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On new bike tour, pedal halfway and take a boat back.
In summer, bicycle tours are a dime a dozen.
But Minnesota's Lake City has launched one with a novel concept: On the 32-mile route of its new Tour de Pepin, bicyclists return on the Pearl of the Lake paddlewheeler.
It's on June 7, and registration is $40 until May 16. A 15-mile route takes riders to Wabasha, where they return by bus. The 32-mile ride takes them around the south end of the lake to Stockholm, where they return by boat. The 72-mile route takes them all the way around Lake Pepin, a widening in the Mississippi River. For details, call 800-369-4123.