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Meet our Friends Group Partner

Parks & Trails Council is proud to partner with this independent friends group.

Parks & Trails Council cannot accept donations on behalf of this friends group.

Frontenac State Park Association

Mission

To preserve, protect and enhance Frontenac State Park and its surroundings.

Friends Since

Circa 1956 the group was formed to advocate for the park’s establishment, which happened in 1957.

four members of the Assoc. standing in grass at Frontenac
Some members of Frontenac Assoc.
Oak savanna restoration project tree planting on June 2, 2018
Oak savanna restoration project tree planting on June 2, 2018
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Frontenac State Park Association

Events

Pollinators and Water

Ranger Walk and Talk

What are Mussels?

Landscape with cornfield and valley

Blazing New Trails at Frontenac

Fungi Walk

Guided Hike to Lake Pepin

Saturday Morning Hike with a Naturalist

Bird Walk

Bird Walk

River Clean Up at Sand Point

Shoot from a plant growing amidst burnt land

Post-fire Ecology: Ranger Walk + Talk

one bright candle with a full moon in the background

Candlelight Walk

First Day Hike

Birdwalk at Frontenac State Park Sand Point

Birdwalk at Sand Point

Milkweed in bloom

Bioblitz Frontenac State Park

Birdwalk at Prairie Trail

Birdwalk at Pine Loop

Birdwalk on Prairie Trail

Birdwalk at Pine Loop

Birdwalk on Prairie Trail

[CANCELLED] Sand Point/Mississippi River Clean Up

Bird Walk to Sand Point

Bird Walk on the Pine Loop

Bird Walk to Sand Point

skier next to the candlelight with a brilliant sunset in the background

Winter Candle Lite Event

woman on ice

First Day Hike

skier next to the candlelight with a brilliant sunset in the background

Frontenac Candlelight Event

a lonely bench at an overlook

First Day Hike at Frontenac

Scavenger Hunt Banner

2021 Scavenger Hunts

overlook of forest and lake

NSTT Frontenac State Park Fall Fun Walk

Woman skiing at Frontenac

Candlelight Ski/Snowshoe/Walk

Frontenac State Park Association

News

Frontenac State Park Association

Our Partner Grant Project

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota offers grants to support friends groups' projects.

Frontenac State Park Association

Our Partner Land Projects

Frontenac State Park Land Projects

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is honored to have worked with Frontenac State Park Association on land acquisition.

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Our Related Advocacy Work

Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota is a strong voice at the state capital working to ensure Minnesota’s parks and trails are protected and cared for. We work with friends groups to identify critical projects that need government support.

2018

Frontenac: boundary expansion

Frontenac: boundary expansion

Expand the statutory boundary of Frontenac State Park to include the land Parks & Trails Council acquired for the park.

2018

People walking in tall grass among the oaks

Frontenac: land acquisition

Frontenac: land acquisition

Acquire the 159 acres of restored blufflands that Parks & Trails Council purchased and is holding in trust for the park.

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