Recommended Reading

Several books and articles have been written about Minnesota's parks and trails. While the list below is not comprehensive, it does provide park and trail enthusiasts with some valuable insight and recreational ideas. A few of the referenced works are linked to actual documents and are available for download. If you would like to recommend that a book or article be added to the list, please contact the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota office at 651-726-2457 or by e-mail at info@parksandtrails.org.

Amato, Joseph A., On Foot: A History of Walking. NewYork University Press, New York and London: 2004

Bauer, Mary M., Hiking Minnesota with Kids. Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN: 2006

Havelin, Kate, Minnesota Running Trails: Dirt, Gravel, Rocks and Roots. Adventure Publications, Inc., Cambridge, MN: 2006

Hella, U.W. Quest for Excellence: A History of the Minnesota Council of Parks 1954-1974. Minnesota Parks Foundation Press, St. Paul, MN: 1985

Meyer, Roy W., Everyone's Country Estate: A History of Minnesota's State Parks. Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN: 1991

Morgan, Samuel H., "Our Citizens and State Parks," Minnesota Conservation Volunteer (May/June 1967), pp. 24-31.

Morgan, Samuel H., "Response to Our State Park Crisis," Minnesota Conservation Volunteer (November/December 1974), pp. 1-3.

Morgan, Samuel H., "Old Fort Snelling: It's Birth, Death and Reincarnation" and " The Story of Fort Snelling State Park: Realizing the Dream," Ramsey County History Magazine (Summer 1993), pp. 4-27.

Morgan, Samuel H., Environmental Recollections. Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN: 2000.