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STATEWIDE INFO & ORGANIZATIONS

Minnesota Office of Tourism - The official home page of the Minnesota Office of Tourism with informaiton on Minnesota lodging facilities, attractions, festivals and other information of interest to travelers.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Extensive information on Minnesota's state parks, state forests, and canoeing, hunting, and fishing opportunities.

Minnesota Rivers from the American Whitewater Affiliation.

Adelsman's Cross-Country Ski Page - Information on snow conditions and races in all of Minnesota, western Wisconsin, northern Iowa, even eastern Wisconsin, the upper peninsula of Michigan, and the Thunder Bay area of Canada.

Minnesota Fishing - Fishing reports from all over the state.

Minnesota Canoe Association - Large organization of Minnesota canoeists, kayakers, or boat builders.

Minnesota Ski Council - Clearinghouse of information for Minnesota nordic skiers, downhillers, and snowboarders.

Minnesota Climbing Page - Climbing in Minnesota does exist, however it consists of mainly top roping. Page includes list of area climbing gyms.

Sierra Club - Northstar Chapter - Minnesota chapter of the country's oldest and largest grass-roots environmental organization. Excellent outings programs.


NORTHCENTRAL & WESTERN MINNESOTA

Paul Bunyan Trail - The longest paved"Rails to Trails" in the nation winds from it's source in Brainerd-Baxter, Minn., north to Lake Bemidji State Park. Walk, bike, skate and snowmobile. The trail and it is fully accessible for persons with disabilities Site includes maps, trail history and events.

Cass County Visitor Information - guide to a wide array of outdoour recreational activities in northcentral Minnesota's "lakes and woods", with links to local resources for complete trip planning assistance.


NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA

Kekekabic Trail Club - Dedicated to preserving and maintaining backpacking trails of the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Superior Hiking Trail Association - site to promote and support the Superior Hiking Trail in northeastern Minnesota.

Gunflint Trail Association - Association of cooperating lodges and outfitters along the Gunflint Trail, northern gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Canoe Country - On-line community for the Boundary Waters / Superior National Forest area.

Natural History of the Northwoods - Species-by-species information on the flora and fauna of the BWCAW.

Duluth Convention & Visitors Bureau

Ely Chamber of Commerce

Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce

Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association

Kabetogama Lake Association

Crane Lake Visitors and Tourism Bureau


SOUTHERN MINNESOTA

Rochester, MN information.

Outdoor Activities in and around Rochester, MN

South Central Minnesota Information features information on southern Minnesota including the cities of Mankato and North Mankato.


TWIN CITIES / METRO REGION

Willard Munger State Trail - stretches 69 miles from Duluth Minnesota, southward to Hinckley following the using the recycled railroad tracks of the historic Lake Superior and Mississippi line. Trail offers year round offering recreation to bikers, hikers, in-line skaters and snowmobilers.

Scenic St. Croix Valley - Tourism information for the area, which includes communities within Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Meet Minneapolis - the Official Web Site of Minneapolis, the Greater Twin Cities Metro Area and the Greater Minneapolis CVA.

The City of St. Paul Server.



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