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Itasca State Park

    February 7, 2019
    Circle time under the pines at Itasca State Park
    ITASCA -- Itasca State Park will be hosting an event for children ages 2 to 5, to learn about nature through stories, songs, crafts and outdoor discovery. The event will take place from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center classroom, at Itasca...
    newsFebruary 7, 2019 - 12:05pm
    February 3, 2019
    Itasca State Park to hold old time logging demo
    ITASCA -- An old-time logging demonstration will be held at Itasca State Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9. Discover the history of early horse logging, an industry common to this area in the late 1800s. Watch lumberjacks fell trees with a 2-man cross-cut saw, buck the...
    newsFebruary 3, 2019 - 12:15pm
    August 30, 2018
    Resurfacing project on Highway 71 between Park Rapids, Itasca State Park starts soon
    BEMIDJI—Starting Monday, Sept. 10, motorists on Highway 71 will encounter lane closures and short delays as crews begin resurfacing 20...
    newsAugust 30, 2018 - 4:20pm
    July 13, 2018
    DNR targets needed upgrades: Agency looks to bring Bemidji offices under one roof
    BEMIDJI—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources didn't receive all of the dollars it asked for in the 2018 bonding bill. However,...
    newsJuly 13, 2018 - 5:52pm
    July 6, 2018
    Dunton Locks is located between Lakes Sallie and Muskrat and contains about four miles of hiking trails. Emily Driscoll / Tribune
    10 hiking destinations less than an hour from Detroit Lakes
    A recent report by WalletHub found that Minnesota is the third best state for summer road trips based on category rankings like safety and activities....
    sports/outdoorsJuly 6, 2018 - 2:43pm
    May 11, 2018
    Nate Lastinger (left), Kevin Eckelkamp and K.J. Millhone pose for a photo with their custom made, 40 pound canoe. (John Enger | MPR News)
    Mississippi River paddlers attempt to break record
    ITASCA STATE PARK—It's 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a little less than 12 hours before he's scheduled to start a full-length paddle of the Mississippi,...
    newsMay 11, 2018 - 10:56am
    March 30, 2018
    A dock on Farm Lake near Ely, Minn. MinnPost photo by Greta Kaul
    The Last Resorts: Minnesota facing disappearance of summer lake tradition
    Fishing and swimming in the sun, napping by the lake, listening to loon calls, picking out constellations in the dark northern sky, and trying...
    business/tourismMarch 30, 2018 - 3:30pm
    February 24, 2018
    Mike Marboe captured this photo of the Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, fire at Vacationaire Resort near Park Rapids, Minn. Special to Forum News Service.
    Fire destroys hotel at Park Rapids resort
    PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — A Friday, Feb. 23, fire destroyed the hotel at a resort near here. Firefighters responded about 5:20 a.m. Friday to...
    news/firesFebruary 24, 2018 - 8:52am
    February 7, 2018
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Itasca is a destination for scientists, not just tourists
    Itasca State Park is one of the most iconic spots in Minnesota, and rightly so. It draws hundreds of thousands of tourists to the area, boosting the local economy in the process. But it's important for other reasons as well.
    opinion/lettersFebruary 7, 2018 - 8:18am
    September 19, 2017
    Upcoming events planned for Itasca State Park
    BEMIDJI -- The Friends of Itasca State Park will host a number of activities Saturday, Sept. 30. The annual meeting will take place at 10:30...
    community/eventsSeptember 19, 2017 - 1:42pm
    April 11, 2017
    Police arrest man, former murder suspect, for pursuit in Itasca State Park
    PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — The man believed to have led law enforcement on a vehicle pursuit before fleeing into the Itasca State Park woods...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 11, 2017 - 11:52am
    April 6, 2017
    Fredrick William Bachman, 30. Photo courtesy of Clearwater County Sheriff's Office.
    Man, acquitted for landlord's murder, sought after pursuit in Itasca State Park
    ITASCA STATE PARK, Minn. -- An unidentified individual fled on foot from law enforcement following a traffic stop Wednesday evening in Itasca...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 6, 2017 - 4:40pm
    September 28, 2016
    Ross and Lynne Thompson have been volunteering as Campground Hosts at Itasca State Park since 2011. (Nicole Vik | Forum News Service)
    Itasca State Park hosts enjoy being campground 'ambassadors'
    Ross and Lynne Thompson of Stonewall, Manitoba have been volunteering as campground hosts in Itasca State Park for the last four years. The Thompsons...
    newsSeptember 28, 2016 - 10:59am
    August 13, 2016
    Naturalist programs set at Itasca State Park
    PARK RAPIDS -- Several naturalist programs will take place at Itasca State Park, 36750 Main Park Drive in Park Rapids. The schedule is as follows:Aug. 1710 a.m. - noon. Five Facts in Five Minutes: Conifers near the Mississippi Headwaters. Held under the porch of the Mary Gibbs Mississippi...
    newsAugust 13, 2016 - 9:05am
    July 28, 2016
    Raised in Itasca State Park
    Betty Hagen of Bagley claims that growing up in Itasca State Park was “just like growing up anywhere else.” But Betty’s knowledge of the...
    newsJuly 28, 2016 - 9:29am
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