Pebble Publishing, Katy Trail Bed & Bikefest and Mighty Mo Canoe Rentals Rocheport, Missouri Drawn by the meandering and mighty Missouri River, the 225-mile-long Katy Trail – the longest in the United States – and the quirky and scenic river town of Rocheport, Missouri, located just fifteen minutes outside Columbia, Brett Dufur and his wife […]
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Nature’s Value Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center (ELC) is nestled in 2,000 acres of forests, inland lakes and rivers, on a ridge of land overlooking Lake Superior near Finland in southern Lake County, Minnesota. Gary Deason, the executive director of Wolf Ridge for the past 2 years, says that he and his staff “believe in […]
Schoolcraft State Park
Taken from article in the Long Praire Leader by Sue Farmer ________________________________________________________________________________ Henry Schoolcraft State Park There aren’t many places one can take an unfettered stroll along the Mississippi River in Minnesota, but Henry Rowe Schoolcraft State Park provides just such an opportunity. Located a few miles from Grand Rapids off Minnesota Highway 6, the […]
Scenic State Park
Excerpts from article in the Long Prairie Leader “Conservation ethic saved tall pines of Scenic State Park for future generations” by Sue Farmer ________________________________________________________________________________ The People’s Park As millions of board feet of pine succumbed to the ax and saw in northern Minnesota at the dawn of the 20th century, a group of forward-thinking conservationists […]