Thank you for exploring Lino Lakes, a growing community located about 20 minutes north of either downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. As our name implies, there are thirteen lakes for you to enjoy - plus a number of great parks, trails, and other outdoor attractions guaranteed to help retain our town's natural setting and wildlife habitat. The Rice Creek Chain County Regional Park is a 2,550 acre park reserve located on a on beautiful George Watch Lake that hosts the Wargo Nature Center and Rice Creek Campground. Lino Lakes contains numerous city parks and trails which guarantee our town will maintain its natural settings and wildlife habitat and nearby Chomonix Golf Course offers the most scenic round of golf in the Twin Cities with elegant banquet facilities available in the Blue Heron Room. It's no surprise that the City of Lino Lakes won the Minnesota Environmental Initiative Award this year for the best environmental project in the Green Building and Development category.

Visit us for the fifth annual Blue Heron Days (August 15^th thru 17^th) festival and keep up to date with our city newsletter.

Tentative Schedule of Activities and Fun for the Entire Family! Check back often for updates.

Parade - Our parade is on Saturday, August 16th and starts at 11:00 am. The marchers will begin to line up at 10:00am.

Medallion Hunt - The Blue Heron Medallion is hidden somewhere in the City of Lino Lakes on public property. The first clue will be posted on August 11th and the last clue will be released on August 15th. All of the clues will be posted by 4pm at City Hall, Patriot Bank Minnesota, and on the City Website. You must purchase an official Blue Heron Days button to recieve the $250 prize, without a button, you will receive $150. The medallion will NOT be buried, so don't go digging with shovels! And for safety's sake, it is nowhere near any established natural body of water, within the Regional Park, on the grounds of the Chomonix golf course or driving range, City maintenance garage, or any secured well houses or lift stations.

Commerce & Crafts Business Expo: at Lino Lakes City Hall from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, August 16. About 25 local business, service, and non-profit groups will showcase their services and products at City Hall - located at 600 Town Center Parkway, in the southeast corner of the Lake Drive/35W interchange.

Petting Zoo: Saturday, August 16th the Lion Lakes Lions are hositng their Walton's Hollow Petting Zoo. Located south of the American Legion on Lake Drive. For more information on Walton's Hollow Petting Zoo, visit www.waltons-hollow.com

Street Dance - Miller's on Mail is hositng the annual Street Dance with live music under the Big Tent:
Friday, August 15th: G.B. Leighton 9:00pm and Saturday, August 16th: Boogie Wonderland 9:00pm. For more information visit: www.MillersOnMain.com

Annual Horseshoe Tournament / Family Picnic: If relaxing is more your style, this is the one for you. Join us for a pig roast with corn on the cob brought to you by the American Legion. Horseshoe tournament starts at 1:00pm. For questions please contact the American Legion at 651-783-0055.

YMCA Chain of Lakes 1st Anniversary: Come to the YMCA's 1st Year Anniversary Party open house event with Event fun events for all ages on Saturday, August 16th 1:00-4:00pm

1st Anniversary Teen Night Event: Saturday, August 16th 8-11pm. Come and hang out with friends and enjoy the last blast of summer before school starts again. The fun includes: Live Music, a velcro wall, cake, dodgeball, ping pong, Wii, open swim, waterslide, guitar hero, board games, and foosball. Admission is $5.00.

History of the Blue Heron Days Festival: 1st held in 2004, the name was chosen for Lino Lakes' greatest asset, the 2nd largest Blue Heron rookery in the state. It is no surprise that the Blue Heron is the city logo as it symbolizes our community's natural beauty and amenities. Each year our festival brings families out to enjoy new and different activies and events.

Location, Location, Location! - Lino Lakes is located just south of the northern I-35 split. We're close to all of the amenities of the Twin Cities metro area without the sprawl and hassle found in other suburban communities. The natural setting provides a relaxed atmosphere and the ease of access provides for the necessities of life.

Lino Lakes Quick Facts: Three business parks offer access and visibility from both I-35W and I-35E. The city's economic development efforts produced a considerable increase in new business establishments over the past few years - including Super Target, Kohl's, and plans for a new mixed-use downtown development that includes a YMCA and retail, office and entertainment facilities.

County: Anoka
Region: East Twin Cities Metro
US Congressional District: 6
MN Legislative District(s): 52A and 53A
City Web site: http://www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us/

Population:
Area 2005 Est. 2000 Census
Lino Lakes: 19,698 16,791
Anoka County: 326,393 298,084
Twin Cities Metro: 3,207,067 2,968,806
Minnesota: 5,205,091 4,919,479

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