Boo! Happy Halloween! Get out ‘n’ enjoy the brisk crisp Halloween weather! If you don’t find what suits your fancy here, check your local city Natural Resources or Parks website for holiday and weekend fun.     10/31 Track or Treat Bike Ride 10 pm Fixed-gear, $3 + sixer.Continue Reading

Saturday 10/25 Candlelight Pumpkin Parade 7:30–9 pm, Hike, campfire stories, pumpkin carving. Bring a flashlight! Gooseberry Falls State Park, start at Gitchi Gami Trail (by picnic parking lot) 10/25 Lake Maria Volksmarch 9:30–3 pm, Guided 10k walk/hike. See www.nst.org Lake Maria State Park, meet at Trail Center 10/25 Picnic HikeContinue Reading

Trees are changing, birds migrating, flowers . . . blooming?! Bundle up, it’s fall in Minnesota! First snow is gonna be here tonight. Welcome it with some hot cocoa and a s’more or two by the campfire? Just an idea. Oh, and the wind, rain, snow don’t stop no hikeContinue Reading

Absolutely prime fall colors throughout the state and a warm weekend! Enjoy it while it lasts! Fall Color Finder     Friday, Sept. 26 Eagle Presentations daily at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (open daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm) Wabasha along the river is beautiful in fall.Continue Reading

Gear up for fall with these fun activities in the Great Outdoors! Autumn begins on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, and ends on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Friday, September 19 Cooking in the Park: Fried Burdock 11–noon, register 612-725-2724 Location: Fort Snelling State Park Geocaching 101 6:30–7:30 pm, Intro. class and activity.Continue Reading