North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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July 31, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park – What makes the rocks so unique along the North Shore of Lake Superior? Did you know that the lava flows of the infamous waterfalls at Gooseberry Falls State Park are 1.1 Billion Years old? Pop by our nature table outside of the visitor center […]

Tettegouche event – Bear With Me

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August 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tettegouche event – Bear With Me Bears evoke a wide range of emotions and thoughts. From scary, fierce predators to cute, cuddly teddy-bears. Stop by to learn everything black bears and see skulls and pelts while learning skills necessary to keep both you and the bears safe.

Gooseberry Falls event: Can You Knot

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August 1, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event: Can You Knot – Knot-tying is a useful skill, and it can be a lot of fun too! From tying your tent to a stake, a hook on your line, or a canoe on your car, knowing how to tie different kinds of knots prepares you for all different kinds of situations […]

Fighting Fire with Fire at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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August 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Fighting Fire with Fire at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Come out to Lady Slipper Lodge Ampitheater to learn about healthy fire. Naturalist Mic will give participants an opportunity to build their own small fire as we discuss ways that fire can benefit the ecosystem around us. Participants will also learn how to safely start […]

Primitive Fire Starting – Drop in

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August 2, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Primitive Fire Starting – Without matches, lighters, or other modern tools, most of us would be in big trouble if we needed a fire. Learn traditional and historic fire-starting technologies and try them out. We’ll be playing with flint-and-steel, bow drills, magnifiers, and other techniques including the use of native mushrooms and fungi to aid […]

Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk

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August 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Walk :: Walk with a Naturalist to observe and study some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to over 300 million years ago. Learn how fern reproduction is unique compared to other plants. Walk will be about a mile on moderately even terrain. Come prepared with good walking […]

Tettegouche event – Meet the Weasels

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August 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tettegouche event – Meet the Weasels :: The weasel family is a wild and diverse group of mammals. See a variety of pelts of these charismatic critters and learn about their role in the wilds of Tettegouche. This is a drop-in event.

Antlers and the Animals That Where Them at Tettegouche State Park

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August 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Antlers and the Animals That Where Them – Naturalist Talk in the Meeting Room of the Visitor Center. Antlers are weird and they are worn by some of our most iconic wild animals in Minnesota. See a variety of antlers from different animals during this naturalist program and learn why they have them in the […]

The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park

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August 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The Unseen Earth at Tettegouche State Park – Unbeknownst to us lives a complex world completely undetectable to our naked eyes. But with the help of a microscope, we can see what is going on. Stop by and see these microscopic critters, cells, and animal hairs!

Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Nature Cart

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August 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Gooseberry Falls event – Fern Nature Cart  Stop by the nature cart to observe and talk about some of the oldest plants on earth dating back to over 300 million years ago. learn how ferns reproduce, and how unique it is from other plants. Outside the east side of visitor center. Free parking in the […]

River View Trail Summer Birding Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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August 7, 2025 @ 7:00 am – 8:30 am – River View Trail Summer Birding Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Join Park Naturalist on the River View trail (approximately 1 mile one way from the visitor center) which offers beautiful views of birch and aspen bluffs around the Gooseberry River, Mouth of the Gooseberry River and Lake Superior where many birds hunt fish […]

Animal Pelts of the Park at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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August 8, 2025 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Animal Pelts of the Park at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Come meet the animal residents of Gooseberry Falls State Park by observing their pelts and learning about how they have adapted to our cold and unforgiving environment on the north shore of Lake Superior. Outside the visitor center East doors. Free parking in the […]

Split Rock Lighthouse Sunrise Photography

August 8, 2025 – August 9, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Split Rock Lighthouse Sunrise Photography Gather at the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse for a sunrise photography workshop with North Shore photographers John Gregor and Hayes Scriven; learn more about the art and enjoy the stunning scenery! August 8, 8pm, welcome meeting to orient the photographers to the next day’s events at the Split Rock Lighthouse […]

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