Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks

free entrance to all minnesota state parks

April 26, 2025 @ All Day – Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there’s a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans and 8 North Shore State Parks. With a free day in each season, it’s a great opportunity to get out there and explore someplace new – or visit an old favorite at a new time of year! Whether […]

Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park

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May 24, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park Sometimes painting can be frustrating if you don’t know where to start. Celebrate spring by learning to paint an early spring flower scene with easy-to-follow steps. If conditions allow, we will paint outside on the benches along the start of the River View trail, where some of the […]

Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park

lower gooseberry falls

June 3, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm – Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry State Park Sometimes painting can be frustrating if you don’t know where to start. Celebrate spring by learning to paint an early spring flower scene with easy-to-follow steps. If conditions allow, we will paint outside on the benches along the start of the River View trail, where some of the […]

Rock Talk at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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June 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Rock Talk at Gooseberry Falls State Park Did you know that the lava flows of the waterfalls and Picnic Flow at Gooseberry Falls State Park are 1.1 Billion Years old? Pop by our nature table outside of the visitor center to learn about how agates are formed and why the bedrock on the North Shore […]

River View Trail Summer Birding Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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June 5, 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 or […]

Artist Reception: Ian Veihman

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June 6, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Artist Reception: Ian Veihman Tettegouche hosts year-round art shows in the Visitor Center. We hold a reception for these artists on the first Friday of the month. This month we are showing artwork by Ian Veihman. Meet the artists. Eat some snacks. It’ll be fun. learn more about Tettegouche State Park

Guided Hike to Shovel Point at Tettegouche State Park

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June 7, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Guided Hike to Shovel Point at Tettegouche State Park – Take a hike with the Park Naturalist out to Shovel Point and enjoy panoramic views of Lake Superior and its shoreline. We’ll discuss the fiery formation of this landscape, some of the plants and animals that make this harsh climate their home, and we will […]

Meet the Weasel Family at Tettegouche State Park

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June 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Meet the Weasel Familyat Tettegouche State Park – 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.

Skulls Nature Cart at Tettegouche State Park

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June 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Skulls Nature Cart at Tettegouche State Park – Can you tell the difference between an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore just by looking at their teeth? Stop by the nature cart to learn how to tell different skulls apart, and maybe even guess which animals’ skulls we have out.

Rock Talk On the Beach at Tettegouche State Park

rainbow over tettegouche state park visitor center

June 8, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Rock Talk On the Beach at Tettegouche State Park – The creation of the North Shore is story of fire, ice, and water and the rocks tell the tale. Stop down at the beach, check out the rocks, and learn a little about this story.

Let’s Go Hike Old Growth at Tettegouche State Park

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June 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 3:45 pm – Let’s Go Hike Old Growth at Tettegouche State Park Join us for a day of guided hiking through spectacular old-growth forests of Minnesota’s North Shore as we welcome these parks into the national Old-Growth Forest Network. Hikes are planned to old-growth forests in Tettegouche and George H. Crosby-Manitou State Parks. Pre-registration at the ‘event website’ […]

Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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June 10, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Take a leisurely walk to see, smell, and learn about North Shore wildflowers. Often, these lovely surprises are hiding in plain sight. Naturalists will likely take a walk from the visitor center to Lower Falls, along the river and will take the ski trail back to the […]

North Shore Rocks Nature Cart at Gooseberry Falls State Park

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June 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – North Shore Rocks Nature Cart 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 to learn about how agates are […]

Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park

lower gooseberry falls

June 13, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:15 pm – Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park – Take a leisurely walk to see, smell, and learn about North Shore wildflowers. Often, these lovely surprises are hiding in plain sight. Naturalists will likely take a walk from the visitor center to Lower Falls, along the river and will take the ski trail back to the […]

Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks

free entrance to all minnesota state parks

June 14, 2025 @ All Day – Free entrance days to all Minnesota state parks Minnesota state parks are open year-round, and there’s a state park within 30 miles of most Minnesotans and 8 North Shore State Parks. With a free day in each season, it’s a great opportunity to get out there and explore someplace new – or visit an old […]

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