Friends Groups
Candlelight Ski Party at Frontenac State Park on Jan. 19
From Frontenac State Park Association - Everyone is invited to Frontenac State Park’s Candlelight Ski / Showshoe / Walk Party on Saturday, January 19th from 5 - 8 p.m. Come join in the annual candlelight event. Enjoy a hike, ski, or snowshoe on 2 different ...
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Friends of the Mississippi Blufflands Trail
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends of the Mississippi Blufflands Trail Mission Support the trail to create a recreation, safe, and multi-use access to the ...
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Meet the Lake Wobegon Trails Association
From Lake Wobegon Trails Association - In the early 1990s, the Albany Jaycees, a civic-minded organization, saw the abandoned railroad line running through their town and saw potential to transform it into a trail. Their vision turned into action as they embarked on a multi-year ...
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Harmony Trails Commission
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Harmony Trails Commission Mission Develop a recreational trail system that would connect Harmony with other area trail systems to compliment ...
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Friends of Indian Heights Park
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends of Indian Heights Park Mission Provide stewardship, advocacy, and education to actively preserve, restore, and respect the endangered environment ...
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Friends of Old Mill State Park
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends of Old Mill State Park Mission Support Old Mill State Park. Friends on FacebookBy Lori WarneOld Mill State Park ...
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Friends for the Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends for the Upper Sioux Agency State Park Mission Support Upper Sioux Agency State Park. Photo by Neal OlsonPhoto by ...
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Friends of Rice Lake State Park
Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group. Friends of Rice Lake State Park Mission To support and promote the natural resources in and around Rice Lake State ...
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Friends of Chester Woods finds a unique way to raise money
From Friends of Chester Woods While the Friends of Chester Woods has a strong membership base, we struggle to grow that membership. The main reason we believe people are reluctant to become members is because park visitors must pay to enter the park. Because of this ...
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Friends prepare to install nature playground in Lake Bemidji State Park
From Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park Friends of Lake Bemidji State Park has embarked on a long-term to build a new nature playground in the park. They did much of the work in three weekends, with the help of members of the friends group, boy ...
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Friends of Lake Shetek State Park
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is proud to act as the fiscal sponsor for Friends of Lake Shetek State Park.As a fiscal sponsor, we partner to advance their cause and provide the tools and building blocks to run a nonprofit, including receiving, holding and ...
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Trail connection groundbreaking & other updates about the Mill Towns Trail
From Friends of the Mill Towns State Trail Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13, Paul Penansky, Director of Parks & Recreation in Faribault, led us in a ground breaking for the Cannon River bridge which will connect trail from 17th Street to White Sands trail head and ...
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Meet Jackson – Minnesota’s 23rd Bike Friendly Community
From Friends of the Jackson County Trails Throughout the past 20 years, Jackson has enhanced its bicycle culture and connected trail network, which continues to grow. As energy and commitment to the trail network grew in the 90s, the efforts were rewarded with the first ...
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Meet Friends of the Jackson County Trails
From Friends of the Jackson County Trails In 1998, Lynne Anderson, JoAnn Asa, and Wilma Pell got together and wondered why Jackson hasn't done as much with trails as other cities have. They formed the Friends of the Jackson County Trails, made up of a ...
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Friends of Lashbrook Park
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is proud to act as the fiscal sponsor for Friends of Lashbrook Park.As a fiscal sponsor, we partner to advance their cause and provide the tools and building blocks to run a nonprofit, including receiving, holding and administering funds ...
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