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We are celebrating a week early so not to conflict with the Whitewater Trip. Still, costumes encouraged, but not required. Bring a dish to share and your favorite beverage. Contact Laura for directions. Laura A.
Come meet and visit with other 45 and under Rovers, learn tips on how to make coordinating trips easy, and brainstorm ways to get younger members more involved and make Rovers more appealing to younger membership. If people are interested we can walk around the lakes as well. E-mail for directions and potluck details. Melissa …
45 & Under Potluck, Trip Planning, and Brainstorming NightView trip details »
Weekend seakayaking/camping on the Mississippi River south of the Twin Cities. Leave Saturday mornning and return Sunday at 6:00 p.m. We will paddle a segment of the river and avoid paddling on the large lakes behind the dams. Haven’t chosen a location we’ll paddle yet, but we’ll put in no farther than 100 miles south …
Seakayaking on Mississippi River South of Twin CitiesView trip details »
Celebrate the beauty of Minnesota in the fall at Hyland Lake Park Reserve’s Sumac Knoll group site. Enjoy some outdoor activities before a potluck and fire in the evening and optional camping. Tentative schedule:
Bring your work gloves and join us for a few hours to keep our section of adopted highway clean. Our adopted “highway” runs along and through peaceful Elm Creek Park Preserve in Dayton and Champlin. Meet at 12:00 p.m. at the corner of Fernbrook Lane N. and Elm Creek Road. For more details and directions, …
Drive up to the ranger cabin on East Bearskin Lake and stay for the weekend. Friday, the crew will hike to the Border Route Trail using the Topper Lake cutoff from Mayhew Lake and clear east to the Sock Lake camp trail intersection, then return to the cabin for the night. Saturday, the crew will …
Border Route Trail Maintenance – Non-MechanizedView trip details »
Adventurous types will want to join a brave group of Rovers for the Anoka County Historical Society Ghosts of Anoka tour. It is a skillful weaving together of history, conjecture, and fact, sprinkled with a flair for the dramatic and seasoned by good story telling. Stories abound in Anoka of odd happenings and eerie encounters. …
Minnesota’s prairies are beautiful in the fall! Join me on a 1.5- to 2-hour hike on the paved and unpaved trails at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Meet at the Visitor Center and be ready to leave at 1:00 p.m. Bring water, snacks, bug spray, and rain gear (if necessary). We hike rain, snow, or shine! …
Three day BWCAW canoe trip, location undetermined at this point. Leave cities at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening and return Monday at 8:00 p.m. We will have a layover day, trip difficulty is easy/moderate. With the layover day you can choose to paddle/portage, fish, relax etc. There should be aspen and birch yellow leaf color. Estimated …
Join us for a weekend of rock climbing at Blue Mounds, MN & Palisades, SD. Experienced climbers only (i.e., must know how to belay). Please e-mail to RSVP and get further details. Estimated cost: $25. Deposit: 0. Max trip size: unlimited. Sarah K. & Amy E.
We’ll drive down to Minneopa State Park on Friday night, set up camp and do a night hike through the prarie. Saturday we’ll hop on the bikes and explore the area around Mankato and the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail. Distance is flexible.
Bicycling Sakatah Singing Hills Trail and Mankato River RambleView trip details »
Nugget Lake County Park is a gem on the rim of Wisconsin’s driftless area, just an hour’s drive away. We’ll camp here and bike loops of up to 60 miles on scenic back roads to historic waysides, UFO sites, Lake Pepin, and a 50 mph hill! We’ll provide meals, but may eat out for lunch; …
Join Great River Greening along the St. Croix Valley blufflands near Franconia, Minnesota from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for an opportunity to restore native oak woodland forests. We’ll plant oak seedlings to expand the bluffland forests and woodlands at Franconia Bluffs Scientific & Natural Area. After the planting, lunch will be provided at the …
Experience the beauty of the “wild and scenic” St. Croix River valley and the prairies of Wild River in the fall! Join me for my usual trio of hiking, biking, and camping (and more)! We have a group site at Wild River State Park. Stay for the weekend and participate in the Oak Planting in …
Drive up to the ranger cabin or a bunkhouse Thursday evening, and stay overnight. Friday the crew will canoe to a campsite on Clearwater Lake, setup a base camp, and spend the rest of the day trail clearing on the Border Route Trail. Trail clearing will continue on Saturday and the crew will canoe out …
Border Route Trail Maintenance – Non MechanizedView trip details »
It’s all the outdoor fun we can pack into a weekend! Rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, biking, camping, star tour, great food, good friends, etc. Come check out what MN Rovers is about and try out new activities! Estimated cost: $0 – $20. See the Special Events page for more details, agenda, and contact information.
Join me in doing a 16- to 20-mile backpacking trip on the (Minnesota Rovers own) Border Route Trail. We will be going up early on Thursday and returning Sunday. We will go in Friday morning at either the South Lake or Crab Lake entrance and exit at Clearwater. I’m planning on cool, sunny and bug …
Carpool with a bunch of Rovers to attend the Rennaissance Festival near Shakopee. We will leave at 8:00 a.m. from the REI Bloomington and spend the day at the festival. That weekend, the special theme is “Wine, Chocolate and Romance” with special activities including: Free Sutter Home Wine Tastings Free Vow Renewals Chocolate Pie Eating …