Hidden Beach (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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Unofficial beach, co-opted "by the people." A very lovely and fun beach.
Sometime in the 1960s, Hidden Beach came to prominence. At the time, the beach was only a small grassy clearing by the shore, led to by a deer-path-sized trail. It eventually became a notorious nude beach. The near-by rail yard brought many travelers and vagabonds to the area.
Most of the railway yard closed by the mid 1980s, and the tracks and buildings were removed. In 1988, citizens raised money to buy the land to the west of Upton Ave S, between the lake and the road, and turned it into a city park with a vision of establishing a nature park in the heart of the city.
A popular attraction at Hidden Beach is the Mud Pit, located on the eastern side of the beach, where visitors often jump in the mud and later rinse off in the lake. One of the most famous beach regulars is the "Mud Man", who greets beach goers ("Good afternoon!"), informs them of the status of the mud pit ("It's ready!"), and also keeps a count of the number of mud pit bathers for every day, week, month, and year. The Mud Man also clears the mud pit of foreign objects such as beer cans and sticks.
Rumors have circulated about plans to cut down additional trees in the summer of 2006, and use the left over debris to fill in the Mud Pit--although there is still no visible progress of this being done. Other rumors have claimed the Mud Pit will be paved over to create a parking lot for the beach, which is also rumored to soon become an official beach with a stationed life guard. Again, there is no visible evidence to support these claims.
Sometime in the 1960s, Hidden Beach came to prominence. At the time, the beach was only a small grassy clearing by the shore, led to by a deer-path-sized trail. It eventually became a notorious nude beach. The near-by rail yard brought many travelers and vagabonds to the area.
Most of the railway yard closed by the mid 1980s, and the tracks and buildings were removed. In 1988, citizens raised money to buy the land to the west of Upton Ave S, between the lake and the road, and turned it into a city park with a vision of establishing a nature park in the heart of the city.
A popular attraction at Hidden Beach is the Mud Pit, located on the eastern side of the beach, where visitors often jump in the mud and later rinse off in the lake. One of the most famous beach regulars is the "Mud Man", who greets beach goers ("Good afternoon!"), informs them of the status of the mud pit ("It's ready!"), and also keeps a count of the number of mud pit bathers for every day, week, month, and year. The Mud Man also clears the mud pit of foreign objects such as beer cans and sticks.
Rumors have circulated about plans to cut down additional trees in the summer of 2006, and use the left over debris to fill in the Mud Pit--although there is still no visible progress of this being done. Other rumors have claimed the Mud Pit will be paved over to create a parking lot for the beach, which is also rumored to soon become an official beach with a stationed life guard. Again, there is no visible evidence to support these claims.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°57'41"N 93°19'5"W
- Lake Owasso 17 km
- Wisconsin Point Beach 219 km
- Park Point Beach 223 km
- Big Bay State park 291 km
- Buffalo Point 477 km
- Grand Beach Provincial Park 674 km
- Salt Lake 805 km
- Kipabiskau Regional Park 1163 km
- Clearwater Lake Regional Park 1271 km
- Redberry Lake Regional Park 1332 km
- Kenwood Neighborhood 0.5 km
- Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood 0.8 km
- Bryn Mawr Neghborhood 1.2 km
- Lowry Hill Neighborhood 1.9 km
- Lowry Hill East Neighborhood 2.1 km
- Lake Calhoun 2.2 km
- CARAG 2.8 km
- Lakewood Cemetery 3.4 km
- Linden Hills 3.7 km
- East Harriet Neighborhood 4 km
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