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Hiking gets a leg-up from state department

North Dakota Parks & Recreation encourages residents to visit facilities through challenge

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A bully way to start your morning in beautiful Medora

Hiking opportunities beckon outdoor enthusiasts to the Badlands of western North Dakota to join Teddy Roosevelt actor on two novel Point-to-Point hikes.

August 20, 2022 04:44 PM

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Commentary: A family hike up a volcano meant so much more

There were moments I felt helpless and even questioned whether I was acting like a villain for making my 6-year-old do this. She needs to know that in our family you don’t quit. Period.

July 25, 2022 03:08 PM

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City approves Phase 2 preliminary design plans for Crooked Crane Trail

The City of Dickinson is one step closer to connecting the trail system within the city after the Dickinson City Commission recently approved a contract with a consulting firm to assist with design and construction engineering services.

November 05, 2021 09:13 AM

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Minnesota's Backyard: Hikers find history and lots of activity at Fort Snelling State Park, in the heart of the Twin Cities

The 20th destination on our 20-site tour of Minnesota's state parks brings us to the heart of the Twin Cities, where you will find an oasis of wilderness in the urban heart of the state. Fort Snelling State Park is neither as quiet or secluded as other parks in Minnesota, but for Twin Citians it offers history and hiking where the state's major rivers meet.

September 16, 2021 05:30 AM

By Jess Myers

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Minnesota's trails featured in new autumn hikes book

"Minnesota's Best Autumn Hikes" details how to get there and what you'll see.

September 12, 2021 04:00 PM

By John Myers

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Minnesota's Backyard: Devil's Kettle remains a natural wonder at Judge C.R. Magney State Park

Destination No. 19 on our 20-site tour of Minnesota's state parks brings us to one of the great waterfalls, and one of the state's greatest mysteries, at Judge C.R. Magney State Park. One of the quieter and more remote places on the North Shore, a hike to see the Devil's Kettle has fascinated visitors for generations, even after the mystery was solved.

September 09, 2021 08:00 AM

By Jess Myers

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Minnesota's Backyard: Prairie meets woods, birders watch the skies at Kilen Woods State Park

The 18th stop on our tour of 20 Minnesota State Parks is to a place where you can explore the land and the water, but the most intriguing visitors arrive by air. Kilen Woods State Park offers hiking in the woods and the prairie, canoeing and kayaking on the Des Moines River, and some of the best birding in Minnesota.

September 02, 2021 09:01 AM

By Jess Myers

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Live wild and free by hiking White Butte, North Dakota's highest point

As the highest natural point in the state of North Dakota, White Butte sits at a 3,506-foot incline. Located in Slope County, the journey to hike White Butte is a scenic route that takes you into the heartland of agriculture.

July 30, 2021 02:00 PM

By Jackie Jahfetson

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Minnesota's Backyard: Just an easy hike from the heart of New Ulm, an oasis of wilderness at Flandrau State Park

You drive through neighborhoods in one of southern Minnesota's regional centers to reach the 11th stop on our 20-site tour of Minnesota's state parks, then you turn a corner, go down a hill and find yourself in a wonderland of woods and prairie at Flandrau State Park, which is a perfect home base for hiking and heritage festivals.

July 15, 2021 06:30 AM

By Jess Myers

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Outdoor activist hikes into Alaska refuge debate

Dudley Edmondson is joining an expedition by people of color to support the Gwich'in tribe.

July 10, 2021 04:00 PM

By John Myers

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Minnesota's Backyard: Visitors come for the hiking, stay for the history at Savanna Portage State Park

We reach the halfway mark on our 20-site tour of Minnesota's state parks with a visit to a geographical anomaly, and a site of centuries-old history, in mostly flat Aitkin County. Savanna Portage State Park is home to remote lakes, an excellent campground, and miles of hilly hiking trails, one of which was in use hundreds of years ago.

July 08, 2021 07:00 AM

By Jess Myers

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Minnesota's backyard: Amid rolling farmland, a secret slice of water and woods at Carley State Park

You will be excused if you are unfamiliar with destination No. 8 on our 20-site tour of Minnesota's state parks. Carley is a true hidden gem, less popular than its neighbors with a pretty campground that is only open in the summer months. But if you are seeking solitude along with fishing, hiking and stunning spring wildflowers, it is worth the effort to find.

June 23, 2021 11:00 PM

By Jess Myers