PTC In the News
Bemidji to Brainerd paved bicycle trail nearing reality
By Brad Swenson, Bemidji Pioneer
A paved bicycle trail from Brainerd to Bemidji nears reality, as about 25 riders celebrated Thursday in the fourth annual Paul Bunyan Trail Ride.
more...Should the Minnesota Legislature OK money for a state park on Lake Vermilion? Yes
By Parks & Trails Council President Tim Farrell
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.
Dave Durenberger: If we act, we can witness the birth of a state park
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...Man behind Afton State Park dies
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.
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