All Minnesota State Parks are Offering Free Admission on Saturday
The weather this Saturday looks perfect with sunshine and temperatures into the 70's. You couldn't ask for a better day to take advantage of what the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering as part of National Get Outdoors Day.
June 13 there will be free admission to state parks and several special programs and activities available across the state. Below is a list of some of the things being offered in our area, including links to get more details.:
- Jay Cooke State Park – The park will hold an open house as part of their 100th anniversary celebration. Activities will include a river adventures program, Ojibwe cultural puppet show, and cake and refreshments as Jay Cooke becomes the 5th Minnesota State Park to turn 100 years old.
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park – A guided daytime bike ride to Iona’s Beach on the Gitchi Gami State Bike Trail. The 3 mile ride on some of the park’s paved trails is open to riders of all abilities. An evening program called “Shipwrecks of the North Shore” will also be held, highlighting the infamous Maatafa Blow Storm of 1905. Visitors are encouraged to bring flashlights for this program if they have one.
- Gooseberry Falls State Park will be offering two programs with live falcons. The afternoon program is called Peregrine Falcons in the Midwest and the evening event is The Sport of Kings: Falconry with LIVE birds.
- Tettegouche State Park will be offering three different programs through the day. Slithering Snakes will offer an introduction into some locally native snake species with a live snake. Dragonflies of the North Shore is the first in a series of dragonfly field programs at Tettegouche, and will offer an introduction to the creatures with identification and photography tips among the parts of the program. The evening will conclude with Antlers and the Animals Who Wear Them, with an on-site collection of antlers at the Tettegouche Amphitheater.
- Cascade River State Park - Play Clean Go: Give Invasive Species the Brush Off will offer information and educational materials about invasive species and how to prevent their spread.
Enjoy a great Saturday with the family!