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ITINERARYCentral Region

OLIVER KELLEY FARMLearn about 1860s farming at the working Oliver Kelley Farm. Explore this historic farmstead and then head to the new modern Farm Lab to learn about today’s animals, crops and pro-duce and how it gets from the farm to your dinner plate.

WOODLAND TRAILSWoodland Trails Regional Park is a 427-acre park with dense woods, prairies and wetlands. It is a magnif-icent place to visit for bird watching, walking, hiking, biking or cross-coun-try skiing.

ANNUAL EVENTSThere are many events that take place throughout the year, including Taste of the Elk River, an outdoor food and wine festival in mid-May; Riverfront Concert Series on Thursday nights in downtown all summer long; Santa in the Park in early December; and Shiv-er Elk River in the middle of winter.

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MUNSINGER CLEMENS BOTANICAL SOCIETY

Two distinct but adjacent gardens are located in St. Cloud on the banks of the Mississippi River. Munsinger Gar-dens dates from the ‘30s and includes 14 acres of winding flower-bordered paths under tall hemlocks and pines. Clemens Gardens, developed primar-ily in the ‘90s, provide a collection of six gardens characterized by formal style that is situated on seven acres.

STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM

The Stearns History Museum is part of a 100-acre nature park with walking trails an abundant wildlife. Through-out the year, the museum presents exhibits, programs and activities that educate, entertain and inspire visitors.

PARAMOUNT THEATREThis 800-seat theater is central Min-nesota’s Home for Arts and Entertain-ment, hosting community theater and local, regional and national perform-ers throughout the year.

MINNESOTA MILITARY MUSEUM

Examine military historical exhibits dating from mid-1800s at the Minne-sota Military Museum at Camp Ripley. Learn about the experiences of mil-itary men and women that are cap-tured and interpreted for the public as at this museum.

CHARLES LINDBERGH HOUSE AND MUSEUM

Discover the childhood home of Charles Lindbergh and learn how the Mississip-pi River influenced his future as an en-vironmental activist, inventor and avia-tion pioneer. Your group can see model planes, historic flight footage and inter-active exhibits.

LINDEN HILL HISTORIC ESTATE

Built in 1898, Linden Hill Historic Es-tate sits on nine acres overlooking the Mississippi River. Groups can visit the Weyerhaeuser Home with the Linden Hill Historic House Museum and Muss-er Mansion to learn what life was like in the early 1900s.

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Bowlus

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Voyageurs National Park

Superior National Forest

Superior National Forest

Chippewa National Forest

Upper Red Lake

Lower Red Lake

Lake of the Woods

Rainy Lake

LakeWinnibigoshish

Leech Lake

Mille LacsLake

Ely

Orr

Cook

Isle

Mora

Tower

Crane Lake

Milan

Remer

Cokato

Onamia

MortonFairfax

Morgan

WinonaWaseca

Wadena

Menahga

Benson

Morris

Aurora

Duluth

Roseau

PerhamVergas

Dent

Currie

Le Roy

Spring ValleyAustin

Blooming Prairie

Warren

Argyle

Spicer

Osakis

Miltona

Crosby DeerwoodNisswa

Windom

Bagley Shevlin

ClearbrookFosston

Erskine

Fertile

WalkerAkeley

Nevis

AitkinCarlton

WabashaKellogg

Biwabik

Hibbing EvelethGilbert

WarroadWilliams

Lake Bronson

Karlstad

Badger

Greenbush

Middle River

Angle InletOak Island

Luverne

Hallock

Noyes

Willmar

Jackson

Adrian

Bigfork

Big Falls

Littlefork

Waskish

Kabetogama

CalumetBovey

Harmony

Preston

Cloquet

New Ulm

Mankato

Bemidji

Appleton

Madison

Owatonna

Richmond

ShakopeeWaconia

VirginiaChisholm

Marcell

StarbuckGlenwood

Hinckley

Fairmont

MahnomenAda

Waubun

Hawley

Nay-Tah-WaushLake George

Lake Itasca

Laporte

MarshallLe Sueur

Henderson Belle Plaine

Le Center

Baudette

NorthomeKelliher

Red Wing

Rushford

Spring Grove

Houston

Altura

Brownsville

Hastings

Garrison

BrainerdBaxter

Staples

Moorhead

McGregor

Barnum

Lake City

Zumbrota

Plainview

Elk River

Anoka

Princeton

Faribault

Crookston

Pipestone

Edgerton

Slayton

Olivia

Sandstone

Finlayson

Pine City

Rochester

Hendricks

Canby

Caledonia

Lanesboro

Chatfield

Crosslake

EmilyFifty Lakes

Lindstrom

Cass Lake

Longville

Blackduck

Tenstrike Hines

Hill City

Northfield

Monticello Albertville

Maple Grove

Beaver BaySilver Bay

Little Marais

Schroeder

Tofte

Lutsen

Albert Lea

StillwaterWhite Bear Lake

Hoyt Lakes

Babbitt

St. Paul

Litchfield

Hutchinson

Waterville

New London

Deer RiverBena

Pennington

Federal Dam

Blue Earth

Alexandria

Montevideo

Hackensack

Backus

Pine River

Moose Lake

Sleepy Eye

Ortonville

St. Cloud

Paynesville

Sauk Centre

Pierz

Battle Lake

Garfield

Worthington

St. PeterLake Benton

Two HarborsPark Rapids

Ponsford

La Crescent

Minneapolis

BloomingtonApple Valley

Mantorville

Kasson

Springfield

Comfrey

St. James

Madelia

Walnut GroveBalaton

Hanley Falls

Breckenridge

Long Prairie

Fergus FallsUnderwood

Little Falls

Cushing

GrandRapids

Cannon Falls

Pequot LakesBreezy Point

Grand Marais

Grand Portage

NorthBranch

Cambridge

Redwood Falls

Granite Falls

Taylors Falls

Detroit Lakes

Frazee

Red Lake Falls

New York Mills

Ottertail

Pelican Rapids

East Grand Forks

St. Louis Park

Thief RiverFalls

InternationalFalls

Ranier

Fisher’sLanding

Moorhead

Dresbach

Albert Lea

St. Croix

Beaver CreekWorthington

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