Walk along Minnehaha Creek

Last Thursday we had beautiful weather and a fine walk along Minnehaha Creek starting from the Light Rail Station on 46th and walking as far as Nicollet Avenue.  Some of this stretch was new for us.  We usually walk from Nicollet to Lake Harriett and back.  I didn't even think about bringing a bag to collect trash along the way.  It has always seemed relatively trash free.  I probably could have picked up enough trash to fill up a small Target bag.  There was the occasional water bottle cast aside and a few candy wrappers. This part of the creek seems to be well maintained.  So I was surprised to see a tire out in the creek just west of the Highway 35 bridge.

If the Park and Rec folks don't take care of this I hope someone will be able to remove this tire on the official Minnehaha Creek clean up day on July 26th.  That is a chance for volunteers to get together and work along the creek as well as clean up the Lake Hiawatha and Lake Nokomis areas too.  Volunteers get treated to beer and barbecue after they work.  What a deal.  http://www.minnehahacreek.org/events/2015-minnehaha-creek-cleanup-july-26