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Tom Bartel

Waterfalls of Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior

November 21, 2020November 19, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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The North Shore of Lake Superior is fed by dozens of Minnesota rivers, most of which have waterfalls you can easily reach on foot. It’s the best place to start your tour of Minnesota waterfalls.

Categories Hiking, Northeast Minnesota Tags waterfall

30 Fascinating Fun Facts About Minnesota

November 17, 2020November 14, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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Here are some interesting and fun facts about Minnesota covering natural resources, history and commerce. There’s a lot about water, naturally.

Categories History

The Science Museum of Minnesota

November 20, 2020November 2, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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Saint Paul’s Science Museum of Minnesota is one of the premier attractions for children in Minnesota. So many levers to pull, wheels to turn, and buttons to push.

Categories Family, For Children, Museums, Twin Cities Metro Area Tags Saint Paul

The Winchell Trail, Hiking Minneapolis

November 2, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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The Winchell Trail along the Mississippi River in south Minneapolis is the oldest hiking trail in the Minneapolis Park System. It parallels the West River Parkway, but is a much more pleasant walk. And it gets you down all the way to the river bank.

Categories Hiking, Twin Cities Metro Area Tags Mississippi River

Walking the Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

October 22, 2020October 11, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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The hike at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park will take you to a spot on the Lindbergh farm where Charles landed his first plane.

Categories Central Minnesota, Hiking, History, Parks

The Upper Sioux Agency State Park

October 11, 2020October 10, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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Created as one of two Indian agencies created by the Sioux treaty of 1851, the Upper Sioux Agency is now a state park with history exhibits and nice hikes.

Categories Hiking, History, Southwest Minnesota

The Stunning Views at Jay Cooke State Park

November 20, 2020October 4, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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Some of the most dramatic landscapes in Minnesota are along the St. Louis River in Jay Cooke State Park.

Categories Hiking, Northeast Minnesota, Parks Tags North Country Trail, Superior Hiking Trail, The North Shore, waterfall

Minneapolis: Minnehaha Falls to the Mississippi River

November 11, 2020September 29, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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You can take a two-mile walk from Minnehaha Falls to the Mississippi River and hardly know you’re in a city.

Categories Family, Hiking, Twin Cities Metro Area Tags Minneapolis, Mississippi River, waterfall

Short Hike to the Falls, Cascade River State Park

November 20, 2020September 28, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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The waterfall of the Cascade River State Park is a short hike from the North Shore’s Highway 61. A beautiful contrast to the black basalt stone of the gorge.

Categories Hiking, Northeast Minnesota Tags Superior Hiking Trail, The North Shore, waterfall

Walking the Carleton College Arboretum

January 23, 2021September 28, 2020 by Tom Bartel
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The Carleton College Arboretum provides miles of great hiking, as well as a chance to explore typical Minnesota woods and prairie ecosystems.

Categories Day Trips, Family, Hiking, Southeast Minnesota
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