Chatfield State Park offers nature programs to visitors of all ages. Programs vary from hikes, history talks, and nature education to the Junior Ranger programs and Beach Mania. These programs help connect children and adults to the great outdoors and Chatfield State Park. All programs…
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Officers Stuart Spoede and Gregory Bryson were on water patrol when a local marina contacted them and informed them of a hit-and-run boating accident that had just occurred at their dock. The officers located the vessel involved, which was a rental vessel, near the location…
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In order to stop a $4 fee from taking effect, the group Southern Forest Watch is threatening to file a lawsuit against the National Park Service (NPS). The proposed fee, set to take effect in 2013, would affect only backcountry overnight campers in the Great…
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States Go After Visiting Cruisers Staying too long in one place can ruin a good thing. At least that’s the case with boaters making lengthy journeys, who are finding themselves targets of cash-hungry states when they stay too long and are subject to various taxes.…
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A child and four adults were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew Sunday after the people spent the night in their sand trapped truck about 20 miles north of Port Isabel, on South Padre Island. The truck had been trapped since Saturday afternoon, but…
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According the National Parks Traveler, a man who told authorities that he had been shot in the Great Smoky Mountains is singing a different tune. Sanford Lethco, 29, received emergency medical attention for two gunshots in the leg earlier in September. He had to be…
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The public boat ramp and county access road at Bradley Lake just south of Bandon closed today through at least Oct. 31 for construction. Big J Construction will replace the existing boat ramp and add docks that extend to deeper water so anglers without boats…
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking nominations for its 2nd annual Maryland Clean Marina of the Year contest. “Our goal is to hear from boaters, marine contractors, staff and citizens on the Maryland Clean Marinas that are excelling in their efforts to…
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People can get ready to enjoy the snow this winter by making snowshoes at a two-day workshop at Lake Carlos State Park Oct. 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Workshop presenters will teach participants how to string the laces on…
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists and divers searched lake bottoms last week immediately surrounding areas where zebra mussels were discovered last fall on boat lifts on Lake Irene in Douglas County and Rose Lake in Otter Tail County. The divers did not discover…
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