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Fri - SunJun 12 - Jun 142026

Spring/Summer Extravaganza — Afton State Park, MN

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Registration is now open for the Spring /Summer Extravaganza — being held from Friday, June 12– Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Afton State Park!  Everyone is invited to the Extravaganza, our semi-annual “welcome & check us out” trip for people who like the outdoors and want to find out more about the Minnesota Rovers. You …

Coordinator(s):
Maria Hanratty - hanra003@umn.edu - (612) 821-8497
Stacey Grimes - staceyjgrimes@hotmail.com
Sandra Morgan - mntumbleweed@gmail.com
Julie Harrison - jewells0303@yahoo.com
Joseph Kessler - josephkessler57@yahoo.com

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Wed - SunJun 17 - Jun 212026

Biking — Palisade, MN

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Bicycle rides on the Mesabi and Paul Bunyan Trails! Join us for a long weekend (Juneteenth Holiday) bicycling on the Mesabi* and Paul Bunyan Trails. We will ride (out and back) 40+ miles per day. Stay with us at my family cabin near Palisade, MN (up to 6 people) or tent on the Mississippi River …

Coordinator(s):
Brian G - Roverbriangoodspeed@gmail.com - (651) 647-1452
Maria D - mduwenhoegger@gmail.com

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Thu - SunJul 2 - Jul 52026

Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling! — Whitewater State Park, Elba, MN

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Join us for a fun 4th of July Weekend camping trip to Whitewater State Park, where the Rovers are strong and good-looking, and there is a serious lack of mosquitoes!  We have group camp site 2, which has a shelter with electricity, plus flush toilets and showers! Campers need to bring their own tent and …

Coordinator(s):
Ruth R - ruthrobinson19@gmail.com
John C

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Fri - SunJul 24 - Jul 262026

Bike Camping — Willow River State Park, WI

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Join me on a weekend bike camping trip to Willow River State Park, about 7 miles north of Hudson, WI. The park has a fabulous waterfall, prairie and woodland hiking trails, a lake swimming beach and opportunities to rent kayaks or canoes to explore the lake, backwaters and Willow River channel up to the falls. …

Coordinator(s):
Tom Y - tyuska@icloud.com - (651) 315-1686

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Sun - SatAug 2 - Aug 152026

Caribou Tracking — Wabikimi Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

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The Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project is a three year research effort that relies on volunteer citizen scientists.  Qualified individual and groups are assigned a research area within the Provincial Park to survey for signs of the threatened woodland caribou.  The typical survey trip involves five days of survey work, a couple days paddling …

Coordinator(s):
Thomas E - teeckstein16@gmail.com - (651) 238-1097

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Thu - SunAug 13 - Aug 162026

Biking, hiking, paddling, camping — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MN

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Thu Aug 13  – Sun Aug 16 2026 Estimated Cost: $17.00 plus park pass Deposit: $17.00 (cash, check, Venmo) Max Trip Size: 20 people (no dogs) Registration begins: 6:00 pm on Tuesday, 5/12, at the Gear Swap Description: It’s back! For many years Rovers have made an annual trek to Gooseberry Falls State Park for …

Coordinator(s):
Audrey S - roveraudrey@yahoo.com - (612) 874-7321

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Wed - SunSep 9 - Sep 132026

Hiking, bicycling, camping, paddling, swimming… — Lake Carlos State Park, MN

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Join us at beautiful Lake Carlos State Park, near Alexandria. We have the Lakeview group camp, which is right next to the lake with a shelter, flush toilets and a potable water spigot. “Sculpted by ancient glaciers, Lake Carlos State Park contains a tamarack bog, marshes, woodland ponds, and lakes. A variety of recreational activities …

Coordinator(s):
Barry S. - barry201401@gmail.com
Jen O.

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