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Building a 21st Century park system
Author: Dave SimpkinsEditor/PublisherWalking along the Creek at Minneopa State Park outside of Mankato, you’ll see a beautiful two-tiered waterfalls roaring over the limestone cliffs You’ll see fish...
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Bears raise $100,000 for state park
Author: Dave SimpkinsEditor/PublisherEly is a long way from just about everywhere. But, when it comes to the Internet Super Highway, Ely is in the center of the action. Ely’s social network...
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Solving the Lake Vermilion State Park puzzle
Author: Dave SimpkinsEditor/PublisherNew state parks don’t come in a box. If they did, the new Lake Vermilion State Park would come in a large puzzle box with thousands of pieces.The box cover would...
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Parks, Trails Legacy plan hearings set
Author: Chuck LaszewskiThe new State and Regional Parks and Trails Legacy Plan is out for citizen comment and beginning Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will conduct public...
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Lake Vermilion SP could get $4.5 million
Author: Guest ReportBy John Myers, Duluth News TribuneGov. Mark Dayton’s first draft of a state construction bonding bill includes $4.5 million for the first phase of construction at the new Lake...
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Lake Vermilion plan set
Author: Dave Simpkins While it may take until late next fall before the new Lake Vermilion State Park has a basic park road, primitive campsites and trails to welcome visitors, planning and...
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DNR presents Legacy Plan
Author: Mn DNRWith the goal of providing the next generation of Minnesotans with world-class parks and trails that connect everyone to the outdoors, a mandated 25-year strategic legacy plan was...
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Lobbying for land
Author: Dave SimpkinsLobbying paid off for members of the Sibley State Park Association Wednesday as they convinced Rep. Paul Anderson to withdraw his name from legislation that would either end or...
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Get off the sofa project
Author: Guest ReportPark and river groups along the St. Croix River have some ideas of how you and your family can get out and enjoy the river this summer.A coalition of the National Park Service and...
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O'Brien State Park celebrates expansion
Author: Guest Reportby Michelle Miron - Managing Editor St. Croix Valley PressMARINE ON ST. CROIX — William O’Brien State Park, one of the metro area’s most scenic and well-used parks, is adding nearly...
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Itasca forest tells stories
Author: Dave SimpkinsMinnesota’s forests have stories to tell. On Wednesday, Rachael Nicoll, a member of Itasca State Parks Naturalist Corp, told a few of those story to a group of visitors...
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Visitors sneaking into the parks
Author: Guest ReportDuluth News Tribune“We’re 400 miles away from home,” said one father at the entrance to Gooseberry Falls State Park at midday today as his children piled out of a van ready to walk...
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Soudan State Park wins $50,000
Author: Guest Reportby Kim Sampson, Range News Now After the nation has voted with more than 13 million votes,...
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I Can Fish
Author: Judy Erickson What better way to spend a summer morning or evening in the Land of 10,000 lakes than fishing?Fishing is the great Minnesota pastime.A popular new naturalist program at...
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Grinding wheat at Old Mill
Author: Dave SimpkinsDancing at the Old Mill A J.I. Case #359 Steam Engine provides power. French mill stones grind wheat on the second floor. Flour, middling and bran bagged on first floor. Farmers...
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