It's maple syrup season in central Minnesota, and you have plenty of chances to celebrate. You can take a tour of the maple syrup operation at Stearns County's Kraemer Lake - Wildwood County Park. Also, St. John's Outdoor University is hosting their annual Maple Syrup Festivals in the Abbey Arboretum this Saturday and next Saturday from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m.
For five consecutive years one of the premiere outdoor events comes to central Minnesota. Take a Day Off, held at Mississippi River Park, allows people in the Benton and Stearns County area, see what local parks have to offer.
Central Minnesota is teeming with parks and nature preserves, and a group of state legislators tours a wide range of them yesterday to plot how to make them even better.
ST. CLOUD -- Members of the state Legislature's Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee are coming to St. Cloud tomorrow.
The group will be touring some parks and trails in need of Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment funding...
The Stearns County parks will still be open for business, even if the State parks are not. Campsites and camper cabins at Lake Koronis Regional Park near Paynesville are available.
The Stearns County Parks Department will present a feasibility study to county commissioners today that would take the next step in efforts to extend the Lake Wobegon Trail into St. Cloud.