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Category: Other Summer Activities
Pop-up prairie seed collection – I can bring up 3 guests on my Three Rivers permit and there is a ton of good seed at Carver Park (in Victoria a couple miles past the Arboretum) just ready to pick. If more people show up, we can split into two groups and take turns being the …
Prairie Seed Collection — Carver Park Reserve, Victoria, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
We will go for a 5 mile/2 hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum on blacktop and grass/wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places. The autumn colors may not be peak but they should be good. Afterwards we have an option of having lunch in the restaurant. You need to order a …
Autumn Colors Hike at The Arb — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Camp, hike, bike, paddle, or relax and explore the fall colors and migrating birds along the Mississippi River flyway. Merrick State Park (Merrick State Park | Wisconsin DNR) is located on the beautiful backwaters of the Mississippi River about 2 hours south of St Paul. Our campsite has a shelter, river access for mooring watercraft …
Fall Colors – Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling — Merrick State Park, WIView trip details »
Bring a child you want to introduce to the outdoors! Parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/mentors are all welcome. The kids will make their own pumpkin boats out of mini-pumpkins at Schulze Beach in Lebanon Hills Park. I will bring mini-pumpkins, knives (for the adults), and carving tools. Also wooden skewers, paper, and markers to make and decorate sails. I’ll …