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Listen to the sound of those light and beautiful waves hitting the shore. And the gentle zephyr makes you feel much more. So natural and pure experience.

This lake as tons to do. Walking, running, enjoying the scenic views plus a lot more. Just be prepared. It is a busy lake especially in the summer

It can be really crowded pretty much any time of the day... but if you go around 1 or 2 in the afternoon it is a bit less hectic and you can enjoy more of Minneapolis' beautiful lakes :)

One of the most popular lakes in the Twin Cities area. Great for Jogging and people watching .

Perfect place for a walk or catching the sunset . I will never get sick of this city beauty.

Perfect place to go for a run; 3.1 miles around, or 5k. Good people watching and great views of Minneapolis. Renting a kayak or canoe is great fun as well

Great Lake for all types of activities!

Awesome place for the weekend, we rented some paddle boarding equipment and had a blast!

Voted Best Lake by City Pages in 2010. The beaches are clean , the characters are plentiful, and even if you don’t feel like going for a dunk, there are sailing opportunities and people-watching galore

A great place to walk your dog, view a lot of delicious eye-candy, and catch a lot of water Pokémon.

We call this lake our home and our origin. Be sure to check out our organization , we are a LGBT and Allied group simply planning events and activities in the community to make a change and difference. Read more

The lake circut is beautiful scenery and the people watching is amusing every kind of freak, square and hipster makes a show on nice days.

Walking, running and the best people watching in the city !

Stay on the correct side of either the walking/jogging path or the biking path or I will materialize next to you and punch you in the throat.

Awesome sunset .

Great walking lake

Check out our New Years Eve event Mystique 2012: Le Cirque. Fantasy fusion of Dance , Aerial Hoops, Silks & a Cirque infused runway show! Two rooms of music . Tickets & Info at www.NYEMPLS.com

Great place to be outside whether you are walking, running, or jogging! Enjoy!

Sunset canoe to Cedar Lake , and find Hidden Beach for a night swim .

Walks, runs, beaches , people watching

Best place for a run and biking . I still have to bike here since I love biking myself

If it's the first nice weekend of spring wear your sunglasses. You'll be blinded by the WHITE. #SpringinMinnesota

Tin Fish has bathrooms , a water fountain out back, & a water tap by the front window. Great stop on a run.

Great running routes and very scenic ... highly recommended

Great paths and lots of interesting people.

Jog or a take a relaxing walk or play volleyball or join the yoga classes

swimming playing tanning people watching ...this lake has it all...And you can walk across it in winter.

Pedestrian trail distance: 3.10 miles, Bike trail distance 3.19 miles

Really nice lake to bike around then catch a happy hour close by!

Love Calhoun... If looking for some good eats, stop at Tin Fish !

Put in anywhere on Calhoun and paddle all 3 lakes . Try finding the 4th :)

Rent a bike at nearby Calhoun Cycle and tour the lakes , Grand Rounds, and/or Greenway. One of the best cities in the US for biking ! Read more

Love it here? Get tix to attend the Winter WonderBlast here on March 4th. It will be an amazing event , I promise you! Read more

BEAUTIFUL! The floating raft out on the lake is a blast =]

Park for free at the office building with the surfers on it! Free after 6pm!

Windy. Bring gloves and a scarf or mask in the winter.

some people like to people watch , I'm more of a dog watcher myself. people give me weird looks. could also be because I'm wearing no pants or underwear.

Okay, there is a bike path and a walk path ... Please do not WALK on the BIKE path . Seriously... Not hard.

So tranquil! Get cremated so your ashes can be spread here.

Renting the double bike is really hard to do! Takes awhile to get use to!

In the summer, rollerblade around the lakes then have a picnic on the grassy area near the sand volleyball . Bring a frisbee as well !

Sceneries every where

A very good place.

Thomas Beach is the best swimming area.

Walk with a friend, it's enchanting and the people watching is top-notch.

Great place to reflect and read.

Walk the lake then to Sebastian Joes for some ice cream . The long walk will help the ice cream guilt!

Walking/biking trail around the lake

If you go when it's crowded , beware the horrible voice inflections you'll suffer through.

Check out The Best Days of Summer Aquatennial Milk Carton Boat Race!