Beachcast: Hidden Beach at Cedar Lake with Minneapolis Parks Commissioner Tom Olsen
The first in our Beachcast series of episodes. John and co-host/producer Paula Chesley are joined by Minneapolis Parks Commissioner Tom Olsen at his favorite beach: Hidden Beach on Cedar Lake. We discuss planned improvements (including an amphitheater) and past changes to Hidden Beach -- and beach politics in the Kenwood neighborhood. We talk about park issues, including bathroom availability, public drinking, nudity, crime, and mansion owners encroaching on the lakeshore (which is legally park board property). We track down the mysterious Mudman and ask him about the history of the Andrew J…
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