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The Armchair MVP blog: Planning an escape from winter

By Mark Walters Thearmchairmvp.areavoices.com

life / community Tue, Mar 05, 2013 - 8:57am

Voyageurs considers campsite reservation system

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Officials at Voyageurs National Park are holding public discussions on whether to launch a campsite reservation system and start charging fees for overnight stays. Park...

news Fri, Aug 24, 2012 - 12:04pm

New sign marks entrance to Lake Bemidji State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park installed a new sign at the front entrance making it more visible from Beltrami County Road 20. Above, Russell Fisher, left, and Park Manager Pete Harrison...

news / local Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 9:10pm

Family Energy FaceOff blog: Unplugged in the great outdoors

life / outdoors Thu, May 24, 2012 - 8:33am

Rhonda Gronseth of St. Cloud and her sons enjoyed the unique opportunity to camp in a tipi at the Upper Sioux Agency State Park earlier this week. She is shown with sons, Calvin, 10, clockwise from left, Avery, 12, and Reece, 5. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

State park's tipis offer a unique camping experience

UPPER SIOUX AGENCY STATE PARK -- Some of Rhonda Gronseth's fondest childhood memories were made on camping trips with her mother. She's just one-upped her mother. "Oh, cool,'' she said...

outdoors / region / state Sat, Aug 27, 2011 - 12:00am

The property includes this 75-foot tall overlook of the Lac qui Parle River. The view looks over the Lac qui Parle County Park and the pioneer cemetery preserved in the park. Many of the graves in the small cemetery are those of children who died in a diphtheria epidemic in the 1870's. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Park looks to expand

DAWSON -- Lac qui Parle County's only park is getting discovered for all the right reasons. "You can come down here any day of the week and there are people,''...

outdoors Sat, Oct 09, 2010 - 12:00am

County and state parks in the area offer a wide variety of camping options, and, many weekends, spaces are still available for camping. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Camping at its best

Consider a local vacation. 'Are we there yet?' can hold off for another summer.The sun has nearly set on the first half of summer, yet the calendar is still missing...

extra Sat, Jul 17, 2010 - 12:58am

Martha Krause, right, and her daughter Amanda of Fergus Falls have attended Sonshine since Amanda was 12. Over the years, they say they have seen improvements in camping facilities for disabled festival-goers. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Finding comfort at Sonshine

WILLMAR -- When most people camp out at Sonshine, they make sure to bring the essentials: a sleeping bag, sunscreen and plenty of snacks. But when Amanda Krause, 23, and...

news / local Fri, Jul 16, 2010 - 12:00am

Josh Johnson, at center wearing white shirt, a youth director with the Calvary Community Church in St. Cloud, organizes a group of 60 students from the church Wednesday who were all camping in the same area at the Sonshine Festival in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Sonshiners beat weather, boredom of festival down time with fun ideas

WILLMAR -- Not even heavy bouts of pouring rain could dampen Sonshiners' spirits as they continued to arrive at the festival Wednesday. All morning and afternoon, groups of people showed...

news / local / music Thu, Jul 15, 2010 - 12:00am

The Lakeview Campground at Sibley State Park was nearly full with campers and tents Thursday before the Fourth of July weekend. Most empty campsites had reservation notes attached. Tribune photos by T.J. Bartelt

Ready for camping action

NEW LONDON -- Everybody prepares for the Fourth of July weekend. Plans need to be made, things need to be packed and all the little things need to be remembered...

outdoors / state Sat, Jul 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Big year at Sibley, Monson state parks

SPICER -- Minnesota State Parks are reporting one of their busiest seasons ever, with an announcement this week that annual permit sales jumped 36 percent and daily sales by 32...

outdoors / sports / state Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Nicolle Prechel of Redwood County has been arrested in the Renville County pending charges of driving while intoxicated and criminal vehicular homicide. Prechel allegedly backed over and through a tent fatally injuring an infant and injuring the infant's mother.

Woman hit with three charges in the death of 4-month-old

OLIVIA -- Four-month-old Wyatt Sander of Redwood Falls was a cousin to the woman who is now charged with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in his death. Nicolle Marie...

news / local / region Wed, Jul 08, 2009 - 12:00am

State parks ready for 2009 season

The great thing about Minnesota state parks are that they always get better year after year. New campgrounds, camping opportunities and programs add to the list of experiences for families...

outdoors / state Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Winter camping not for unprepared

A recent article in the newspaper about the Boy Scouts going on a winter camping trip brought back memories of my own youthful excursions into the winter weather for camping...

outdoors Sat, Feb 28, 2009 - 12:00am

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