:00 AM / Update July 14, 2011 3:09 PM

    The quiet lake in Minnetrista is perfect for nibbling and purling. This is the first in our weekly summer series spotlighting lakes in the Twin Cities.

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