The Minnesota DNR is now offering free GeoPDF maps that can be downloaded to your phone to help navigate outdoor adventures without cell service or WiFi.
Here's something fun for the entire family this weekend - and it's absolutely free! June 6 and 7 is the annual Free Fun Weekend at those parks and trails that are governed by the WIDNR. Simply put - you're invited to use the parks and trails without having to buy the usual day or season passes.
Governor Dayton's new budget proposal requests the legislature increase entrance fees for the public to Minnesota's state parks in an effort to "maintain the vitality" of the parks.
Learn more about the Lake Vermilion State Park during a public meeting - Wednesday, November 6 - 5 to 7PM - at the Tower-Soudan Elementary School, 415 N Second Street in Tower.
The summer tradition of visiting Jay Cooke State Park has been disrupted for thousands of families due to extreme damage from the flooding that ravaged the area on June 20.The Minnesota DNR offered a tour of the flood-ravaged Willard Munger State Trail and Jay Cooke State Park today (July 3) to media crews, offering damage estimates and a timeline on when they expect to have the park open for busi