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Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Join me for an informational hike at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park to learn how to identify trees in the park in the wintertime. Where: Meet at main parking lot just past Visitor Center. When: 10 a.m. to 12:30. We will hike 3-4 miles total, but will pause often to learn about the trees. 12:30-1:30. …
Winter Tree Identification Hike — Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Other Winter Activities
Anyone up for some winter forest bathing? I’m training to be a certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides & Programs (ANFT) and need to facilitate some guided forest therapy walks in the coming months. If you’re not familiar with forest bathing, don’t worry, it doesn’t involve a bathtub! …
Guided Winter Forest Bathing — Tamarack Nature Center, White Bear Township, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Visit the Minnesota Ice Castles at the State Fair. Crawl through tunnels, explore ice mazes, whoosh down ice slides. I selected Feb 13 because it is an off-peak day and admission is $17. Also it is a full moon, with moonrise at 4:30 p.m., sunset at 5:37 p.m. Light reflection off the ice should be …
Minnesota Ice Castles — Minnesota State Fair, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Other Winter Activities
Annual Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Nature Education at Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center. We have secured President’s Weekend this year (Feb 14-17) so you have the option of making this a long weekend! Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant weekend of winter fun. Activities include …