Free entrance days 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
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
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
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
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 […]
Meet the Weasel Family at Tettegouche State Park
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.
Rock Talk On the Beach at Tettegouche State Park
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
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
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 […]
Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park
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
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 […]
Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Painting Spring Wildflowers at Gooseberry Falls 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 […]
Gitchi Gummi Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Gitchi Gummi Guided Hike at Gooseberry Falls State Park: Enjoy a beautiful 2.5 mile hike with a Naturalist, where you will see stunning views of Lake Superior and Gooseberry River. Bring water and appropriate shoes for a moderate hike with slightly rugged terrain. Meet outside the visitor center. Canceled if lightning.
Tettegouche event – Skulls Nature Cart
June 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Tettegouche event – Skulls Nature Cart :: 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.
Wildflower Walk at Gooseberry Falls State Park
June 26, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 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. A Naturalist will lead you from the visitor center to lower falls, along the river and will take the River View Trail back up to […]
