Minnesota Trails

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Lake of the Woods County. 10 miles northeast of Williams on Lake of the Woods. Park entrance is off of County 8. Highway map index: F-3.

If you time it right, the wild blueberries will be ripe when you visit Zippel Bay State Park. Add some to your breakfast pancakes for a savory memory of your stay here.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails ReporterWashington County. About 2 miles north of Marine-on-St. Croix on Highway 95. Highway map index: Z-23 (metro St. Paul-Minneapolis map on back of state map)

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Winona County. About 8 miles north of St. Charles on Highway 74. Highway map index: M-20.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Yellow Medicine County. 8 miles southeast of granite Falls on Highway 67.

Highway map index: E-17.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Lake County. 4.5 miles northeast of Silver Bay on Highway 61. Highway map index: 0-8.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Cook County. 1 mile northeast of Schroeder on Highway 61. Highway map index: P-7.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Lake County. About 20 miles northeast of Two Harbors on Highway 61. Highway map index: O-9.

The November gale raged for two days on Lake Superior. By the time it abated, 29 vessels were damaged, two of them foundering on the rocky shoals and sharp reefs of the coastline near present-day Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails Reporter

Pipestone County. 6 miles south of Pipestone on Highway 23. Park access is off of County 20.

Highway map index: B-20.

By Jim UmhoeferTrails ReporterSt. Louis County. Near Soudan on Highway 169. Highway map index: L-6.