Centennial Lakes Park
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Edina, Minnesota
Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
. The park features more than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of paved pathways meandering around a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) lake and interspersed with beautifully landscaped grounds, formal and informal seating areas, swinging benches and fountains.
In addition, the park features a miniature golf
Miniature golf
Miniature golf, or minigolf, is a miniature version of the sport of golf. While the international sports organization World Minigolf Sport Federation prefers to use the name "minigolf", the general public in different countries has also many other names for the game: miniature golf, mini-golf,...
course laid out in a manner that mimics a real golf course
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, only smaller. The course plays on real bent grass greens. There is a wide space for lawn bowling
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
and paddleboats can be rented as well.
In winter guests can enjoy the largest groomed outdoor skating surface in the United States, complete with Skate Rental, and a Warming House.