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This weekend, June 12 and 13th, there are several fun events going on in Stearns County Parks and Trails. 

Are you staying near home this Memorial Day Weekend?        

This weekend is the Trout fishing opener!  We'd love to invite you to Quarry Park to fish!

Spring into Summer at Quarry Park!! 

Greetings from the budding glory of Quarry Park!  Isn't March a strange month?  Isn't it wonderful to live in a state where you can cross-country ski at the beginning of the month and swim at the end?  Well, almost swim then!  As soon as the ice goes off the quarries, we DO have swimmers at Quarry Park.  Can you believe it?  It's COLD too!  But the water warms up nicely by May-June.  I'm writing to invite you to take a walk in a park and enjoy our beautiful weather.  The weather man promised we'll hit 70 degrees by the end of the week, and I'm holding him to it!  So come on over and take a walk in Quarry Park.   It is open from 8AM-1/2 hour after sunset.  The longer the day, the longer you can walk, so why not start now?  Why not walk off some of those Easter eggs or candy on Sunday? 

If you don't live near Waite Park, you may want to check out one of our other great parks.  I'll link you to the grid,...

Ski Trails are still in good condition.  AND Vote for our trail!      

We have a great idea!

Happy New Year. OK, I'm a little late, but I've had a cold, big bad germy one. I'm on the mend now, and did you notice how Cold it's been? And that cruddy rain we had last week, it's not been pretty. Let me tell you, though, we have our ski groomers out today, grooming the little bit of snow we have left. They're doing a great job making something out of nothing. If you haven't been out skiing because of the snow melting, you may want to try this week! We're grooming Quarry, today,(1/26/10), and Kraemer Lake/ Wildwood tomorrow Weds, 1/27/10. Remember, the parks are open year 'round and we will be grooming as long as there's good snow!! The lights at Quarry Park will remain on until they stop grooming. So, bundle up and have a nice ski in one of our parks! You'll warm up fast, it's great exercise! PS I heard it's warming up next week, and we might...

Well, it's officially Winter now, so the snow is coming! At least that's what I hear. We are hunkering (sp)? down here, ready for at least a foot of lovely beautiful snow just in time for Christmas! Isn't it wonderful? You are so lucky to live here where we have some of the best groomers in the state! The guys will be out on Saturday grooming all the trails and plowing the lots for your Cross Country skiing enjoyment. That's December 26. What troopers!! We have already groomed once, with the paltry teeny bit of snow we had. They pulled it off the sides of the trails, and made nice tracks out of a couple inches of lowly snow. The parks are in pretty good shape for skiing, and I know some skiers around here, I'm betting they will be out in the snow storm!! The parks we offer skiing at are: Quarry, (lights are on til 11PM) Warner, Mississippi, and Wildwood/Kraemer Lake. We also have snowmobiling on the trails...

Ski Patrol Invitation!