Minnesota is a vast garden of natural resources. Our parks, trails, prairies, forests, lakes, rivers and streams define who we are as Minnesotans as much as they define our great state.
more...At Lake Vermilion, there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but time is short
Minnesota is a special place. Our parks and trails, lakes and rivers, forests and wilderness areas are an important part of who we are. We are blessed to live in a state with so many spectacular natural resources and a long line of visionary leaders who have steadfastly protected them for current and future generations.
more...By BEN COHEN, Star Tribune
Henry (Heine) Somsen, a New Ulm attorney and conservationist, worked to increase park and other public lands in gratitude for the outdoors opportunities he had enjoyed.
Somsen, who was instrumental in the founding of Afton State Park and other public lands in Minnesota, died Tuesday in Rochester.
more...By International Falls Daily Journal staff
The Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota and Voyageurs National Park Association joined efforts to acquire private property this week within the boundaries of Voyageurs National Park.
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