On a sunny afternoon, the Trailhead Building at Theodore Wirth Regional Park is one of the most hopping places in the Twin Cities. Mountain bikers and road cyclists alike fill the Trailhead’s racks with their rides; golfers toting little push carts stop in for a bottle of water or a cold beer; and in between it all, a constant stream of walkers, runners, and rollerbladers scoot by on the Grand Rounds, which passes right by the building for a portion of its 50+ miles.
Aki’s Breadhaus co-owner Nancy Marone and her husband live near the Trailhead, and they’re frequently among those who find themselves popping by the Loppet Foundation-operated Minneapolis park building.
“We’ve always loved the place and walked there often,” says Marone. They were out on a walk last year, in fact, when they saw a poster that said the Trailhead’s Mill Valley Market was closing after five years in the space…