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Tue Jun 302026

Navigation Device Share & Learn

Hand Holding Gps Device

7:00p.m. — In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds, near the SE corner of the parking lot (near the restroom building).

How do you navigate in the outdoors? Tonight’s meeting will be an opportunity to share your favorite technology with the Rovers community. Come prepared to give a mini-primer about the pluses and minuses of the tech you use.

If you want to talk about YOUR favorite device (and we hope lots of people participate!), please write to [email protected] and let us know which one you’ll discuss.

Presented by: YOU! And YOU! And YOU!!!!!

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Join us after the presentation to socialize at Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen. 991 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103. Just off Energy Park Drive.

Tue Jul 72026

Rovers First Tuesdays — A Social-Only Meeting

In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds Picnic Shelter, near the NW corner of the parking lot.

Note that this meeting starts at 6:00 p.m.

First Tuesdays is about making connections! There is no presentation. Instead, there is a potluck at 6:00. At 7:00, you are invited to gather at tables about specific topics, play games, or catch up with friends!

Schedule:

6:00 PM Potluck. Bring:

1. An item to share that is enough for about six people (don’t forget the serving utensil!). If ingredients are hard to identify, indicate them to help people with dietary restrictions. POTLUCK SIGN-UP HERE

2. Your own beverage, plate/bowl, and utensils.

7:00 PM Visit topic tables, play games, or chat with friends! Tables will be set up so you can learn more about various topics. There will always be a New Member table and a Game table (bring your favorite board or yard game!). Additional topics will depend on the interests of those attending. Anyone can host a table. Just ask the Presentations person for a sign.

Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones! Feel free to invite guests to join us!

Tue Jul 142026

Backcountry Desserts!

Dessert

7:00p.m. — In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds, near the SE corner of the parking lot (near the restroom building).

Come and prepare a favorite backcountry dessert and help other outdoor enthusiasts expand their backcountry cooking repertoire. Show off your “old reliable” or try an interesting new recipe before you take it out on the trail. Here are the guidelines: It’s day three of a wilderness backpacking or canoe/kayak camping trip. Recipes should be appropriate for the backcountry, take 20 minutes or less to prepare, and require only a single-burner stove. We’re looking for a number of entries, and we hope you’ll consider entering. All entrants will receive something for participating.

If you want to participate as one of our cooks, email the Presentations Committee ([email protected]) with your name and title of what you will prepare (Easy-Peasy Nut and Fruit Couscous, Spaghetti with Dried Veggie Sauce, etc.). Please bring everything you need (ingredients, stove, pots/pans, etc.). Water is available from the sinks in the nearby restrooms. Cooking will begin as soon as the meeting part of our night is concluded (around 7:20).
We need taste testers! Bring your plates/bowls and utensils to sample the offerings and vote for your favorite. But we really need cooks!

Presented by: YOU! And YOU! And YOU!!!!!

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Join us after the presentation to socialize at Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen. 991 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103. Just off Energy Park Drive.

Tue Jul 212026

First Aid in the Wilderness

Woodsevac

7:00p.m. — In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds, near the SE corner of the parking lot (near the restroom building).

If someone is injured in a trip in a remote area, would you know what to do? This presentation will be a short review of ways to be prepared in case something happens miles from civilization. Tom O’Neal (a Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness First Aid instructor) will be talking about how to think about first aid in remote settings, with a focus on ‘being prepared.’

Presented by: Tom O.

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Join us after the presentation to socialize at Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen. 991 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103. Just off Energy Park Drive.

Tue Jul 282026

Be BearWise® When Recreating, Minnesota!

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7:00p.m. — In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds, near the SE corner of the parking lot (near the restroom building).

Come learn how to travel and camp safely in bear county. You’ll learn about the basics of black bear foods, foraging in bear country, recreating outdoors in bear country, bear encounters, bear spray, and how to coexist with these remarkable critters. 

Presented by: Dr. Andy T.

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Join us after the presentation to socialize at Gabe’s Bar & Kitchen. 991 Lexington Pkwy N, St Paul, MN 55103. Just off Energy Park Drive.

Tue Aug 42026

NO Rovers First Tuesdays — National Night Out

There is no meeting tonight. Enjoy National Night Out with your neighbors!

Tue Sep 12026

Rovers First Tuesdays — A Social-Only Meeting

In person at Como Park in St. Paul – West Picnic Grounds Picnic Shelter, near the NW corner of the parking lot.

Note that this meeting starts at 6:00 p.m.

First Tuesdays is about making connections! There is no presentation. Instead, there is a potluck at 6:00. At 7:00, you are invited to gather at tables about specific topics, play games, or catch up with friends!

Schedule:

6:00 PM Potluck. Bring:

1. An item to share that is enough for about six people (don’t forget the serving utensil!). If ingredients are hard to identify, indicate them to help people with dietary restrictions. POTLUCK SIGN-UP HERE

2. Your own beverage, plate/bowl, and utensils.

7:00 PM Visit topic tables, play games, or chat with friends! Tables will be set up so you can learn more about various topics. There will always be a New Member table and a Game table (bring your favorite board or yard game!). Additional topics will depend on the interests of those attending. Anyone can host a table. Just ask the Presentations person for a sign.

Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones! Feel free to invite guests to join us!