Notes from Bicycling Around Minnesota (BAM) 2008
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
BAM riders from Ogilvie & Bemidji, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska take in the headwinds and sunshine of western Minnesota's prairie.
Dero was proud to be a sponsor of Bicycling Around Minnesota (BAM) for the third straight year. Over 125 riders from around Minnesota and other states including Michigan, Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio, and Alaska participated in this year’s ride. Participants enjoyed nearly 275 miles of beautiful county roads throughout southwestern Minnesota. The 2008 route began and ended in Granite Falls with overnight stays in Benson, Ortonville, and Montevideo.
Dero's Nick Mason presents Benson Mayor Paul Kittelson with commorative BAM bike rack
In addition to supplying transportation for SAG at this year’s ride, Dero presented the mayor of each overnight town with a special BAM Bike Bike Rack. The racks were well received by the respective mayors and popular with all of the riders as well. The racks will serve as a gift in thanks for hosting the tour as well as a symbol of each community’s efforts to become more bike friendly.
The cows at Moonstone Farm live the good life and are 100% grass fed.
New to this year’s BAM ride were tours in each of the towns. Riders got to see the CVEC Ethanol Plant (maker of Shaker’s vodka), Rausch Bros Granite Company, and Moonstone Farm. These tours and time out on the towns (mostly at local bars, bakeries, or ice cream shops) helped make BAM as much about the great towns in Minnesota as the countryside.
If you get tired of pedaling the bike, there's always a tractor.
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