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Category: Hiking
Hello Hikers! It’s a beautiful time of year, but about to change soon so let’s get out and have some fun with an exploratory hike in Lyndale Park. We’ll meet at 10 am at Phelps Fountain along Roseway Road near the northeast edge of Lake Harriet and begin our hike with the Lyndale Park Rose …
Category: Bicycling
Enjoy a lovely Fall day on this gentle enjoyable approx. 15 mile ride in Shakopee. This is a repeat trip of a loop I crafted this year beginning at Memorial Park. Turn right when entering the park & meet by the full sized helicopter. We’ll travel West through parts of towns like Chaska & possibly …
Category: Bicycling
Where: Hudson WI When: Saturday, Oct. 17, Meet at 9:30 a.m. Start biking 9:40 or so. Meet here This will be a 33 mile ride through the area north of Hudson on mostly not busy roads. Elevation gain is 1,626 feet. We will ride into downtown Stillwater and stop for a break at mile 16. …
Category: Hiking
Please come along for a 6- 7 mile hike, starting at Lone Lake Park, then on a connector trail to Bryant Lake Regional Park where we do a loop before returning to Lone Lake to complete another loop (making a barbell-shaped hike). A short stair climb midway through the hike will be optional! The terrain …
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 5-mile/2-hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum. The hike will be on asphalt, grass and wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places. There are places where you can take a shortcut back if you don’t want to do the full hike. We can also have lunch in the …
Autumn Hike — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Each fall, thousands of sandhill cranes migrate south via various wetlands including Crex Meadows in Wisconsin. At this time of year there are usually thousands of cranes gathering there! Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the wetland each evening in the hour before sunset. This is a free event organized by …
Viewing Sandhill Cranes — Friends of Crex visitors’ center, near Grantsburg, WIView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Climbing
Annual Halloween and Autumn Colors at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone MN Our Halloween celebration and outdoor get away weekend is back at Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center outside of Sandstone, MN about 90 miles north of Minneapolis! Osprey is close to the Munger Trail for biking, and Banning State Park for hiking and …
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Here’s another opportunity to see migrating sandhill cranes! The Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, near Zimmerman, is a location where thousands of cranes stop by each fall in late Oct/Early Nov. Cranes spend their days in nearby farm fields and return to the refuge each evening in the hour before sunset (5 pm for our date- …
If you were on a trip in the backcountry and someone was injured or ill, would you know what to do? Imagine if you were in the BWCA in a remote lake, a number of portages in, without a cell signal. How would you decide what to do or when to try to evacuate someone? …
Wilderness First Aid Training — Downtown Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
What: A Rover tradition continues — remember the joy of your first bike? Help make some kids’ dreams come true! For over a dozen years, Rovers have volunteered to clean and/or fix donated bikes that get gifted to kids. Who: FB4K (Free Bikes 4 Kidz) – a seasonal non-profit Where (new location): 5400 Main Street NE, …
Give a Kid Their First Bike — FB4K Volunteer Shifts — Fridley, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
What: A Rover tradition continues — remember the joy of your first bike? Help make some kids’ dreams come true! For over a dozen years, Rovers have volunteered to clean and/or fix donated bikes that get gifted to kids. Who: FB4K (Free Bikes 4 Kidz) – a seasonal non-profit Where (new location): 5400 Main Street NE, …
Give a Kid Their First Bike — FB4K Volunteer Shifts — Fridley, MNView trip details »
Come join us for the Great Midwest Crane Festival 2026. This gives you an opportunity to see all the cranes in the world at the International Crane Festival and to spend the weekend attending presentations, workshops, guided tours, other special events and support the world’s cranes. You will be responsible for getting your own festival …
Great Midwest Crane Festival 2026 — Baraboo, WIView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
What: A Rover tradition continues — remember the joy of your first bike? Help make some kids’ dreams come true! For over a dozen years, Rovers have volunteered to clean and/or fix donated bikes that get gifted to kids. Who: FB4K (Free Bikes 4 Kidz) – a seasonal non-profit Where (new location): 5400 Main Street NE, …
Give a Kid Their First Bike — FB4K Volunteer Shifts — Fridley, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping, Downhill Skiing, Fat Biking
Join us for the 4th Annual Winter Trip to Northern Pines Camp near Park Rapids MN. This lakeshore camp is not far from trails, rinks, and ski areas. 5 meals are provided with a Saturday build your own bag lunch. They also try to accommodate dietary requests for vegetarian, dairy free, vegan, and gluten free …
More Outdoor & Indoor Winter Fun — Northern Pines in Park Rapids, MNView trip details »