Title:
Backroads of Minnesota : your guide to scenic getaways & adventures
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ISBN:
9780760340660
Edition:
2nd softcover ed.
Publication Information:
Stillwater, M.N. : Voyageur Press, 2011
Physical Description:
256 p. : col. ill., maps ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
pt. 1. Land of the voyageurs : the northeast. The North Shore Drive : Highway 61 -- Looking down on the city : Duluth's Skyline Parkway -- Where the river roars : Highway 210 through Jay Cooke State Park -- At the tip of the Arrowhead : the Gunflint and Arrowhead Trails -- An echo of the wilderness : Echo Trail to Crane Lake and Voyageurs National Park -- Renaissance in the woods : Ely via Highway 1 and Fernberg Road -- Home on the range : from Hibbing to Tower on Highway 169 -- pt. 2. Tall pines and clear waters : north-central lake country. At the edge of the wilderness : Highway 38 and beyond -- Winsome Winnibigoshish : Lake Winnibigoshish and Cass Lake -- At the source : Walker, Lake Itasca, Bemidji, and Leech Lake -- The Great River Road : Grand Rapids to Aitken -- Adventures in vacationland : the Brainerd lakes area -- Around the Lake : Mille Lacs circle -- pt. 3. Parklands and glacial lakes : the northwest. Up on the border : following the Rainy River from International Falls to Warroad -- North by Northwest : Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and Lake Bronson -- Where the tall grass grows : Detroit Lakes, Bluestem Prairie, and Rollag -- Pearls on the prairie : Otter Tail country -- A message from the past? : Alexandria, Lake Christina, and Seven Sisters Prairie Preserve -- pt. 4. Where rivers meet : around the metro and south-central regions. Wild and scenic : the St. Croix River Valley -- Little Sweden : Lindstrom and the Olinda Trail -- City parkways : Theodore Wirth, Cedar Lake, and Minnehaha -- Down by the river : Belle Plaine to Mankato -- pt. 5. Prairie pathways : the southwest. The Glacial Ridge Trail : Willmar to Glenwood -- Wildlife on the western prairie : Wheaton, Montevideo, and the upper Minnesota River Valley -- The battle ground : Granite Falls, New Ulm, and the lower Minnesota River Valley -- Big skies and bison : Pipestone National Monument and Blue Mounds State Park -- pt. 6. Bluffs and valleys : the southeast. Trout streams and apple blossoms : La Crescent, Lanesboro, and historic Forestville -- Adrift in the driftless region : Houston and Fillmore counties -- Rollin' down the river : Red Wing to the Iowa border -- Along the Zumbro : Zumbrota to Wabasha -- Down in the valley : the Whitewater River Valley.
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Summary:
This updated 2nd edition of the popular Backroads of Minnesota (2002) comes in a new portable size, making it easy to tote in your car and head out to a new destination in beautiful Minnesota. Have you driven on the Gunflint and Arrowhead trails? Have you circled the whole of Mille Lacs? Have you gone birding on the western prairies, or wound around the bluffs of the Mississippi River from Red Wing to the Iowa border? Have you experienced the forgotten corners of the Twin Cities metro area? Backroads of Minnesota takes you on 31 routes covering all corners of the Land of 10,000 Lakes: routes that lead you to the state?s most scenic natural areas and sites that capture the state?s colorful history. Whether you?re planning a day trip or a weekend getaway, Backroads of Minnesota will lead you deep into the soul of the state, beyond the common tourist attractions.
