Check out these fun, educational and free opportunities to get outdoors in our area's state parks, wildlife refuges and more.

pull off their shoes and wade across the trickling river as it begins its 2,552-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico. A selfie at the headwaters post is a must. The park's south entrance is a 22-mile ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. - Itasca State Park is now fully open to all visitors after suffering damage from a storm July 2, according to Department of Natural Resources Parks and Trails Division ...

A key piece of groundwork starts Monday to begin connecting one of Minnesota's most-visited parks with one of its original rail trails. The first phase of establishing a connector trail of more than ...

Dr. Emily Schilling, associate director of the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, is helping to map the migratory ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Construction of the Itasca-Heartland Connection Trail began on Monday, Aug. 28. The trail is a multi-purpose, paved connection between Itasca State Park and the Heartland Trail.

Could climate change turn Minnesota into Kansas? Lee E. Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology, addressed this question during his presentation on Saturday, Sept.

Keith Myrmel's paper maps transport the user to a mental space that is the antithesis of our digital world. His craftwork is simple — accessible — while precise with its visuals and text. Like that of ...

ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. - Steve Holewa went to see the headwaters of the Mississippi River on Monday night. Who knew it would be a story of a lifetime. Holewa and a companion were halfway back to ...

Jul. 11—LAKE ITASCA, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that as of Tuesday, July 11, the Lake Itasca Public Water Access in Itasca State Park is closed through the 2023 ...