AM 1240 WJON » Quarry Park http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 23:03:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Free Moonlight Ski Event Tonight at Quarry Park http://wjon.com/free-moonlight-ski-event-tonight-at-quarry-park/ http://wjon.com/free-moonlight-ski-event-tonight-at-quarry-park/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:52:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=158411 Enjoy a free night of skiing tonight (Friday) at Quarry Park. The Nordic Ski Club of Central Minnesota and the Stearns County Parks Department is hosting the event from 6:00 until 10:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/free-moonlight-ski-event-tonight-at-quarry-park/feed/ 0 Quarry Park Cross Country Ski Trails Are Open [AUDIO,VIDEO] http://wjon.com/quarry-park-cross-country-ski-trails-are-open-audiovideo/ http://wjon.com/quarry-park-cross-country-ski-trails-are-open-audiovideo/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:55:44 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=154776 Quarry Park finally got the snow it needed to open their ski trails on Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/quarry-park-cross-country-ski-trails-are-open-audiovideo/feed/ 0 Ashli Gerdes Sartell Teen Gets Life Saving Award http://wjon.com/sartell-teen-gets-life-saving-award/ http://wjon.com/sartell-teen-gets-life-saving-award/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:35:55 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=144436 A Sartell man was given the Citizen Life Saving Award for his life saving actions at Stearns County's Quarry Park last summer.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sartell-teen-gets-life-saving-award/feed/ 0 Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner presents Life Saving Award to Kevin Hollingsworth. Photo courtesy of Stearns County 2nd Swimming Quarry Planned for Quarry Park http://wjon.com/2nd-swimming-quarry-planned-for-quarry-park/ http://wjon.com/2nd-swimming-quarry-planned-for-quarry-park/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:20:51 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=95433 A second swimming quarry is being added to Quarry Park. The Stearns County Board of Commissioners approved a five-year parks plan yesterday (Tuesday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/2nd-swimming-quarry-planned-for-quarry-park/feed/ 0 KARE 11 Classes at Quarry Park to Teach about Plants http://wjon.com/classes-at-quarry-park-to-teach-about-plants/ http://wjon.com/classes-at-quarry-park-to-teach-about-plants/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:33:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=90698 You can learn about local native and invasive plants at Stearns County's Quarry Park and Nature Preserve. The free event will be held tomorrow (Saturday) and on April 28th from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/classes-at-quarry-park-to-teach-about-plants/feed/ 0 Stearns County Annual Quarry Park Moonlight Ski Being Held Tomorrow http://wjon.com/annual-quarry-park-moonlight-ski-being-held-tomorrow/ http://wjon.com/annual-quarry-park-moonlight-ski-being-held-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:01:09 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=64137 The annual Quarry Park and Nature Preserve Moonlight Ski Event offers a night of cross-country skiing on over four miles of lighted ski trails.

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]]> http://wjon.com/annual-quarry-park-moonlight-ski-being-held-tomorrow/feed/ 0 AFP/Getty Images Quarry Park Featured in Twin Cities TV Feature [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/quarry-park-featured-in-twin-cities-tv-feature/ http://wjon.com/quarry-park-featured-in-twin-cities-tv-feature/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:26:30 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=21171 One of Central Minnesota's best little secrets is no more. Not after Allen Costantini's great KARE 11 Extra piece the other night on our own "Quarry Park." Take a look at the cool fun.

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]]> http://wjon.com/quarry-park-featured-in-twin-cities-tv-feature/feed/ 0 KARE 11 ROCORI Trail Project Remains On Track http://wjon.com/rocori-trail-project-remains-on-track/ http://wjon.com/rocori-trail-project-remains-on-track/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:01:26 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=10918 Cold Spring City Council members got an update on the proposed ROCORI Trail Wednesday night. The three phase project will connect the communities of Richmond, Cold Spring and Rockville. It will also make a connection to the Glacial lakes Trail to the west with possibly the Lake Wobegon Trail to the east.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rocori-trail-project-remains-on-track/feed/ 0 Quarry Park Offers Folks A Chance To Sharpen Skiing Skills http://wjon.com/quarry-park-offers-folks-a-chance-to-sharpen-skiing-skills/ http://wjon.com/quarry-park-offers-folks-a-chance-to-sharpen-skiing-skills/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:24:25 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=4763 Interested in Cross Country Skiing, but need a little guidance? Consider signing up for a cross country skiing class at Quarry Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/quarry-park-offers-folks-a-chance-to-sharpen-skiing-skills/feed/ 0 AFP/Getty Images Go Skiing On The Quarry Park Trail http://wjon.com/go-skiing-on-the-quarry-park-trail/ http://wjon.com/go-skiing-on-the-quarry-park-trail/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:38:23 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=2456 With winter in full swing, WJON's Abby Faulkner caught up with Stearns County Park Director Chuck Wocken at Quarry Park for a little cross-country skiing.

YouTube - Quarry Park Nature Preserve Ski Trip.

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]]> http://wjon.com/go-skiing-on-the-quarry-park-trail/feed/ 0 Quarry Park Ripe for Cross-Country Skiing http://wjon.com/quarry-park-ripe-for-cross-country-skiing/ http://wjon.com/quarry-park-ripe-for-cross-country-skiing/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:08:32 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=2441 The snow has stuck, and now's the time to get outside and enjoy some cross country skiing. Chuck Wocken is the Parks Director for Stearns County, and he says that Quarry Park in Waite Park is one of the best cross country ski spots around

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