Hiking in Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Lake Elmo/Washington County • Vehicle permit needed Lake Elmo Park Reserve has more than 2,000 acres of lakes, ponds, wetlands, rolling hills, forests and prairies. There are 20 miles of …
Hiking in Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
Rockford/Hennepin County • No vehicle fee Lake Rebecca Park Reserve, on the western edge of Hennepin County, has a huge trail system for hikers, both paved and natural surface. This …
Women’s Wilderness Discovery: Boundary Waters Trips
Women’s Wilderness Discovery, based in Ely, has been bringing women into the Boundary Waters—year ’round—since 2014. Many of these women are from the Twin Cities, and many of you who …
Bike in Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Bloomington/Hennepin County • No fees Hyland Lake Park Reserve, part of the Three Rivers Parks system, offers 8.7 miles of paved bike trails over hills and restored prairie and through …
Hiking in Crow-Hassan Park Reserve
Hanover/Hennepin County • No fee Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, on the western edge of Hennepin County, offers 19 miles of natural-surface hiking during spring, summer and fall. 10 miles stay open …
Camping in St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park
Hastings/Washington County • Park pass needed St. Croix Bluffs Campground is one of two regional campgrounds in Washington County. It offers modern campsites with spacious sites, some of them with …
A Healthy Environment & Our Modern Lifestyle: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
A clean, healthy natural environment is essential to an active outdoor lifestyle. But we also want the modern conveniences of our culture. Can we have both? This has been on …
Snowshoeing at Carlos Avery WMA
Anoka/Chisago Counties • No fees You have 25,000 acres of snowshoeing territory to choose from at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area. And since 2/3 of those acres are either wetlands …
Cross Country Ski at Green Haven Golf Course
Anoka/Anoka County • No ski pass needed The City of Anoka grooms just over 3 miles of cross country ski trails at Green Haven Golf Course. If you don’t mind …
Polar Mitts Keep Us Warm All Winter
Melody Anderson is the founder of Twin Cities’ based Polar Mitts, “the warmest mittens you’ll ever wear!” I first learned about Polar Mitts when I saw a basket of these …