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Special Olympics Minnesota is excited to partner with Wilderness Inquiry to oﬀer three amazing summer adventures! Length and commitment of excersions vary, but we’re certain that there is an trip that ﬁts perfectly for you. Join us while we make unforgettable summer memories!

Space is limited - register early to reserve your spot on these fun adventures!

minneapolis chain of lakes paddle fort snelling activities day itasca state park

JUNE 10, 2017
JUNE 17, 2017
AUGUST 24 - 27, 2017

Join
Wilderness
Inquiry

Enjoy paddling and exploring the Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis.

Receive basic canoe safety and

paddling instruction before your group hits the water in Wilderness Inquiry’s 24 foot Voyageur boats.

Paddle from lagoon to lagoon

learning about native plants and animals. Stop for lunch on the beach, maybe take a quick dip in the lake, and play games with your friends before you paddle back to the take-out location to head home.

Introduce your family to for a one day adventure at Fort Park!

Minnesota’s
Itasca
State

Snelling State
Possible activities

Park! Cross the headwaters of the Mississippi, canoe on Lake Itasca, climb a 100- foot ﬁre tower, take a swim, attend a MN DNR Ranger-led interpretive program, and enjoy s’mores around the campﬁre and hikes under the stars. Itasca State Park is a kid-friendly vacation spot with a wealth of features and activities that will keep the whole family happy.

include canoeing, survival

skills (ﬁre building, shelter

construction, orienteering),

hiking, and learning about the area’s plants and animals! Participants meet in the

morning at Fort Snelling State

Park in St. Paul and work with Wilderness Inquiry staﬀ to have fun and explore a new

area!

Fee: $45
Fee: $45
Fee: $245

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CONTACT: Ben Swarts, Manager of Wellness Initiatives

[email protected] | 763.270.7171 | SOMN.ORG

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Minnesota Statutes 2020, Chapter 85

1 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2020 85.011 CHAPTER 85 DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION STATE PARKS, RECREATION AREAS, AND WAYSIDES 85.06 SCHOOLHOUSES IN CERTAIN STATE PARKS. 85.011 CONFIRMATION OF CREATION AND 85.20 VIOLATIONS OF RULES; LITTERING; PENALTIES. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PARKS, STATE 85.205 RECEPTACLES FOR RECYCLING. RECREATION AREAS, AND WAYSIDES. 85.21 STATE OPERATION OF PARK, MONUMENT, 85.0115 NOTICE OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. RECREATION AREA AND WAYSIDE FACILITIES; 85.012 STATE PARKS. LICENSE NOT REQUIRED. 85.013 STATE RECREATION AREAS AND WAYSIDES. 85.22 STATE PARKS WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNT. 85.014 PRIOR LAWS NOT ALTERED; REVISOR'S DUTIES. 85.23 COOPERATIVE LEASES OF AGRICULTURAL 85.0145 ACQUIRING LAND FOR FACILITIES. LANDS. 85.0146 CUYUNA COUNTRY STATE RECREATION AREA; 85.32 STATE WATER TRAILS. CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL. 85.33 ST. CROIX WILD RIVER AREA; LIMITATIONS ON STATE TRAILS POWER BOATING. 85.015 STATE TRAILS. 85.34 FORT SNELLING LEASE. 85.0155 LAKE SUPERIOR WATER TRAIL. TRAIL PASSES 85.0156 MISSISSIPPI WHITEWATER TRAIL. 85.40 DEFINITIONS. 85.016 BICYCLE TRAIL PROGRAM. 85.41 CROSS-COUNTRY-SKI PASSES. 85.017 TRAIL REGISTRY. 85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY. 85.018 TRAIL USE; VEHICLES REGULATED, RESTRICTED. 85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE. ADMINISTRATION 85.44 CROSS-COUNTRY-SKI TRAIL GRANT-IN-AID 85.019 LOCAL RECREATION GRANTS. PROGRAM. 85.021 ACQUIRING LAND; MINNESOTA VALLEY TRAIL. 85.45 PENALTIES. 85.04 ENFORCEMENT DIVISION EMPLOYEES. 85.46 HORSE
Minnesota State Parks.Pdf

Table of Contents 1. Afton State Park 4 2. Banning State Park 6 3. Bear Head Lake State Park 8 4. Beaver Creek Valley State Park 10 5. Big Bog State Park 12 6. Big Stone Lake State Park 14 7. Blue Mounds State Park 16 8. Buffalo River State Park 18 9. Camden State Park 20 10. Carley State Park 22 11. Cascade River State Park 24 12. Charles A. Lindbergh State Park 26 13. Crow Wing State Park 28 14. Cuyuna Country State Park 30 15. Father Hennepin State Park 32 16. Flandrau State Park 34 17. Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park 36 18. Fort Ridgely State Park 38 19. Fort Snelling State Park 40 20. Franz Jevne State Park 42 21. Frontenac State Park 44 22. George H. Crosby Manitou State Park 46 23. Glacial Lakes State Park 48 24. Glendalough State Park 50 25. Gooseberry Falls State Park 52 26. Grand Portage State Park 54 27. Great River Bluffs State Park 56 28. Hayes Lake State Park 58 29. Hill Annex Mine State Park 60 30. Interstate State Park 62 31. Itasca State Park 64 32. Jay Cooke State Park 66 33. John A. Latsch State Park 68 34. Judge C.R. Magney State Park 70 1 35. Kilen Woods State Park 72 36. Lac qui Parle State Park 74 37. Lake Bemidji State Park 76 38. Lake Bronson State Park 78 39. Lake Carlos State Park 80 40. Lake Louise State Park 82 41. Lake Maria State Park 84 42. Lake Shetek State Park 86 43.
Camden State Park Management Plan Amendment

Camden State Park Management Plan Amendment Trail Use, Resource Management, and Facility Development Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails December 2012 Camden State Park Management Plan Amendment State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Trails This management plan amendment has been prepared as required by 2010 Minnesota Laws Chapter 86A.09, Subdivision 1. For more information on this management plan amendment, please contact any of the following project participants from the Division of Parks and Trails: Bill Dinesen, Park Manager Camden State Park David Breyfogle, Assistant Manager 1897 Camden Park Road Lynd, MN 56157 (507) 865-4530 Craig Mitchell, Regional Manager DNR Parks and Trails, R4 Jeff Sieve, Regional Operations Supervisor 261 Highway 15 South Gregg Soupir, District Supervisor New Ulm, MN 56073 Mike Salmon, Strategic Program Manager (507) 359-6064 Molly Tranel Nelson, Regional Resource Specialist Alex Watson, Regional Naturalist Courtland Nelson, Division Director Division of Parks and Trails Laurie Young, Planning Supervisor 500 Lafayette Road Colin Kelly, Principal Planner St. Paul, MN 55155-4039 (651) 259-5600 With the exception of the Division Director and the Planning Supervisor, the previous individuals make up the “Plan Amendment Team” and were directly involved in the planning process. We would like to thank all who participated in this planning process, including local units of government, trail user groups and others. Copyright 2012 State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources This information is available in an alternative format upon request. Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is available to all individuals regardless of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual orientation or disability.
Minnesota in Profile

Minnesota in Profile Chapter One Minnesota in Profile Minnesota in Profile ....................................................................................................2 Vital Statistical Trends ........................................................................................3 Population ...........................................................................................................4 Education ............................................................................................................5 Employment ........................................................................................................6 Energy .................................................................................................................7 Transportation ....................................................................................................8 Agriculture ..........................................................................................................9 Exports ..............................................................................................................10 State Parks...................................................................................................................11 National Parks, Monuments and Recreation Areas ...................................................12 Diagram of State Government ...................................................................................13 Political Landscape (Maps) ........................................................................................14
2017 Capital Investment Priorities Minnesota’S Parks and Trails Have Substantial Unmet Capital Investment Needs

People Saving Special Places www.parksandtrails.org 2017 Capital Investment Priorities Minnesota’s parks and trails have substantial unmet capital investment needs. Working with park agencies and local friends groups, Parks & Trails Council has identifed over $100 million worth of park and trail projects ready for funding. All of these projects have been in the works for years, and were put on hold following the failure to pass a bonding bill in 2016. Projects include grant programs for Greater Minnesota’s regional parks and trails, rehabilitating historic state park structures, repairing park roads, replacing campground sewer systems, acquiring park in-holdings, building new trails and repaving existing ones, restoring native prairies, and renovating historic Itasca State Park. Where projects Parks & Trails Council’s legislative team reviews all projects based on fve criteria: are located: R5Will it be valued by the public? R5Will it protect natural resources? R5Will it provide high-quality recreation? R5Does it have local support? R5Will it enhance connectivity? International Falls Thief River Falls Grand Marais Ely Bemidji Grand Rapids Walker Duluth Park Rapids Moorhead Detroit Lakes Map Legend & Investment Categories: Brainerd State Park & Trail Rehabilitation Hinckley Alexandria State Park & Trail Acquisition/Development St. Cloud Metro Park & Trail Improvements Greater Minnesota Park & Trail Grants Park Projects Willmar Trail Projects Hutchinson See backside for project details Red Wing Marshall Faribault Winona Mankato Rochester Albert Lea Lanesboro Worthington The breakdown of our recommended projects by investment category: $57.5 Million $31.2 Million $11 M $7 M People Saving Special Places www.parksandtrails.org 2017 Bonding Project List (in $1,000s) STATE PARKS AND TRAILS REHABILITATION & RENEWAL $57,500 State Park & Trail Renewal ................................................................................................................................................
Quest for Excellence: a History Of

QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE a history of the MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF PARKS 1954 to 1974 By U. W Hella Former Director of State Parks State of Minnesota Edited By Robert A. Watson Associate Member, MCP Published By The Minnesota Parks Foundation Copyright 1985 Cover Photo: Wolf Creek Falls, Banning State Park, Sandstone Courtesy Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Dedicated to the Memory of JUDGE CLARENCE R. MAGNEY (1883 - 1962) A distinguished jurist and devoted conser vationist whose quest for excellence in the matter of public parks led to the founding of the Minnesota Council of State Parks, - which helped insure high standards for park development in this state. TABLE OF CONTENTS Forward ............................................... 1 I. Judge Magney - "Giant of the North" ......................... 2 II. Minnesota's State Park System .............................. 4 Map of System Units ..................................... 6 Ill. The Council is Born ...................................... 7 IV. The Minnesota Parks Foundation ........................... 9 Foundation Gifts ....................................... 10 V. The Council's Role in Park System Growth ................... 13 Chronology of the Park System, 1889-1973 ................... 14 VI. The Campaign for a National Park ......................... 18 Map of Voyageurs National Park ........................... 21 VII. Recreational Trails and Boating Rivers ....................... 23 Map of Trails and Canoe Routes ........................... 25 Trail Legislation, 1971 ...................................
Preserving and Interpreting Minnesota's Historic Sites

JEAN Baptiste Faribault House at Mendota PRESERVING and INTERPRETING Minnesota's HISTORIC SITES RUSSELL W. FRIDLEY AN ORGANIZED MOVEMENT to pre state is changing. Modernization of cities serve Minnesota's major historic sites has and towns, population expansion into sub gained considerable mornentum in recent urbs and rural areas, industrial growth, mili years. While a relatively small number of tary installations, and huge state and federal people are involved in this effort, and their highway programs are exerting tremendous work seldom receives public attention, they pressure on once neglected or scarcely no are pervaded by a sense of the deepest ur ticed historic sites. If steps are not rapidly gency. They are aware that a period of crisis taken to preserve these places where Min is at hand in the struggle to save the signifi nesota history was made, they will soon be cant physical remnants of our past. More lost forever. than is generally realized, the face of our Though few in number and armed with all too meager resources, those engaged in MR. FRmLEY, who is the director of the society, has based this article on talks given before the the battle to conserve Minnesota's historic Great Lakes Conference on Historic Sites, held spots are united by a keen awareness of the at Mackinac Island State Park, and the National values at stake. Our society is changing Conference on State Parks, in Pacific Grove, more rapidly than ever before and our California, on August 7 and September 21,1959. bonds with the past are each day becoming 58 MINNESOTA History more tenuous.
11Jn~~Ftllnq~111111~11 This Document Is Made Available Electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library As Part of an Ongoing Digital Archiving Project

LEG/SLAT/VE REFERENCE LIBRARY ! -- ----~----~--------------~-------~--~----11Jn~~ftllnq~111111~11 This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp (Funding for document digitization was provided, in part, by a grant from the Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Program.) F 6'12 .F4 F4 'l 995 Forestville State Park Management Plan Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Recreation JULY21, 1995 ,:, Table of Contents [. Introduction ··········································,···············ffl)..15 .• ··f?·r,u·i.C?. ··~······················· 1 State Park's Mission/Vision/Goals ...............................tnJ·IE .. J.YJ •• u;.. O.. Wf..&·@n· ·.. ·.... 1 Park Des~ription and ~aw ................ : ............................ ~..................................... · ........... 2 Park Advisory Comrmttee and Plannmg Process ..................... F.E.S .. 2-l·fil9B· .... ::.·.......... 4 , LEGISLATIVE R£FEHEN II. Beyond Park Boundaries ·········•••ee••························STA~.~f#OO·BtJ~g~~~Y. ........ 6 Regional Landscape and Watershed Description .................... ~~.. ~~~~... MNA5lsS ..................... 6 Regional Issues ................................................................................................................... 9 ( Regional Population . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Tourism and
Itasca Visitor Guide 2007 Final Copy 050807.P65

ItascaItasca StateState ParkPark VisitorVisitor GuideGuide && MapMap WELCOME to the Headwaters of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park! 2007—2008 The Headwaters At Itasca State Park the mighty Mississippi River begins its 2,552-mile & a whole lot more! journey to the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1891 to pre- serve remnant stands of virgin pine and to protect the basin around the Mississippi’s source, this 32,000-acre park has become a famous natural and cultural landmark in North America! Some of the finest scenery in the area can be found at Itasca State Park drawing visitors to the park 365 days a year not only for its year-round beauty, but also for its tranquility. Here visitors can spend the day exploring the forest by foot, bike or auto. Or they may choose to explore Lake Itasca or any one of the other 100 lakes by canoe. Relaxation in the outdoors couldn’t be finer. During the summer the call of the loon can be heard day and night. Winter travelers might hear the howl of a wolf while skiing under the towering pines. Visitors are invited to discover Itasca’s many claims to fame in all seasons. Enjoy the Headwaters of the Mississippi, as well as some of the largest old-growth stands of red and white pine in the state here in Minnesota’s oldest state park! In 1832 explorer Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, lead by Ozawindib, his Ojibwe guide, traveled straight to Lake Itasca, source of the Mississippi River. Debates over its true source continued until Jacob V.
State Park Fees Summary.Xls Annual & Daily STATE PARK SYSTEM SUMMARY of FEES - CAMPING and LODGING July 25, 2003

STATE PARK SYSTEM SUMMARY OF FEES - ANNUAL PERMITS AND DAILY FEES July 25, 2003 Daily Handicapped Annual 2nd Vehicle Group Vehicle Permit Permit Daily Permit Permit Permit State Parks $25 $18 $7 $5 $12 9/18/2003 DRAFT state park fees summary.xls Annual & Daily STATE PARK SYSTEM SUMMARY OF FEES - CAMPING AND LODGING July 25, 2003 CAMPING: Semi-Modern: Rustic Camp Sites Remote: Campsites With State Forest Backpack, Bike- No Electricity Handicapped Group Areas - Class State Forest Campground in, Walk-In Sites Electricity without Water Camping per Electric Reserv- III Vault Toilets, No Campground Group Sites per night per night per night night Hookup ation Fee Showers per night Reservation Fee Sites per night per night State Parks, tax included $7 per site or $1 $11 per site $15 per site $7.50 semi- $3 per sit $9 $30 per group or $2 $30 $10 $30 or $2 per per person per modern; $5.50 per night per camper per night, camper per night, which ever rustic whichever is greater. night is greater See note. whichever is greater LODGING: GROUP CENTERS: Camper Camper Cabins Overnight Use - Overnight Use - Guest Cabins Shelter with Day Use Class I buildings for Class II buildings Itasca State Park Houses per Shelter Only Electricity per (11 am - dining, sanitation, for dining, sanitation rates per night night per night night 4 pm) lodging only State Parks, tax $54-$98 Douglas $50-$150 $30 $33 $100 per $100 per night pre- $100 per night included Lodge rooms based on day utilities and post- camp pre- and post- and suites; $385 location and included periods not to exceed camp periods not Clubhouse (10 in some 2 nights; overnight to exceed 2 rooms); $75- cases charges: minimum nights; $152 based on weekday or varies by center or overnight size weekend $4 per person per charges: Note: Revenues night which ever is minimum charge for Douglas greater.
State Parks CHAPTER 85 DIVISION of PARKS and RECREATION

MINNESOTA STATUTES 1980 85.011 DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION 1798 State Parks CHAPTER 85 DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION 85.011 Confirmation of creation and 85.05 State park camp sites. establishment of state parks, monuments, 85.06 Schoolhouses in certain state parks. recreation reserves and waysides. 85.20 Violations of rules; littering; penalties. 85.0115 Notice of additions and deletions. 85.21 State operation of park, monument, 85.012 State parks. recreation area and wayside facilities; 85.013 State monuments, recreation areas, and license not required. waysides. 85.22 State parks working capital fund. 85.014 Prior laws not altered; revisor's duties. 85.23 Cooperative leases of agricultural lands. 85.015 State trails. 85.30 State park maintenance fund. 85.016 Bicycle trail program. 85.32 Canoe and boating routes. 85.017 Trail registry. 85.33 St. Croix wild river area; limitations on 85.021 Acquisition of land, Minnesota valley power boating. trail. 85.34 Fort Snelling lease. 85.04 Employees as peace officers. 85.01 [ Repealed, 1943 c 60 s 12 ] 85.011 CONFIRMATION OF CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PARKS, MONUMENTS, RECREATION RESERVES AND WAYSIDES. The legislature of this state has provided for the creation and establishment of state parks, designated monuments, recreation reserves and waysides for the purpose of conserving the scenery, natural and historic objects and wildlife and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. The establishment of such state parks, designated monuments, recreation reserves and waysides is hereby confirmed as provided in this section and sec tions 85.012 and 85.013 and they shall remain perpetually dedicated for the use of the people of the state for park purposes.
National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form

NPS Form 10-900-b OMB No. 1024-0018 (Jan. 1987) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form This form is for use in documenting multiple property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a). Type all entries. A. Name of Multiple Property Listing__________________________________________ Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resources______ B. Associated Historic Contexts_____________________________________________________ Landscape Architecture in Minnesota State Parks, 1933-1942:,_______ State Park Development in Minnesota State Earks, 1889-1942.:_______ Rustic Style Architecture in Minnesota State Parks, 1905-1942 CCC/WPA Federal Relief Programs in Minnesota State Parks, 1933-1942 C. Geographical Data__________________________________________________ The State of Minnesota continuation sheet D. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for the listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60 and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Planning and Evaluation. 7/57' ?1 Signature of certifying official Nina M. Archabal Date State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau Minnegota Historical Society I, hereby, certify that this multiple property documentation form has been approved by the National Register as a basis for evaluating related properties for listing in the National Register.