FALL, GLORIOUS FALL The fall harvest is underway in the woods as squirrels gather acorns and shred pine cones to lay away food for the winter, gardeners gather their produce and farm fields yield potatoes, beans and corn. The northern landscape will soon advance into breathtaking fall colors so take them in on a drive, […]
February 2023 February offers fun outdoors and inside We love you, February. With Valentine’s Day, a three-day weekend and daylight stretching the hours to play outside, it’s a great time to visit. A snowmobile woods race the last weekend in January showed how great conditions are on our hundreds of miles of groomed snowmobile trails. […]
September 2022 It’s not too late to plan fun fall adventures Some fall harvesting is underway with new ag, round hay bails punctuating the landscape of green fields. Golden rod, purple asters and other fall flowers decorate the roadways. Sumac are bearing bright red berries, but their leaves are still bright green. The northern landscape […]
Click the links below to see all of the pictures, read about the adventures, and get a taste of what fishing opener in the Park Rapids area is like! Summertime Scenes in Hubbard County What to Expect Touching all the bases for summer fun, rounding them off with a harmonious place to relax. This adventure […]
April 2022 Spring is sleeping in Winter keeps tapping the snooze button on spring’s alarm. As soon as patches of grass appear another storm covers the ground with snow, but the clock is ticking. An increase in Bald Eagles hovering around lakes means they’re finding open water and longer days quickly melt new snow. Meanwhile […]
We did something fun! Check out our links below for a deeper look inside a fun winter weekend in our beloved Park Rapids area! Afternoon Downtown Shopping and Lunch: https://shrpa.com/itinerary/afternoondowntownshoppingandlunch Local Brews and Popcorn: https://shrpa.com/itinerary/localbrewsandpopcorn Winter Fun In Park Rapids: https://shrpa.com/itinerary/winterfuninparkrapids Adventure The Heartland 200: https://shrpa.com/itinerary/adventuretheheartland200
March 2022 Play in the snow now and plan a return trip this summer After a string of subzero, bone chilling weeks then a beautiful snowfall at the end of February, anglers, snowmobilers and cross country skiers are doing the Minnesota thing and embracing winter. Walleye, pike and bass fishing season has ended […]
February 2022 Celebrate all that is winter Need an excuse to head north? With Valentine’s Day, a three-day weekend and an abundance of snow, it’s a great time to visit. A snowmobile woods race the last weekend in January showed how great conditions are on our hundreds of miles of groomed snowmobile trails. They will […]
January 2022 A winter wonderland awaits If your New Year’s resolution is to celebrate winter, it’s go time. The new year brings snow to play in whether you want to go snowmobiling on hundreds of miles of groomed trails, cross-country ski, navigate the woods on snowshoes or build a snowman. The Minnesota Department of Natural […]
December 2021 Take time to smell the hot chocolate Mother Nature decorated the countryside with snow before Thanksgiving, and up north that means the white-frosted ground and pines will stay beautiful all winter. A few more inches of the white stuff will give snowmobilers, cross-country skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts the Christmas gift they want […]
