Category Archives: Parks & Trails

City, County, State – Area Parks & Trails. This Category is under construction… please check back for updates!

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  Let’s Go Fishing

  Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin in Organizations/Non-Profits, Parks & Trails, Recreation, Website Link

  Through our “Let’s Go Fishing” program we offer an opportunity for seniors to enjoy the pristine beauty of Big Stone Lake located on the prairie of western Minnesota.  We offer no cost fishing and boating excursions to the seniors of West Central Minnesota.  Our guests come from throughout the surrounding area and enjoy an outdoor [...]

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  The Minnesota River Headwater Recreational Trail

  Posted on March 1, 2011 by admin in Art, Blog, Parks & Trails, Recreation

    The Minnesota River Headwaters Recreational Trail Project was developed by Big Stone County under strong partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission, the City of Ortonville, Minnesota, and local citizens.  The wheelchair accessible multi-use trail connects the headwaters of the [...]

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  Big Stone Lake State Park

  Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin in Parks & Trails

  The northern section of the park, called the Bonanza Area, provides a picnic area, boat launch and a primitive group camp for guests. The area also includes the Bonanza Education Center which provides a place to discover the past and ways to preserve it. The southern section of the park, called the Meadowbrook Area, contains [...]

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  Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

  Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin in Parks & Trails

  Straddling the headwaters of the Minnesota River in extreme west-central Minnesota, Big Stone Refuge is within the heart of the tallgrass prairie’s historic range. Today, less than one-percent of tallgrass prairie remains. Big Stone Refuge serves as the “keeper of the prairie” by working to maintain and restore native prairie habitat while providing optimum nesting [...]

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  City Parks & Golf Course

  Posted on November 3, 2010 by admin in Parks & Trails, Recreation

  The City of  Ortonville has many parks – this information is under construction Swimming Pool, Golf Course, Ball Fields, Walking Parks, Playgrounds and the new Minnesota River Headwaters Regional Park and Bike Trail was just completed in 2010. Ortonville Municipal Golf Course – 18-hole — Clubhouse website:  www.golfortonville.com Minnesota River Headwaters Regional Park and Bike [...]

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