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Parks & Trails Council committed to state's newest park
(ST. PAUL, MN) - The Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota welcomes Gov. Tim Pawlenty's announcement today that a new state park on Lake Vermilion is currently in the works.
more...Meet the Friends of Glacial Lakes State Park
Labor of love
Friends groups play an important role in planning, developing, maintaining and advocating for Minnesota's parks and trails. The following is a Q & A feature of one such group - the Friends of Glacial Lakes State Park. Glacial Lakes State Park is located in Starbuck, Minnesota.
more...New state park must not come at the expense of existing system
Viewpoint by Parks & Trails President Tim Farrell
Published in Grand Forks Herald July 29, 2007
The day after Gov. Tim Pawlenty unveiled a plan for a new state park on Lake Vermilion, the Herald’s Tom Dennis wrote an insightful editorial that made an important connection between the governor’s proposed new state park and its potential impact on the existing state park system
In memorium: Roy W. Meyer, 82, professor and author of Everyone’s Country Estate: A History of Minnesota’s state parks
Roy W. Meyer, author of Minnesota’s most authoritative state park history book and longtime Parks & Trails Council member died on July 6, 2007 at the age of 82 in his hometown of Mankato.
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