If you want to see the vitality that a bike trail can bring to a community, visit Lanesboro, Minnesota on a weekend. Bicyclists are everywhere, from families pedaling with their kids strung behind ...

It's perfect for anyone looking to escape the city and enjoy a day on a bike. Frank & Chris Go Fly Fishing On The Root River The fishing in Lanesboro is also quite different than what the guys ...

Restaurants, bike shops and other outlets opened to serve the influx of tourists. "There was a real synergy. The trails, the arts, the beauty of the area — all that came together, and by the ...

LANESBORO — Lanesboro has beautiful scenery, a historic downtown and a river for tubing and canoeing, but the Root River Trail has been its road to economic success.

Lanesboro, Minnesota Wikimedia Commons. ONCE CHANGE ... Something happened. In 1989, an asphalt bike trail was completed on the path of the old railroad tracks. Development followed, ...

Their restaurant journey started like many people's draw to Lanesboro: on a bicycle trip on the Root River State Trail. The restaurant, at 111 Coffee St., opened in June 1994 and closed in ...

LANESBORO, Minn. — Our final That’s So Minnesota Road Trip takes us to historic bluff country in southeastern Minnesota: Lanesboro! It's snugged in the Root River Valley with a mix of rolling ...