Her 19-year-old son, Jack, was killed in a landslide one year ago in Minneopa State Park. “For if you always think of me, I will never have gone,” Patti Loso said, quoting a funeral poem by ...

Minneopa is one of 10 state parks offering free outdoor activities Wednesday for anyone who wants a healthy way to start off the new year. First Day Hikes is an annual Minnesota state park ...

Minnesota State Parks will get you a leg up on New Year's resolutions. More than a dozen parks will open the new year with a first day hike led by Minnesota State Park naturalists. While some were ...

Mankato Farmers’ Market winter market — 9 a.m.-noon, inside Bomgaars Supply, 1940 Adams St. Presentation about Minneopa State Park by park naturalist Kelsey Moe — 1 p.m., Blue Earth County ...

Others, like the event at Jay Cooke State Park, specifically request no dogs due to trail conditions and past issues. Check mndnr.gov/candlelight for more information specific to each event.

Minnesota’s First Day Hikes will be held at Blue Mounds, Fort Snelling, Jay Cooke, Lake Bemidji, Maplewood, Minneopa ... permits in advance on the state park vehicle permits webpage (mndnr.gov ...

Minnesota’s First Day Hikes will be held at Blue Mounds, Fort Snelling, Jay Cooke, Lake Bemidji, Maplewood, Minneopa ... permits in advance on the state park vehicle permits webpage at mndnr.gov ...

More than a dozen parks will open the new year with a first day hike led by Minnesota State Park naturalists. While some were planned as snowshowing excursions, plans that the weather has largely ...