The colors of the leaves in Douglas County are at their Fall peak right now. So pretty. I am frequently out on the Central Lakes Trail and the portion of the trail ...
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Until July 15th or until the lake levels have decreased there is a no-wake zone 300 feet from the shoreline. The new rule is for the following lakes; Brophy, Burgen, Carlos, Cowdry, ...
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Delete aerial video footage containing lakes of Alexandria? Never. If it is the middle of winter, a video above a lake such as Carlos provides a boost. And they usually come in ...
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How about the weather in Alexandria this week? Last month I was shoveling and this month I've been raking leaves I missed before the snowfall. Any free time I have had I've ...
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The lakes are at the top of my list of reasons why I love Alexandria. The Central Lakes Trail is very close to the top. A portion of the trail passes by ...
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Lake Brophy County Park "...offers the best views of Alexandria and the surrounding area. The tops of the hills are 140 feet above Lake Brophy. Multi-use trails wandering through the upland prairie ...
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Lake Brophy is the westernmost lake in Alexandria's Chain of Lakes (The order...Brophy > North Union > Stony > Taylor > Cowdry > Darling > Carlos > Le Homme Dieu > Geneva ...
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Curious about the prices of lake homes in and around Alexandria? Below I have the average sale prices of lakefront real estate in the Alexandria Area since the first of the year ...
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After being quiet for too many years, sales of lake lots in the Alexandria Area perked up in the second half of 2013. The sales were fairly evenly distributed between twenty lakes ...
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42 years ago my family moved to Alexandria, Minnesota from Camarillo, California when my dad's employer, 3M, transferred him to the Alexandria Plant. After renting a home my parents bought a split-level ...
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Need a little break this afternoon? The video below isn't too exciting but is very peaceful as I had a camera recording as I paddled on my Stand Up Paddleboard from Alexandria's ...
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Last winter in Alexandria while driving in my car to meet some people at a home for sale at Lake Brophy I passed a guy out for a bike ride along County ...
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The Douglas County Historical Society in Alexandria is full of memories. I found this remembrance of summer life in Alexandria in an old publication titled 'How the Lakes Were Named'. With only ...
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If you've checked out my blog posts the last few months of this summer, you know I've been enjoying a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP). I love it and highly recommend the manufacturer ...
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