Where Beauty & Nature intersect

September 2009 September is a gift September is a gift which Mother Nature slowly unwraps for us. First, the sumac leaves turn red as garnets and maples offer showy orange and red. Later, birches and poplars display golden leaves, all the more beautiful in contrast to the rolling green of Norways, white pines and spruce […]

September 2009 September is a gift September is a gift which Mother Nature slowly unwraps for us. First, the sumac leaves turn red as garnets and maples offer showy orange and red. Later, birches and poplars display golden leaves, all the more beautiful in contrast to the rolling green of Norways, white pines and spruce […]

September 2009 September is a gift September is a gift which Mother Nature slowly unwraps for us. First, the sumac leaves turn red as garnets and maples offer showy orange and red. Later, birches and poplars display golden leaves, all the more beautiful in contrast to the rolling green of Norways, white pines and spruce […]

August 2009 Summer’s not over ‘til it’s over Yesterday we saw a dad and his two kids buying bait. A clerk netted small, wiggling, silvery shiners from a water tank for the trio and they headed out the door. It’s fun to imagine the rest of the story. The kids donning life jackets as their […]

July 2009 World class competitors will entertain in logging and chainsaw sculpting events at Legends & Logging Days Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 & 8 at Red Bridge Park in Park Rapids. Legends and Logging celebrates our area’s history, culture, artisans and food at this beautiful setting on the Fish Hook River. Skilled chainsaw artists […]

4th of July 2009   We think when Carly Simon sings, “Nobody does it better. Makes me feel sad for the rest,” she was thinking of Park Rapids on the 4th of July. From the Firecracker Footrace at dawn to the fabulous fireworks at dusk, thousands come for a slice of American pie. (Appropriately, there […]

Park Rapids Fishing Report June 18th, 2009Anglers visiting the Park Rapids over the past week have been greeted by inconsistent fishing success. Fluctuating weather patterns and water temperatures that rise one day and fall the next have put many fish species in a state of uncertainty. However, there is a silver lining to the saturated […]

Park Rapids Area Fishing Report April 20, 2009 Fishing in the Park Rapids area has been slow as of late, simply because the lakes are transitioning from ice to open water. A few anglers have been testing their fishing success around open water flowages, where a few early season panfish have been caught. However, the […]

June 2009 If you are still deciding when and where to spend a week or a weekend this summer, we invite you to discover the Park Rapids Lakes Area. For generations, families have headed north to stay at a cabin with pines, birches and a breeze from the lake supplying natural air conditioning. Visitors also […]

April 2009 It is truly spring in the north woods. The Great Blue Herons are diving into ice-free lakes and the loons are calling out their happy return. Or as a writer named Doug Larson put it: “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” Our shoes here at […]