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Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is a state park of Minnesota, US, northeast of Faribault just outside the small town of Nerstrand.The park derives its name from the Big Woods, a large, contiguous forested area covering much of southeast Minnesota prior to the 1840s, when European settlers began to establish farms in the territory, [2] and from Nedstrand in Tysvær, Norway, [3] of which ...
The Oberg Mountain Trail Head in Tofte.. This article presents a list of hiking trails in Minnesota.Trails listed in this article are located within the U.S. state of Minnesota and specifically designated for hiking according to a primary source, or it must be recognized for its hiking significance in reliable secondary sources.
Minnesota's first attempt to create a state park came in 1885, when a 173-acre (70 ha) park was authorized to preserve Minnehaha Falls.The effort was delayed by legal appeals from the various landowners of the desired parkland, and by the time those were settled in favor of the state in 1889, Minnesota no longer had the money to purchase the land.
Kelso: only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year, in the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine, Kelso ranks 4th; Kincsem: Hungarian race mare and most successful racehorse ever, winning all 54 starts in five countries; Kindergarten: weighted more than Phar Lap in the Melbourne Cup
Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is nearby. The nearby Valley Grove Church Building is considered an important historical site, though several active churches around the area are better preserved: St. John's United Church of Christ (3 mi southwest) Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) (in town) Nerstrand United Methodist Church (in town)
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center (formerly Audubon Center of the North Woods) Sandstone: Pine: East Central: website, Two campuses (Main/Sandstone: 535-acres; Blacklock/Moose Lake: 562 acres [1]) residential environmental learning center and day use nature center Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: Duluth: St. Louis: Arrowhead
The Finland State Forest is a state forest located near the unincorporated community of Finland in Lake and Cook counties, Minnesota.Of the over 30,000 acres (12,000 ha), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources manages a third of the land.
The Kabetogama State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota, United States.The forest borders the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the east, the Sturgeon River State Forest to the south, the Nett Lake Indian Reservation to the west, and Voyageurs National Park to the north.