The Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off is returning to Green Lake! This year’s Gobble will be Sunday, November 21st, 2010. Online registration opened yesterday. The events begins at 9:10 a.m. with a free Kids Dash, followed by a 5K run/walk at 9:30 a.m. and the Mashed Potato Munch Off at 10:45 a.m. The race course can be viewed here. More information about the Mashed Potato Munch Off is available on the event’s website: Purchase a raffle ticket for $1 and then wait to see onsite if you are one of the eight (un)lucky people who get selected to…
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2009 Greenlake Turkey Trot
Matt has organized an informal Thanksgiving run at Green Lake: Greenlake Turkey Trot Make gluttony justifiable! Thursday, November 26 8:30-10:00 a.m. On Thanksgiving morning we will be meeting at Greenlake as a group of friends to go for a walk or run, and grab some coffee at Starbucks before indulging ourselves in the biggest feeding frenzy of the year. [Facebook] Check Facebook for more details and to sign up. Everyone is welcome!
Green Lake area businesses open on Thanksgiving Day
The zoo (5500 Phinney Ave N) will be open 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mighty O Donuts (2110 N 55th St) will be open from 7:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. They are offering a Thanksgiving special: a six-pack of seasonal flavors for $7.50 on Thursday only: 2 Apple Spice, 2 Good ol’ Glazed, and 2 Pumpkin. The Roosevelt Square Whole Foods (1026 NE 64th St) will be open 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Update: Veggie Alley (5501 Roosevelt Way NE) will be open 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. They carry locally-grown organic fruits and vegetables.
Metro service over the Thanksgiving holiday
Thanks to Ref for forwarding along this information about Metro service over the Thanksgiving holiday: On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2009, Metro operates a Sunday schedule with Sunday/Family fares; administrative offices are closed. On Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, Metro operates according to its reduced weekday service levels, with regular fares and some commuter and school routes canceled and individual designated trips – marked with an ‘H’ in timetables – canceled on other routes. Metro’s Customer Information Office will be closed for 3 days from Wednesday morning at 6:00 to Saturday morning at 6:00. Obtain transit and…
MGL advertiser Cook Local celebrates a local Thankgiving
If you’re a fan of the local (Green Lake based!) food blog Cook Local, than you know that authors Patricia and John are reallllllly into Thanksgiving. Indeed, they’ve been getting ready for some time now, since way before even Canadian Thankgiving hit the calendar. Patricia and John make it their mission to limit themselves to food found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. With very few exceptions, they manage to pull it off, and pull it off in style. It looks as though Thanksgiving will be no different: We have pledged to have a completely local Thanksgiving with the…
