Great ride to a new park today

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Not only was it cool and breezy, the bike path to the mouth of the Don River was fairly construction-free between there and our house. Good day for exploring new routes, I decided.

Cherry Street on the north side of Lakeshore was as far as I could go before fences stopped my advance, so I doubled back and discovered that a new park has already opened to the public. It’s just east of the under-construction Canary District that is being developed in time to house athletes for the Pan Am Games next summer.
You can pause the slideshow to read about the history of the park, if you are interested. There are washroom facilities and playground stuff for kids at the top of the hill. I liked the big, bright sculpture made of girders and logs, too. It sits at the base of the park.
The whole area is going to be fabulous and it’s getting very close to complete. We’ll be able to ride our bikes there easily, and on to the Distillery District cafés next door. If we ever get tired of that, a fork in the path will take us up the Don River.

Click the image to jump to live web cams of the construction area.