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Photo album: cross country skiing in a blizzard in the Carleton Arb

By Griff Wigley, on December 12, 2010, 9:18 am

Cross-country skiing on the Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail in Carleton’s Lower Arb yesterday was memorable.

 Tim Vick, Laura Vick in the Carleton Arb Blizzard in the Carleton Arb Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail
There were a few of us making the round trip from Lyman Lakes to Waterford Bridge and back, including Tim Vick and his daughter Laura.

See the album of 20 photos, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:

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Northfield’s best beach

By Griff Wigley, on May 20, 2010, 7:33 am

Sandy beach on the Cannon River Sandy beach on the Cannon River Sandy beach on the Cannon River Sandy beach on the Cannon River
I saw a couple of students departing the lower Carleton Arb in their swimming suits on Tuesday night.  Arb beach map I’m guessing they’d been at the beach adjacent to the start of the Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail where Spring Creek empties into the Cannon River.

The beach sand there is soft, deep and plentiful, and it extends out into the river.

See the screenshot map of the spot, taken from the the full color Arb map.

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Ice palace in the Carleton Arb

By Griff Wigley, on February 6, 2010, 11:54 pm

Ice palace in the Carleton Arb Ice palace in the Carleton Arb Ice palace in the Carleton Arb
There’s an ice palace in the Carleton Arb, just off the start of the Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail. Candles are stuck on the sides of the inside walls.

Looks like a great place for a romantic night under the stars. And with Valentine’s Day coming up… hmmm, this gives me a great idea. Cheap, too.

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Photos: heaven on the Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail in the Arb

By Griff Wigley, on December 31, 2007, 6:14 am

It’s been a winter wonderland here in Northfield and much of Minnesota since Thanksgiving. I took some photos yesterday afternoon along the Ann Sipfle Memorial Ski Trail in Carleton’s Cowling Arboretum.

I blogged about the trail back in December of 2005 on Northfield.org and in response to my inquiry about Ann Sipfle, I heard from Northfielders David & Mary Alice Sipfle who wrote:

Ann Sipfle is our daughter. She grew up in Northfield, and was a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College when, in November 1977, on a family vacation, in Vermont, she was killed by a drunken driver.

I also mentioned in that blog post that I had purchased my skis from Sun Dance Outfitters, a chalet-like store on 2nd St. where the entrance to The Crossing is currently. When I saw Carelton’s librarian Sam Demas today near the Waterford Bridge end of the lower Arb, he remembered hearing about the store and that recently retired Carleton library assistant Nancy Casper had worked there.

(Bonus: two photos of my niece, Ellen, sledding at St. Olaf’s Old Main hill on Friday afternoon and skating at Way Park on Saturday morning. Did I mention we’re in a winter wonderland?)

See the 2007 photo album or this slideshow of 8 photos. Below it is the 2005 album and slideshow of 14 photos… with better berries.

 

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