by Kim Benjamin | Feb 22, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
It’s Way More Than Play: Why Spending Time Outdoors In Cold Weather Makes You (And The Kids) Healthier By Deborah Locke, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Information Officer Getting the kids or yourself outside on a brisk winter day may seem...
by Kim Benjamin | Jan 4, 2018 | Sports/Outdoors
On Thin Ice – Teaching Kids The Dangers Of Ice Now is the time to talk to kids about the dangers of thin ice. As temperatures continue to dip below freezing, ice is forming on many lakes, ponds and rivers. But conditions vary across the state. Minnesota...
by Kim Benjamin | Nov 30, 2017 | Sports/Outdoors
Winter Fun At A Minnesota State Park Start The Season Early With A New Year’s Candlelight Walk By Deborah Locke We all know the way candlelight softens an indoor winter evening with a soft glow that warms and illuminates. That indoor glow moves outside in the winter...
by Randy Korus | Nov 30, 2017 | Sports/Outdoors
A Walk In The Park, Great For Your Body And Soul By Deborah Locke Consider the mountainous forests of Laos and then consider the forested hills of a Minnesota state park. You may wonder what those two locations have in common, other than the fact that each exists on...