Summer Travel Ideas

• Fall Fishing Lures Anglers

  

  Fall can be a great time for fishing in Minnesota. Larger fishing boats and more sophisticated fishing techniques have lured more anglers out on lakes and rivers in the fall.
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• Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway: Nature, Made to Order

  

  No matter your adventure threshold, there's a wilderness experience waiting for you along the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway.
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• Hike Savanna Portage State Park, North of McGregor

  

  This beautiful park of forests, hills and lakes is not as well-known as many other state parks, and the quieter experience here is part of its appeal.
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• Canoe the Crow Wing River

  

  For paddlers looking for wilderness without rapids, the gentle Crow Wing River offers landscapes of forests, marshes, grasslands, and bogs.
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• Explore Voyageurs National Park by Water

  

  Leave your car behind and set out on the water to experience the forested lake country of Voyageurs National Park, situated on the Canadian border near International Falls.
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• Urban Wildlife at Wood Lake Nature Center

  

  An oasis can be found near the heart of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Wood Lake Nature Center is a 150-acre preserve with diverse natural habitats including forest, restored prairie, and a cattail marsh.
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• Bike the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail

  

  From Mankato to Faribault, in southern Minnesota, this 39-mile paved bike trail leads through small towns and along farmland, woods, wetlands, and a dozen lakes including Sakatah (Dakota for "singing hills") Lake near Waterville.
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• Giddy-up and Go Horseback Riding

  

  Explore Minnesota's woods from the back of a horse, under the guidance of a wrangler who can offer basic tips to riding newbies.
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• Bike the Mighty Mississippi

  

  The Mississippi River, a geographic treasure with a rich history and literary heritage, can now be explored by cyclists on a new 3,000-mile trail.
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• Bike the Gitchi-Gami Trail along the North Shore

  

  One of the most popular and scenic destinations in Minnesota is the North Shore of Lake Superior. The paved Gitchi-Gami State Trail gives cyclists a safe corridor to explore this scenic route.
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• Lake of the Woods: Ultimate Walleye Fishing

  

  There is little doubt that the biggest lake in Minnesota is Lake of the Woods. It is also a classic walleye lake in every sense.
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• Bike the Lake Wobegon Trail, Northwest of St. Cloud

  

  Garrison Keillor's fictional Lake Wobegon is based, in part, in the rural communities north of St. Cloud.
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• Ride the Timber Twister at Spirit Mountain

  

  Spirit Mountain's Timber Twister keeps the alpine fun alive over summer at this Duluth skiing and snowboarding destination.
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• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

  

  The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is a vast preserve of lakes and woods that stretches for about 100 miles along the U.S. border with Canada.
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• Minnesota Is Fit for Running

  

  Throughout Minnesota, runners enjoy quality trails, great scenery, and races that are a blast for participants and spectators.
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• Corn Mazes Make Fall Fun by Design

  

  Each fall, intricate corn mazes crop up at Minnesota farms, wineries, apple orchards, and pumpkin patches, following the centuries-old European maze tradition.
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• Golfers Make the Rounds in Detroit Lakes

  

  The Detroit Lakes area offers an inviting selection of golf courses for every level of play ranging from par threes to tournament courses.
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• Visit Lake Bronson State Park

  

  Visitors can secure one of the many campsites at Lake Bronson State Park, in the northwest corner of the state, and have fun exploring a variety of natural and historic resources.
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• Wild North Golf

  

  Golf in the Wild North is, well, wild. The farther north you go, the wilder it gets.
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• Minnesota Golf Trails Link Courses

  

  Some of Minnesota's 400+ golf courses are grouped together along trails, making it easy to enjoy an extended golf getaway.
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• Bike the Paul Bunyan Trail

  

  When a missing link was paved last summer, the north and south segments of the Paul Bunyan Trail finally met, providing a paved bikeway for 110 miles between the Brainerd area and Bemidji
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• Minnesota Top Class in Bass

  

  Some of the best bass fishing you can find, you’ll find in Minnesota. Yes, in Minnesota, the walleye state.
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• Get Your Thrills on the Character Challenge Course

  

  Are you ready to cross an Indiana Jones bridge 35 feet above the ground, experience 3 Gs of force in a free fall, or fly on a zip line?
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• Mad About Mountain Biking?

  

  Rough riders who prefer to do their biking far from the refinement of paved trails will find fat-tire paradise in Minnesota.
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• Surf's Up in Minnesota With MN Surf Co.

  

  Minnesota may not have an endless summer, but it offers year-round surfing and kiting sports.
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• Conquer the Mountain Bike Trails at Cuyuna

  

  Avid mountain bikers are buzzing about the state-of-the-art network of mountain bike trails near Brainerd.
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