| | A Day in the Sun Charters LLC
Enjoy a cruise on the beautiful Lake Minnetonka. A Day in the Sun offers Charter cruises, with a three hour minimum. Fully catered events are possible, or bring your own food. Call or send the captain an e-mail for more information and for special...
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| | Aamodt's Apple Farm
This is a great place to visit in the Autumn months. Pick your own apples, or buy them already picked, visit the petting zoo, go for a wagon or pony ride, visit the bakery, and participate in special events throughout the season! Open second week in ...
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| | Aamodt's Hot Air Balloon Rides
Feeling adventerous? Try drifting away on hot air balloon ride above beautiful Stillwater. All balloons are top-of-the-line, and are flown by licensed pilots. There is no better way to see the sights of the St. Croix Valley! For more information on t...
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| | Aarcee Rental
AARCEE has been providing quality equipment and service for over 30 years. You can rent just about anything you need for your outdoor adventure, from tents and backpacks to trailers and canoes. Whether you are looking to rent or simply want to buy t...
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| | Access Outdoors ~ For people with disabilities who want "more" from the great outdoors!
This is a Minneapolis based (but nationwide) web site about outdoor accessability. There is a multitude of information on adaptive outdoor programs, products, and related publications. There is also a huge database of accessable parks, trails, and ...
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| | Adaptive Recreation & Learning Exchange (AR&LE)
AR & LE is a four-city cooperative that offers people with disabilities the chance to participate in their choice of Community Education and Recreation programs. AR & LE offers a variety of classes and activities that have been developed specificall...
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| | Adventure Gardens Miniature Golf ~Life Pages Supporter~
Putt your way through twists and turns, moving objects, and impossible tunnels as you try for a hole in one! Adventure Gardens features 18 holes of zany miniature golf, perfect for summer afternoons or evenings when the course is lit up. Call Adven...
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| | Afton State Park
Afton State Park is 1,695 acres of Minnesota woodland, prairie wildflowers, and dramatic landscapes with spectacular views of the St. Croix River Valley. The park trails are perfect for hikers, horseback riders and cross-country skiers. The park als...
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| | Agape Acres
Agape Acres provides a variety of horse riding opportunities from therapeutic to recreational riding. They also offer introductory horsemanship programs, so you can learn the basics of riding, grooming, and caring for horses. Introductory horsemans...
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| | Al and Alma's Supper Club and Boat Charters
Al and Alma's Supper Club and Charters can accommodate dinner cruises for 20 to 100 people. Public cruises are also available. Call or visit their web site for more information and assistance planning your trip.
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| | Alexander Ramsey Park
Redwood Falls is home to Alexander Ramsey Park- the State's largest municipal park, affectionately termed "The Little Yellowstone of Minnesota." Redwood falls is located Southeast of the Upper Sioux Agency on Hwy. 71. It contains a zoo with bison, e...
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| | All New Winter Recreation Area ~ Elm Creek Park Reserve
Elm Creek Park Reserve's new winter recreation area is a wonderland of winter fun! It features a lighted snow-tubing hill, beginner-level downhill ski and snowboard area, and lighted cross-country ski trails. Plus, this attraction has artificial snow...
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| | Amnicon Falls State Park
Amnicon Falls State Park has one of the most beautiful series of cascades and waterfalls in the midwest. At the heart of the park, the Amnicon River seperates, forming two streams. Three waterfalls plunge nearly 30 feet each. During good water flow, ...
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| | Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center
The Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center is an accessible facility for all patrons to enjoy. The barrier-free access meets all regulations as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facilities in the park are all safety regulated by guest ...
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| | Apple Valley Sports and Recreation
Use this link to find information on parks and recreation in the City of Apple Valley. Learn about programs, sports leagues, facilities, parks, special events & celebrations, registration & reservations, and more. Click the link below.
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| | Attention: Sportsmen! The Minnesota Broken Wing Connection
The Minnesota Broken Wing Connection was formed to help people with disabilities discover (or rediscover) the great outdoors. In ten years of existence it has become a national resource center and a Minnesota learning center for people with disabilit...
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| | Badlands Sno-Park
Badlands Sno-Park is a great local place to visit when the snow flies.
Sno-Tubing
4 tubing slopes - 2 tows - lighted for night tubing
Snowboarding
4 main runs - terrain park - big air jumps - 2 tow-ropes
Skiing
Badlan...
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| | Barn on the Lake
This attraction features a huge pumpkin patch, plus gourds, Indian corn, squash, potatoes, straw bales, corn stalks, a giant pumpkin moonwalk for the kids, and a "Guess the weight of the giant pumpkin" contest. This is great locations for pictures! C...
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| | Battle Creek Park
This park has lots of land to run around on, paved trails for biking/walking/skating, and an off-leash dog area. Click the link below for more information.
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| | Battle Creek Waterworks
There are two pools at this facility. One is a shallow wading pool with a play structure, suitable for the little ones. The other a standard recreation pool (sorry, no slides). There is a vending-machine area and changing area - it's a perfect no-fr...
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| | Bergquist Pioneer Cabin and the Clay County Museum
When you visit the Fargo/Moorhead area, stop and see one of Moorhead's oldest houses! Built in 1870, this cabin is the oldest home in the area that is still located at its original site. Because of this, the site is only partially accessible to whee...
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| | Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
Formerly the Valley View Pool and Water Slide, this center has changed its name after recent renovations. Features include a slope-entry area; three kiddie play stations; an eight-lane, 50-meter pool; two one-meter diving boards; a small slide; two b...
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| | Blue Mound State Park
In Southwestern Minnesota, near the South Dakota border, there is a large outcropping of Sioux quartzite rock. The rock was formed at the bottom of the sea a billion and a half years ago. The formation is called the blue mound and is now part of th...
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| | Bobbers Boats and Bait
Bobbers has boat rental and fishing bait in Hugo, MN. Call them for more information about rentals.
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| | Bonanzaville USA
Bonanzaville USA recreates the magnificent history of the Fargo/Moorhead area. With more than 400,000 documented and treasured artifacts arranged throughout 40 buildings and spread over 15 acres, you're sure to have a fun day exploring. Many of the...
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| | Boundary Waters Canoe Outfitters
This is a canoe trip specialists- you decide whether you want the whole package, or just certain parts.
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| | Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Exploring Programs for individuals of all abilities. See their web site to find out about the scout troop near you.
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| | Brooklyn Center Events and Recreation
Use this link to find out about recreational options and special events in Brooklyn Center. You can find details on parks and trails, community events, sports, recreational facilities, and more.
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| | Brooklyn Park - Adaptive Recreation
Brooklyn Park offers a variety of Recreation and Leisure programs to people of all ages and all abilities. While they do have a strong inclusion philosophy, Brooklyn Park also offers activates geared to individuals with disabilities. You choose wha...
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| | Brooklyn Park Historical Farm
Owned by the Eidem family for 82 years, the Brooklyn Park Historical Farm is a ten-acre living record of farm life in Minnesota during the years of 1890 to 1910. And of course, costumed guides present your tour. Admission is payable at the gate. Visi...
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| | Buck Hill ~ Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow-tubing
Get ready to shred! Buck Hill offers great terrain for snowboarding and skiing, as well as an entire area devoted to snow-tubing. Instruction is available, as well as a full-service chalet with refreshments, rentals, and more. And the best part is, y...
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| | Bunker Hills Wave Pool
The closest you'll get to California surf here on the prairie! Tube over the machine-generated waves at this 25,000-square-foot outdoor pool in the lovely Bunker Hills Regional Park. The "surf" reaches a height of 4 feet and follows eight pattern v...
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| | Burnsville Mini-Golf
Test your putting skills at this challenging and fun 18-hole mini-golf course. Call the number below for additional information.
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| | Camp Confidence Learning Center
Camp Confidence promotes self-confidence and self-esteem through active hands-on participation in a variety of outdoor activities. It’s truly a camp unique from most others.
Camp Confidence services persons of all ages and abilities. They welc...
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| | Capable Partners: A hunting and fishing organization for people with disabilities.
Capable Partners is a Twin Cities based organization which facilitates hunting and fishing opportunities for people with disabilities. Outings are numerous! Capable Partners promotes friendship, independence, awareness, and the great outdoors. It ...
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| | Caponi Art Park
Put your Chi in harmony by exploring Caponi Art Park. This outdoor sculpture garden is designed to fit right into it's oak landscape. The 60 acre park was created to be a place where both the visual and performing arts can be presented and fostered, ...
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| | Carpenter Nature Center
This nature center offers 3 and 1/2 miles of paved trails, as well as over 10 miles of grass or wood-chipped trails. There is also an Apple Orchard, an interpretive Center which offers hands-on exhibits and live animals on display, and various speci...
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| | Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center (CNC) is a private, non-profit nature preserve and environmental education facility established in 1981. They offer a variety of programs from Preschool Storytime in their apple orchard (10-11 am; $3/child - ...
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| | Cascade Bay Water Park
Looking for a good waterpark? Cascade Bay is the largest in Minnesota! If you're feeling adventurous, you can shoot down the Twin Falls or brave the Typhoon and Hurricane water slides. Feeling a bit more mellow? Take a relaxing float on an inner tube...
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| | Cascade River State Park
You won't forget your visit to the Cascade River State Park. Numerous beautiful waterfalls are created by the Cascade River as it twists through a rocky gorge. In one spot, the river drops 225 feet in just one mile. Fifteen miles of gorgeous trails...
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| | City of Crystal events and recreation
Use this link to learn about events and recreation in the City of Crystal. Find park and facility locations, read up on adult and youth sports, and check out the list of recreational classes offered by the community.
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| | City of New Hope events and recreation
This link takes you to the City of New Hope's events and recreation website. See an interactive parks map, learn about community facilities and events such as outdoor theater, and even keep track of adult sports online.
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| | Clay Coyte Pottery
Come explore the incredible variety of work from the hands of artisans from around the country...work you won’t see in other galleries in the Twin Cities. The Gallery features the work of some 80 North American artists, including blown glass, pottery...
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| | Clearwater Lodge and Canoe Outfitters
Clearwater Lodge and Canoe Outfitters is a small organization that can help you plan your boundary waters trip. They specialize in organizing trips for families, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other groups. You can rent all the gear you need and pick ...
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| | Cleary Lake Regional Park
This park has golfing, skiing, biking (3.5 mile paved trail) and boat rental. See their web site for more park details and maps.
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| | Clemens Rose Gardens
Parallel to the Munsinger Gardens, Bill Clemens donated the beautiful Clemens Rose Gardens to the city of St. Cloud as a dedication to his wife, Virginia. Suffering from MS, Mrs. Clemens needed only to look out her window to gaze at more than 1,200 ...
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| | Como Park Zoo
Animals, plants, and great family attractions await you at the Zoo. See their web site for more information on the animal collection, zoo history, or to take a virtual tour.
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| | Como Pool
Take a dip in Como swimming pool! The facility is equipped with a one-meter diving board, zero-depth entry, and a mushroom fountain. Combat the Summer heat with cool watery bliss...
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| | Cottage Grove events and recreation
The Cottage Grove events and recreation has something for everyone. There are opportunities in sports, entertainment, and education for both youth and adults, as well as numerous volunteer opportunities. See website for complete information on progra...
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| | Crystal Beach
This is a big beach with lots of amenities, including restrooms, concession stands, a picnic shelter, a play area, and a beach fountain. There is no lifeguard on duty at this beach. Concessions are available from 12 pm - 6 pm. Call the number belo...
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| | Deer Lake Orchards
Good times & great apples! Visit Deer Lake and sample the 26 varieties of apples & fresh cider, pumpkins, squash, ornamental corn, homemade apple pies, jams, jellies, gifts & crafts. A wonderful Autumn activity. Use the contact information below to l...
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| | Desnoyer Recreation Center
Desnoyer Rec Center offers a whole host of activities appealing to everyone from kids to seniors. Programs include: Baseball, soccer, karate, tennis, storytelling, basketball, rollerskating, arts and crafts, cards, volunteering, field trips...the l...
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| | Dodge Nature Center
The Dodge Nature Center is 320 acres of nature in all its glory. There are a variety of trails and wildlife, prairie and oak savanna restoration projects, and educational programs for people of all ages. Use the contact information below to learn abo...
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| | Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
If you got lost in the woods, would you know how to survive or which plants are edible? About once a month Eagle Bluff offers family get-away weekends that are both fun and teach important outdoor skills. Naturalist-guided trips range from snowshoein...
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| | Eagle Lake Beach
Baylor Regional Park includes Eagle Lake Beach, complete with showers, beach house, picnic shelters, and two sand volleyball courts. The park also has a baseball field, horseshoe pits, and camp sites. See web site for more details.
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| | Eko Backen Waterslides & Mini-Golf
Eko Backen features two world class Hydrotube water
slides, one 350 feet and the other an incredible 400 foot drop! Visit their web site to learn more about his fun place, and plan a visit today!
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| | Elko Speedway ~ Non-stop racing action!
Get in the car and drive (at a legal speed) to the Elko Raceway, and take in the most exciting stock car racing Minnesota has to offer! The track is a 3/8 mile banked asphault oval, which means top speeds, daring passes, and photo finishes. The Rac...
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| | Elm Creek Park Reserve
Miles of trails through rolling hills provide challenges to the biker (both paved and mountain bike trails), hiker, cross-country skier and those on snowshoes. This park also offers a nature center, a visitors center, concessions, a swimming pond, m...
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| | Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary
Believe it or not, this is the oldest public wildflower garden in the nation! The sprawling areas of woodland, swamp and prairie provide a bustling display of native wildflowers and various birds. The trail through the garden is 2/3 of a mile long.
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| | Emma Krumbee's ~ Apple orchard, flowers, christmas trees, family activities
Emma Krumbee's is full of activity year-round with its large array of natural attractions, including an apple orchard, a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, flower shop, animal farm, antiques, hayrides, trails, and the list goes on. For more information, inc...
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| | Family Aquatic Center
The Apple Valley Family Aquatic Center is a pool facility that is accessible to all patrons. Enjoy barrier-free access to the Wild Water Playground, a 18,000 square foot pool with a zero depth entry. The pool allows fun for the entire family and fo...
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| | Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard
Cider! Honey! Maple Syrup! Pick your own raspberries, pumpkins and other fall vegetables. Take on the corn maze, go on weekend hayrides, visit the petting zoo, and stroll through the fall gardens and picnic facilities. Call for harvest dates, weekend...
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| | Fishing Has No Boundaries - Bemidji
Fishing has No Boundaries is a national organization (with 13 chapters in eight states) that provides accessible fishing opportunities for everyone. The Bemidji Chapter offers accessible fishing opportunities in their area and has a fun-filled weeke...
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| | Fishing has No Boundaries - Chippewa Valley
Fishing has No Boundaries is a national organization (with 13 chapters in eight states) that provides fishing opportunities for everyone. The Chippewa Valley Chapter offers accessible fishing trips and activities in their little corner of Wisconsin....
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| | Fort Snelling State Park
Fort Snelling State Park is in the heart of the Twin Cities and offers extensive hiking, biking, and ski trails that link to Minnehaha Park and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Canoe on Gun Club Lake, swim in Snelling Lake, or hike on P...
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| | Frisbee golf in the Twin Cities...fun, free, and perfect for Summer!
Frisbee golf is a real game with real courses and many enthusiasts. Frisbee golf discs are smaller and a little heavier than regular frisbees so that players can throw them further and more accurately. The object of the game is to get the disc into...
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| | Gale Woods Farm
Gale Woods Farm offers a beautiful 110 acre park with a working farm as its centerpiece. The farm features gardens, an orchard, livestock, hayfields, pastures and more. Gale Woods offers many recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, fishing...
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| | Gibbs Farm Museum
At the Gibbs Farm Museum, costumed interpreters demonstrate what life was like during the 19th century. Register the kids for a day at the school house or take one of their fascinating tours. Learn more at their web site. The museum is wheelchair ac...
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| | Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life
This museum is centered around a farmhouse, built in 1849, where Jane DeBow lived. Born in New York, she was kidnapped by missionaries at age five and found herself living among the Dakotah Indians around Fort Snelling. She became highly interested...
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| | Gilfillan Estate
The Gilfillan Estate is a restored 1882 farmhouse, with a beautiful yard and flower gardens. A guided tour of the estate highlights the home's original furniture, a summer kitchen, antique farm machinery and other various farm buildings. Call for mo...
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| | Girl Scouts
Greater Minneapolis Girl Scouts Council offers programs and camping opportunities to girls of all abilities. Visit their web site for specific programs and information about your local troop.
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| | Go Sledding at St. Anthony Park
This hill, nicknamed "May Mountain," is long and easy. For more info, click the link below.
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| | Golden Valley Events and Recreation
Click here for information on events and recreation in Golden Valley. Learn about community events, parks and trails, sports leagues, educational opportunities, and more.
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| | Gooseberry Falls State Park
Gooseberry Falls State Park receives nearly 1 million visitors annually. It features five waterfalls with 18 miles of picturesque hiking trails. While you hike the interior trails you'll cross the Gooseberry River several times on quaint foot bridges...
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| | Grand Mound Historic Site
At the confluence of the Big Fork and Rainy rivers on the Canadian border stand one of the largest Indians burial mounds in the Upper Midwest. A self-guided trail leads through the old-growth forest to the site where people camped and brought their ...
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| | Grand Portage State Park
About as close to the Canadian border as a Minnesotan can get, Grand Portage State Park features two waterfalls. A half-mile, wheelchair accessible hike leads to the incredible 120-foot high falls on the Pigeon River. Another 3.5 mile trail takes y...
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| | Grove Creek Raceway
Catch the excitement of live racing at the Grove Creek Raceway. The facility has a 3/8 mile dirt oval track, a 1/8 mile NHRA Championship Drag Strip, and all the high-speed action you can handle. With statistics and standings you can check online, ...
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| | Gulden's Canoe Rental and Shuttle Services
Gulden's offers canoe rental and a shuttle service. Call for more information.
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| | Harriet Alexander Nature Center
The Harriet Alexander Nature Center (HANC) is an oasis of natural beauty and tranquility nestled within the borders of Roseville. The Center's boardwalks and trails circulate through 52 acres of marsh, prairie and forest habitats. During a visit to H...
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| | Harty's Boat Rental Bait Shop and Moorings
Call for more information about boat rental, the bait shop, and boat moorings.
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| | Hi Tempo Ski-Sail-Bike
At Hi Tempo you can buy or rent skiing, boating, and sailing equipment, among other activities.
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| | Highland Swimming Pool
Outdoor swimming pool in St. Paul's Highland Park area. Call for more information about the pool and to verify dates and hours of operation.
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| | Historic Fort Snelling
Historic Fort Snelling opens its gates and welcomes you to 19th century frontier life. Talk with costumed soldiers who grumble about farm chores or help with the laundry using a washboard and lye soap. Meet a Dakota trader's wife, have tea with Mrs. ...
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| | Historic Grimm Farm
The Grimm Farm dates from 1859, when two German immigrant farmers purchased land in northern Carver County and cleared the woods to create farmland. The Grimm farmers are most famous for discovering a strain of alfalfa that could stand harsh winters....
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| | Homestead Orchard
Another great fall destination featuring U-Pick Apples, Raspberries, Strawberries, and Pumpkins. Plus, there is a petting zoo, pony rides, a straw bale maze, and other fun activities for all ages. Visit their web site to learn more about visiting.
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| | Howard Point Marina
Boat rental in the Shorewood area. Call for more information.
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| | Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters and Cabins
Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters is a canoe trip specialist that offers canoe trips and rentals. They can help you plan your BWCAW trip and even offer packages that include all the food you'll need during your trip. Hungry Jack also offers fully loaded...
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| | Hyland Frisbee Golf Course
The Disc Golf Course at Hyland Ski & Snowboard Area offers challenging elevations, tremendous scenery and fantastic amenities. This 18 hole tournament course features holes that traverse, climb and descend over ski slopes with incredible scenic overl...
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| | Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area
Catch some air at Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area (HSSA), known for some of the best snowmaking and grooming in the Midwest. HSSA's hills are known for their innovative and fun features. The large chalet complex features a food court with daily special...
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| | International Wolf Center
You'll have a howling good time at the International Wolf Center. They feature a variety of educational programs. One favorite is a guided evening trek into the heart of Minnesota's wolf country to explore the habitat of prey species such as the bea...
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| | Island Lake Mini Golf ~Life Pages Supporter~
Another great stop for mini-golf lovers. This course is even lit up, enabling you to play at night under the lights! Special features include the loop-de-loop, toboggan, hidden passages, raised tiers, sand traps, and flowerbeds. Call the number pro...
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| | Island Lake Park
Island Lake is what a park should be: Huge and beautiful, with many amenities! The park has biking/hiking trails, picnic shelters, a play area, game field, volleyball courts, fishing pier, restrooms, free parking, and even a golf course (this costs...
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| | Jacobson's Pine Tree Apple Orchard
Pick your own apples, pick your own strawberries, pick your own pumpkins! A trip to Jacobson's Pine Tree Apple Orchard will remind you that nature is both beautiful and delicious. You can also get lost in the corn maze, take a wagon ride around the o...
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| | Judge C.R. Magney State Park
Set out along the Brule River trail in Judge C.R. Magney State Park to hunt for agates and waterfalls. The Brule divides around a large boulder creating two amazing sites. One side falls 50 feet into a pool below, while the other plunges into a poth...
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| | Justus Venturing
How We Got Started:
Justus Venturing was founded by Daniel Cashman, just a regular guy with a desire to provide new and exciting experiences for persons with varying disabilities. Daniel has worked in the human service field since 1993, providing r...
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| | KEEY (Kids, Education, the Environment and You)
KEEY is a program that facilitates hands on horticultural learning for kids. With KEEY, kids help raise plants and improve the appearance of public areas such as parks, boulevards, and public gardens. Through such hands on learning, KEEY expands th...
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| | Ketter Canoeing
Ketter's rents canoes, hosts canoe races, and sells accessories. They have racing nights for beginners, which allow inexperienced paddlers to learn from a more experienced paddler. Many events are conveniently hosted in twin cities lakes and rivers...
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| | Lady of the Lake Boat Cruises
Lady of the Lake's historic stern-wheeled boats can accommodate groups or individuals for all types of cruises around scenic Lake Minnetonka. Call the number or click the weblink provided to learn more about available options.
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| | Lake Gervais Park
This fine park features a beach, play area, picnic shelter, restrooms, plenty of grass to run around on, and free parking. Click the link provided for more information.
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| | Lake Josephine Park
This park features a beach, play area, restrooms, boat access, and free parking. Click the link below for more information.
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| | Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
Situated on the shores of Lake Minnewashta, this 341 acre park has a newly constructed swimming beach, bathhouse, reservable picnic shelters, volleyball courts, creative playground, concession stand, five miles of trails, two boat accesses, and a fis...
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| | Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center features full-scale replicas of ship cabins, recovered artifacts from sunken ships, film presentations, and sightseeing information (lighhouse nearby). They also post arrival and departure times of huge, 1,00...
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| | Lake Superior Zoological Gardens
More than 25 endangered and threatened species from around the world live at this zoo in Duluth. They include snow leopards, black-footed ferrets, bald eagles, siberian tigers, kangaroos and polar bears. The Zoo also features a primate conservation c...
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| | Lake Waconia Park
Lake Waconia Regional Park is the start of what will be a 130 acre park. Currently, the park is small (8 acres) with a nice swimming beach, picnic shelters and grills, volleyball courts, and restrooms. See web site for a picture of the beach.
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| | Linnaeus Arboretum & Sculpture Garden
The Linnaeus Arboretum represents the three major natural ecosystems found in Minnesota: Conifer forest, deciduous forest and the prairie. A fourth area surrounding the Melva Lind Interpretive Center includes cultivated gardens as well as trees from ...
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| | Loring Park Garden of the Seasons
Constructed in 1998 and planted in 1999, this recent addition to the park system has been very well received. Located just north of the footbridge over Loring Pond, the center circle garden will eventually be a woodland garden dominated by birch tree...
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| | Love to fly kites? Check out the Minnesota Kite Society!
The MKS is Minnesota's haven for kite lovers. This group conducts flying events and kite-building workshops throughout the year, and offers many other high flying perks to its members, who pay a small fee annually.
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| | Lower Sioux Agency
At the Lower Sioux Agency, discover the truth about the devastating US - Dakota conflict of 1862. This uprising left 500 settlers and an unknown number of Native American Dakota dead. During your visit you'll learn how the conflict changed Dakota way...
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| | Luce Line Trail
Luce Line Trail, a former railroad line, stretches 63 miles from Plymouth to the small town of Cosmos in west-central Minnesota. The trail accomodates bicyclists, hikers, horseback riders, snowmobilers, and cross-country skiers. The surface of the ...
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| | Lucky Mindy Adventures
Lucky Mindy Adventures is a travel program based in Litchfield, MN. Mindy is an Accredited Cruise Counselor and a Disney Specialist. Lucky Mindy Adventures specializes in small-group, fully-accessible tours that are well staffed with trained profes...
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| | Lyndale Park Gardens
Located on the northeast shore of Lake Harriet, immediately adjacent to Roseway Road, Lyndale Park Gardens encompasses four distinctive gardens; the Rose Garden, the Perennial Garden, Peace (Rock) Garden and the Perennial Trial Garden. Immediately ad...
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| | Magnifying Abilities
Magnifying Abilities is a social/recreational program for persons with mental and physical disabilities in the Chaska/Scott County area. Through the program, adults with disabilities participate in craft classes, tours, sporting events, informationa...
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| | Majestic Hills Ranch ~ Therepeutic horse riding for kids with special needs
Majestic Hills Ranch is a nonprofit organization that provides reputable, safe, and enjoyable therapeutic horseback riding for children with special needs.
A horse's walk has been proven to strengthen spine and pelvic muscles, improve posture and ...
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| | Make a splash at Apple Valley Aquatic Center!
Play in the water with waterslides, dropslides and diving boards; there is even a sand playground for sand castle building and beach volleyball! There is a "Tot" slide for younger swimmers, and a zero-depth entry into the pool allows people of all a...
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| | Maple Grove Arboretum
The Maple Grove Arboretum provides the public with opportunities to view many different varieties of trees, plants, and wildlife. In addition to enjoying the large collection of plants, visitors can also picnic within the Arboretum grounds. The rece...
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| | Maple Grove Community Center
This extensive facility includes a gymnasium, ice arena, skate park, swimming pool, and sand volleyball courts. There are also many programs available, such as birthday packages, a nursery school, a teen center, and a senior center. See web site fo...
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| | Maple Grove events and recreation
Use these links for information about events and recreation in Maple Grove: Parks and trails, athletic programs, seniors programs, recreational classes, special community events, and more.
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| | Maplewood Community Center
This Community Center has it all! There's a huge indoor pool with a waterslide, fountains, and a sloped entry, and a huge area for small children. There's an indoor playground (search for "Maple Maze" on LifePages), an outdoor playground, a gymnasium...
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| | Maplewood Nature Center & Neighborhood Preserves
This nature center has a wealth of features, including: Wetland exhibit, displays of animals (live & taxidermy), floating board walk, bird feeding station, touch & see corner for kids, binocular and snowshoe rental, water garden, prairie restoration,...
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| | Mayo Park and Arboretum
The Mayo Park and Arboretum is located on the north side of Le Sueur. The park has a brick shelter, restrooms, a horseshow arena, playground, and gazebo. The arboretum features extensive floral displays that include rose beds, a white garden, herbs...
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| | Minneapolis Events and Recreation
Use this link for information on events and recreation in Minneapolis. Find out about parks and trails, historic neighborhoods, arts and entertainment, numerous annual events, and more.
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| | Minneapolis Farmer's Market
You'll find lots of great treats at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market - everything from yummy fresh produce and meats to beautiful cut flowers and even arts and crafts! It's a great, relaxing way to spend a summer morning. Grab some coffee or a cold ...
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| | Minneapolis River City Trolley
All aboard! Through Minneapolis River City Trolley, you can tour Minnesota's cosmopolitan city in vintage streetcars that will take you back to when trolleys roamed thousands of miles of track linking America’s city streets.
Tours last 60-minute...
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| | Minneapolis Rose Garden
This is the second oldest public rose garden in the United States. You'll find this beautiful garden on the northeast side of Lake Harriet. Don't miss the expansive rose gardens, exotic and native trees, the perennials and fountains. The very best ...
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| | Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
One of the most photographed Twin Cities' landmarks is the awesome "Spoon bridge and Cherry" sculpture found in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. If you haven't seen the sculpture garden, this is a must-do activity! Hedges divide 10 acres of space in...
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| | Minnehaha Depot
Picture the hustle and bustle of the depot on busy summer weekends of long ago, when Minneapolis residents stepped off the train to visit Minnehaha Park and its waterfall. Milwaukee Road employees referred to the 1875 Minnehaha Depot as the "Princes...
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| | Minnehaha Park and Falls
Minnehaha is one of Minneapolis’ oldest and most popular parks, not to mention the most famous. Hordes of people visit the park every year for various activities, or just to view the stunning fifty-three foot waterfall. There are plenty of walking/...
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| | Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard
This beautiful orchard offers great scenery, tours, horseback riding, and around fifty irresistable varieties of apple! You can buy pre-picked apples or pick them yourself, and there are plenty of free samples. Besides the delicious apples, there a...
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| | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
The Minnesota landscape Arboretum showcases over 900 acres of unique gardens developed specifically for the harsh northern climate. You'll find there's not a bad time of year to visit the arboretum. It's as beautiful during a January deep freeze as i...
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| | Minnesota Rovers Outing Club
The Minnesota Rovers Outing Club is a diverse group of people drawn together by a common appreciation for the outdoors. Hiking, biking, canoeing, climbing, skiing, snowshoeing, camping, sight-seeing, and conservation are all activities that go on in ...
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| | Minnesota Thunder
Soccer is the international sport, and Minnesota is no exception! The Minnesota Thunder is a professional soccer team playing in the Central Division of the USL (United Soccer Leagues). Their goal: The U.S. Open Cup. Cheer on the talented Thunder...
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| | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
This outdoor experience, only some ten miles from the Minneapolis metropolitan area, is as primitive and natural as any state or national park. The Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge is one of only four urban wildlife refuges in the nation, a ...
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| | Minnesota Valley State Recreational Area
Just minutes from the Twin Cities, this state recreation area preserves part of the Minnesota River Valley. The Minnesota Valley Trail links Fort Snelling State Park and units of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge to waysides and other pub...
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| | Minnesota Zoo
Animals to see, Dolphins to watch, and lessons to be learned! Visit the web site to learn more and plan your trip to the Minnesota Zoo.
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| | Minnesota's Accessibility Guide Book -- An online resource
This guide was developed with the needs of visitors with disabilities in mind. Through symbols and ratings, the guidebook makes it easy and enjoyable to explore Minnesota's outdoor recreation areas.
Fifty such recreation areas throughout Minneso...
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| | Minnetonka Community Education and Project SOAR
Minnetonka Community Education offers activities and programs for individuals of all ages and abilities. They support the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in Community Education. Their Project SOAR program also provides some classes and act...
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| | Minnetonka Orchards
This orchard has it all: Tours, entertainment, children's activities, informational exhibits, hayrides, nature paths, a corn maze, and a huge variety of delicious apples. Visit their web site or call for more information, including information on e...
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| | Mississippi River Camp
This camp focuses on the historic Mississippi River and is for children in grades 2-6. The program consists of educational and recreational activities including a river cruise, fossil digging, field trips, crafts, nature/science projects, and water ...
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| | Munsinger Gardens
Located on the scenic banks of the Mississippi River, the Munsinger Gardens came to life in 1915 as part of the park. The gardens now boast huge shade trees, a lily pond with a fountain, a gazebo, restful benches and a pair of peacocks. Whatever the...
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| | Murphy's Landing
At Murphy's Landing, you'll journey from the early days of the fur trade era to a bustling 19th century village. Learn about the daily life of the families who settled in the Minnesota River Valley from fun, costumed guides who play the part of villa...
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| | Nelson Marine Boat Rental
Nelson's offers boat rental and is located in White Bear Lake. Call for detailed information.
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| | Noerenberg Memorial Park
Located on Lake Minnetonka's Crystal Bay in Orono, the Noerenberg Gardens feature an amazing view of the lake and an equally astonishing collection of daylillies and azaleas, as well as a vast and vibrant rainbow of annuals and perennials. These gar...
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| | Nokomis Naturescape Gardens
These native plant gardens were built in 1998 and feature a variety of native wildflowers and grasses, as well as signs to identify the names of the native plants. Come and see what a soothing landscape can be created with nothing but native plants!...
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| | Normandale Japanese Garden
This intricate Japanese garden features a pond, lagoon, bridges, quiet pathways and benches, a waterfall, and lots of amazing Japanese plantlife. Some examples of the plants and trees you'll find here are: Ginkgo trees, pines, juniper, dogwood, and l...
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| | North Commons Water Park
This awesome water park features speed and loop slides that are three stories tall, plenty of room to splash around, and a shallow water pool with geysers and gadgets that will thrill any youngster! Funbrellas let you escape the sun and stay cool on...
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| | Oliver H. Kelly Farm
Try your hand at 1800's farming at the 189 acre Oliver H. Kelly Farm. Costumed interpreters won't mind if you want to take a turn plowing with oxen or threshing the grain. Partake in the household chores of churning butter, washing laundry with a scr...
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| | Open the Outdoors - the DNR's accessibility resource
These DNR pages focus on accessibility. Browse these pages to find information on access to state parks, state forest campgrounds, state trails, public fishing piers, and wildlife management areas. Learn about some of the specialized opportunities fo...
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| | Over the River and Through the Woods!
Rock Isle Hay & Sleigh Rides offers old-fashioned winter sleigh rides through the beautiful Minnesota countryside. Horse-drawn sleigh rides are a perfect activity for winter, and a mesmerizing experience you won't soon forget. Rock Isle also featur...
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| | Padelford Packet Boat Company
Padelford offers unique and unforgettable boat rides down the Mississippi River. There are different types of rides to choose from, all of which include historic commentary by the captain and lively banjo entertainment! Most of the trips include a ...
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| | Paul Bunyan Attractions
In Minnesota we have the birthplace, girlfriend, the ax, the ox, the anchor, the cradle and the grave...All over Minnesota we have Paul Bunyan icons, including the largest statues in the world. Bemidji claims the original Paul Bunyan because they bui...
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| | Peace (Rock) Garden
Between 1983 and 2000, donations to People for Parks enabled artist Betty Ann Addison to redesign and rebuild this wonderful fixture of Loring Park. The garden has hardy alpine plants, dwarf conifers, and many more interesting spectacles of life! Ea...
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| | Phillips Community Center
The Phillips Community Center is a joint operation between the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Twin Cities Area. The center is unique because it served as a junior high school before it became a community ...
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| | Pine Grove Zoo
Visit the Pine Grove Zoo the next time you're in Little Falls and walk through the Zoo's deer pen. See bison, tigers, and elk. The zoo also has a children's playground.
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| | Pine Tree Apple Orchard
This picturesque orchard offers a variety of apples (Aug-Feb), homemade apple bakery/dessert products, caramel apples, fresh cider, apple gifts, gift baskets, jams & jellies. There is a corn maze, pumpkin patch, quilting exhibition, wagon rides and p...
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| | Plymouth Events and Recreation
Use these links for information about events and recreation in the city of Plymouth. Learn about indoor and outdoor facilities, sports leagues, parks and trails, artistic opportunities, and more.
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| | Plymouth Skate Park
The park offers skateboarders and inline skaters a place in Plymouth to practice their sport. Local skaters and skateboarders worked with city staff to design the park, which consists of a 100' x 100' asphalt square surrounded by a chainlink fence, ...
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| | Progressive Individual Resources Camp
This is a resident camp for adolescents ages 8 - 17 with emotional disorders, behavioral disorders, and developmental disabilities. Focus is on therepeutic activities that facilitate personal and social growth. Activities include traditional camp a...
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| | Project FIT
Wilderness Inquiry's Project FIT (Families Integrating Together) educates families in outdoor recreation skills. Project FIT teaches families who have a member with a disability the skills they need to participate in outdoor recreation activities as...
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| | Project Power - Anoka Area Community Education
Project Power promotes inclusion of adults with developmental disabilities in a variety of community education programs and makes reasonable accommodations to provide an enriching experience for all participants. See their web site for more informati...
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| | Public Viewing Night ~ U of MN Astronomy Department
The Astronomy Department is pleased to give you the a series of scheduled public viewings from the rooftop of the physics building, where you can gaze at celestial objects through a University telescope and learn about astronomy from people who reall...
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| | Quaking Bog
A unique habitat located in Theodore Wirth Park, the Quaking Bog is worth a visit. Nearly 200 mature tamaracks shade the understory sphagnum moss of the hidden five-acre acid bog. This is a great site for dragonfly/damselfly observation. While you're...
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| | Raceway Park >>>>> Live racing action
Take the inside lane to Raceway Park and experience thrill of live NASCAR racing right here in the Twin Cities! Raceway Park hosts weekly NASCAR action as well as numerous car shows and novelty events from April to October. Click the link below to ...
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| | Ramsey County Historical Society
Historic sites abound in St. Paul, so this organization has a lot to work with. The Landmark Center and the Gibbs Museum are the hubs of the Ramsey County Historical Society, but a plethora of other sites are included as well. RCHS also has numerou...
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| | Richardson Nature Center
Located just minutes from the hustle and bustle of Highway 494, Richardson Nature Center offers an island of peace and beauty in the midst of the city. The center features interactive exhibits, live animals, meeting space, and a professional naturali...
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| | Richfield Outdoor Pool
This outdoor splashville includes a 50-meter pool, one- and three-meter diving boards, a separate wading pool, double-flume waterslide (29 feet high, with 200-foot runs and a drop slide), and water volleyball. There are also concessions and a picnic...
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| | Robbinsdale events and recreation
Use this link to learn about events and recreation in Robbinsdale. There are numerous sporting, educational, artistic, and volunteer possibilites to be explored. Also find information on nearby parks and trails.
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| | Roselawn Stables
Located in beautiful Saint Francis, Minnesota, Roselawn Stables has a program designed for every horse enthusiast in the family. Explore the joy of horseback riding, showing, hayrides, sleigh rides and more!
Whether you're looking for riding lesso...
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| | Roseville Outdoor Ice Arena
Get ready for a surprise: The largest outdoor skating facility in the world is right here in the Twin Cities! It's called the John Rose MN Oval, and it features a 110,000 square foot slab of concrete used for ice-skating in the winter and inline skat...
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| | Saint Croix Vineyards
This local vineyard features award-wining wines, ranging from barrel-aged reds to semi-sweet whites. Be sure to try their famous Raspberry Infusion desert wine. The rustic tasting room is in a restored century-old barn, and is located next to Aamodt'...
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| | Scherer Flower Garden
The Scherer Flower Garden began as one man's vision - now it's a magic place for all of us. Enter acres of lovely gardens and feast your eyes on this picture perfect setting with its walkways and fountains. Your senses awaken to lush textures, buzzin...
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| | Shakopee Aquatic Park
Experience one of Minnesota’s only sand-bottomed pools, featuring a sand beach (which surrounds two-thirds of the one-acre, chlorinated pool), perfect for lounging on lazy summer days. You can also rock-and-roll down the 300-foot waterslide, or eithe...
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| | Sharadise Therapeutics
This organization offers Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding within a system of functional and measurable goals. Sharadise helps children with ADD, brain injuries, CP, Autism, Down Syndrome, MS, muscle/nervous system disorders, muscular dystrophy, s...
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| | Sister Kenny Institute ~ Golf program for people with disabilities!
If you love the game of golf, a disability should not stop you from playing. In fact, many people with disabilities can play circles around people without disabilities! Sister Kenny's program provides adaptive equipment and special instruction that...
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| | Ski for Light
Ski for Light is an organization that promotes cross-country skiing, and other physically demanding winter activities, for people with disabilities. Ski for Light puts people with disabilities in one-on-one partnerships with others to build strength...
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| | Snowtubing Hills in the Twin Cities
There are several great places to snowtube in the Twin Cities. Below, you'll find a list places with snowtubing hills that are long, fast, and fun! Each location below includes an address, map, and phone number to call for more information.
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| | Sod House on the Prairie
Could there be anything more fun than an overnight stay in a sod house? To reach the authentic, 1880 sod house replica, you'll follow a trail through 8 foot prairie grass. The house has walls that are 2 feet thick and a grass roof. Inside, you'll fin...
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| | Sojourns
This Friendship Ventures Program offers inexpensive, flexible resort options for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families or care providers. Plan your trip with the Friendship Ventures staff. Call or see their website for detai...
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| | Southwest Regional LRT Trail
This is a temporary 27 mile trail that is used for biking, walking, running, and pet walking during spring, summer, and fall. Some areas may allow winter use. The access point is Carver Park Reserve in Victoria, MN. Visit the Carver Park and/or Sou...
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| | Spirit Mountain ~ Ski, Snowboard, and Summer Activities
Spirit Mountain has some of the longest and most robust ski/snowboard trails in Minnesota. If you're into skiing and snowboarding, this is a great place to be!
The park also offers activities during summer months, including camping, hiking and bik...
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| | Split Rock Lighthouse
Shipwrecks from a mighty 1905 November gale prompted the construction of a lighthouse on this spectacular rocky Lake Superior bluff - near what some regard as the most dangerous area of water in the world. Tour the lighthouse, restored to its 1920s ...
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| | Springbrook Nature Center
This wildlife reserve consists of 127 acres of wildlife. There are 350 unique plant species at Springbrook including Trilliums, Gentians and Orchids. The threatened Blandings turtle also dwells there, and other animals frequently seen by visitors i...
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| | St. Anthony Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge
St. Anthony Falls holds the honored distinction of being the only waterfall on the Mississippi River. The falls are only 13 feet, but the actual drop is 50 feet, making it the longest drop on the river as well. View the falls from the restored Stone ...
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| | St. David's Adventure Program: After-school and summer activities for adolescents with special needs
This group is for youth ages 6-18 with developmental disabilities. Activities center on recreation, community activities, and socialization. This is a structured group environment in which children with special needs can develop positive peer relatio...
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| | St. Louis Aquatic Park
A huge aquatic center with a huge sandbox, giant play area with lots of fountains, four exciting water slides, locker rooms, snacks, and a wading area.
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| | St. Paul Saints ~Life Pages Supporter~
Minnesotans don't have to wait for a new stadium to enjoy quality outdoor baseball! The St. Paul Saints play minor league baseball in a beautiful outdoor ballpark in St. Paul. Several major league stars, such as Rey Ordonez, J.D. Drew, and Darryl S...
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| | Starlite Drive-In Theater
What better way to enjoy the warm summer months than to park your car and watch a movie under the stars?! Starlite is the classic Drive-In movie experience, including huge screens, great sound and full concessions. Starlite is open every year, roug...
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| | Summit Avenue Walking Tours
Summit Avenue was the home of many of the city's business and civic leaders during St. Paul's Gilded Age. Learn about mansions that line the elite avenue and the architecture, development and social history of the neighborhood on 90-minute walking to...
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| | Sundance Golf and Bowling Center
This location has a golf course and a bowling alley. The bowling alley is open throughout the year with 24 quality lanes, automatic scoring, arcade games, refreshments, free poker tournaments, live music, and more. Use the contact information below t...
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| | Superior Whitewater Raft Tours
Have you always wanted to experience Whitewater rafting? Call Superior Whitewater raft tours! They'll supply everything - your equipment, shuttle service and guides - for a wet and wild two to three hour ride on the St. Louis River. No experience ...
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| | Tamarack Nature Center
Tamarack is a 320-acre park preserve located within Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park. Wood chipped paths, paved trails and boardwalks provide year-round access. In this diverse community you will find red fox, deer, woodcock, and other wildlife, ...
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| | Taylor's Falls Scenic Boat Tours
Tour the historic St. Croix Rover Vlley on an authentic stern-wheeled riverboat. You'll see a variety of beautiful and famous sites, such as the world's largest glacial kettles or "pot holes", Devil's Chair, Lion's Head, Turk's Head, and the highlig...
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| | Temperance River State Park
Within the boundaries of the park, the Temperance River drops 162 feet in a half-mile series of cascades, creating beautiful cauldrons and giant potholes. Hike the trail to Hidden Falls (upriver from the parking area) or connect up with trails into t...
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| | Tettegouche State Park
The Baptism river flows through Tettegouche State Park creating three waterfalls, including one spectacular 60-foot high falls. Hike to the historic logging camp or better still, rent one of the no frills rustic cabins. The park boasts seventeen mile...
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| | The House
The House offers skateboarding, snowboarding, windsurfing, and wakeboarding accessories and supplies. Order through their on-line catalog and receive a 10% discount.
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| | The Peace Garden
The peace garden is far from a simple rock garden. Beautifully constructed over 17 years, it's a work of art that is impossible to describe with words. Installed at each end of the peace bridge in the lower portion of the garden are Peace stones fr...
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| | Therapeutic Horseback Riding Centers (NARHA Accredited)
The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association's website provides a directory of Minnesota's accredited Therapeutic Riding Centers. Use the link below to view their list of NARHA accredited providers. Also, be sure to explore their web si...
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| | Therapeutic Horticulture Program
The Therapeutic Horticulture Program offers a wide variety of programs including classes in therapeutic horticulture, programming at the Arboretum, Clotilde Irvine Sensory Garden and Therapeutic Horticulture Program Center and intergenerational garde...
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| | Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary
During Spring months, this is a great place to spot spring migratory birds such as Warblers. Throughout the Summer and Fall, it's a great place to see a variety of birds, such as vireos, woodpeckers, soras, wood ducks, and great blue herons. This 13-...
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| | Three Rivers Park District
Formerly Hennepin Parks,Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system located in the suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area of Minnesota that manages nearly 27,000 acres of park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and sp...
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| | Tom's Logging Camp
At Tom's Logging Camp, you'll learn how the Minnesota loggers lived and worked before the chainsaw. Try your hand at blacksmithing, or feed the tame deer, pygmy goats, bunnies and rainbow trout. Don't forget your camera! Step inside the gravity hou...
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| | Tropics Indoor Water Park ~Life Pages Supporter~
Hit this aqua-palooza water park when the backyard slip-and-slide just isn't causing a big enough splash. It's got a throat-catching serpentine water slide; a few smaller drop slides, including one in the shape of a shipwrecked boat; a Water Walk tha...
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| | Twin Cities Bicycling Club
This club meets weekly for bike rides on Twin Cities trails. They also plans social events (i.e. picnics) for members several times per year.
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| | United Federation of Disabled Archers (UFFDA)
This organization is designed for people with disabilities who seek to develop or continue their love for archery and bowhunting. Membership to the UFFDA is very affordable ($20/year) and includes newsletters, a subscription to Bowhunter news. But ...
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| | Universal Guidebook of Minnesota's Recreational Areas
Wilderness Inquiry offers the "Universal Guidebook of Minnesota's Recreation Areas" on their web site. This is a very thorough resource that offers valuable information about the accessibility of recreation areas throughout the great state of Minnes...
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| | Upper Sioux Agency State Park
The only place you can tipi camp in Minnesota is the Upper Sioux Agency State Park. The Minnesota and Yellow Medicine Rivers provide spectacular fishing, hiking and birding. You can spot Red-Tailed Hawks, Pelicans, Blue Herons and Belted King Fishers...
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| | Vali Hi Drive-in Theater
In the late 1950's, Minnesota was home to nearly 80 Drive-in theatres, and drive-in theaters were popping up all over the country. Since then, 92% of them have since gone dark or been demolished. But you can still experience this classic form of su...
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| | Valleyfair
Valleyfair offers exciting roller coasters and so much more! They have live music shows, an IMAX theatre, an arcade and a large water park which features both thrilling and relaxing rides. One portion of the park offers Adventure Golf, Go-karts and...
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| | Vista Fleet Harbor Cruises
For a close-up view of the Duluth harbor and a huge lake freighter, take a Vista Fleet Harbor Cruise. They offer an interesting narrated tour of the harbor with lots of information about the ships at port. This tour lasts just over an hour and durin...
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| | Walnut Grove
In 1874, the now famous 7-year-old Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family traveled from Wisconsin's Big Woods to Walnut Grove, Minnesota. They settling on the banks of Plum Creek and this community still preserves Laura's past and celebrates with an an...
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| | Welch Mill Canoeing and Tubing
Welch is literally a scene right out of a movie. A big Hollywood production company filmed the motion picture, "Here on Earth" in this village using many of the locals as walk ons. Look around have an ice-cream cone, then experience what's always mad...
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| | Westwood Hills Nature Center
Westwood Hills Nature Center has many beautiful trails through the natural homes of our animal friends. Pick a day with good weather, get out and enjoy the vibrant plant and wildlife at this educational and relaxing nature center. Use the link belo...
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| | Wheelchair-accessible tent
The Freedom improves accessibility with several key elements: the door, which is zipperless and can be opened with minimal dexterity; the vestibule, which offers a protected area in which to store equipment; and the overall design, which is wheelchai...
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| | WHEELS ON TRAILS : Trail Organization For Users With Disabilities
An organization developed to connect people with limited mobility to the many great hiking trails in northern Minnesota. Trails are accessed for accessibility for a wheelchair, scooter, or cart.
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| | Wild Mountain Water Park ~Life Pages Supporter~
You'll be coming down the mountain when you come...to Wild Mountain, which features six waterslides, ranging from downright scary to totally relaxing. For those who want to stay dry, there are 1700 ft. alpine slides and formula one go-karts! Kids a...
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| | Wilderness Inquiry
Wilderness Inquiry provides adventure travel for people of all ages and abilities. Trips include canoeing, back packing, horse packing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, dog sledding and other exciting journeys across the country. See their fabulous w...
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| | Wolsfeld Woods State Natural Area (SNA)
221 Acres of pure nature! This large, mature forest covers gently rolling hills with a wide variety of tree and plant species. Naturally, birds and wildlife are abundant here! Click the links below for more information on visiting.
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| | Wood Lakes Nature Center -- Richfield
Did you know that Kangaroos run wild in Minnesota? Well, not exactly wild, but plenty of them live here at Wood Lakes Nature Center. Wood Lakes is a 150 acre wildlife park maintained by the City of Richfield. When visiting you'll also see Emu -- t...
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| | YMCA-St. Croix Valley
This YMCA offers activities and programs for all ages. The 67,000-square-foot facility features two pools, a water slide, a skate park, a gymnasium, and a teen center. The facility also includes aerobics studios, indoor running track, weight room, C...
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| | You can still ride the street trolley in Minneapolis!
The Como-Harriet Streetcar Line is the last remnant of the trolley system that used to take people all over the city of Minneapolis. Three Streecars, now beautifully restored, still run between Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet in a vintage fifteen minu...
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| | YouthCare / Camp Sunrise
YouthCare/Camp Sunrise is a non-profit organization serving urban youth, 13-18 years old, from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, who face social or economic barriers. Through Camp Sunrise, as well as many urban programs, YouthCare imparts lead...
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