Late Season Wildflowers Field Trip
Late Season Wild Flowers Field Trip
Sax-Zim Bog
Bingo! At the Muddy Cow
Join the Muddy Cow in Cottage Grove every Wednesday at 7 p.m. for Bingo! Enjoy their everyday 2-4-1 special on drinks while you play. Get there early to grab a a delicious bite to eat before the game begins!
Navy Hangar Open House At Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC SCHEDULE:
11th Annual Sax-Zim Bog Bioblitz!
11th Annual Bioblitz
Sax-Zim Bog
Anyone interested in learning more about the biodiversity of the Bog is invited to join experts in their fields for day-long field trips. Field trip options include emphasis on insects, spiders, butterflies, birds, plants, galls, moths, aquatic species, and fungi. We have now recorded over 3200 species in the Greater Sax-Zim Bog and we always add to this total during every BioBlitz.
Bluff Country Retreat - Bunk House
Bluff Country Retreat has a Bunk House available for larger groups who rent the house and want more space, couples, couples with up to 2 children, or other groups of up to 4 guests. The Bunk House has a log framed queen bed, a twin bed, and a pullout couch with a twin mattress, a kitchenette, bath / shower, TV / Blue Ray, A/C, a gas fireplace (winter only), fire ring (wood provided), a charcoal grill, and a washer / dryer (please let us know if you plan to use).
Backwater BBQ
Backwater BBQ is locally owned and located in the Winona Mall. Our base menu consists of 5 meats and 5 sides that are traditional BBQ standards. We strive to be Winona's premiere location for quality, consistent BBQ time after time.
5 Things to Do in Southern Minnesota
Say the words “Southern Minnesota,” and a wide-open prairie or the SPAM Museum probably springs to mind. But this part of the state also possesses awe-inspiring caves, majestic river valleys, and national monuments rich in Dakota history.
Wednesdays on the Water
Join us every Wednesday afternoon/evening in the summer at Lake Johanna in Arden Hills! Come with your own kayak to paddle on the lake or rent from us.
The best deal in town for lake kayaking. 2 hour rental for just $20 per person. You can bring your entire family!
Launch times are 3:30 - 5:30 pm and 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Must RSVP to guarantee a rental spot.
We also have beginner paddle lessons 3:00 to 5:00pm just $40.00* Discount available for families. Must book lessons in advance.
Waysides Along the Highway: The Archaeology of the Fur Trade Period in the Eastern BWCAW by USDA Forest Service Lee Johnson
The presentation
will review the history and archaeology of the Fur Trade period (ca.
1680-1860) in the eastern Boundary Waters Canoe Area, including a
detailed look at artifacts, historical records, and oral histories from
the Lake Saganaga area.
Lee’s research interests include the archaeology and history of the
fur trade period in the western Lake Superior Basin, prehistoric
hunter-gatherer economies in the sub-boreal region of North America, and
the history and ethnography of the Border Lakes Anishinaabeg.
Warbler Wednesdays
Warbler Wednesdays
Sax-Zim Bog
Warblers! That is what the target of this weekly field trip will be! Of course, there are MANY other species of birds to see and hear in the bog during the end of spring migration and the start of nesting.