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HEARTLAND TRAIL

Featured guests are the Nevis Women Club, which has received a $27,200 grant from the Minnesota DNR to create a first-of-its-kind, pollinator-friendly corridor along a state trail.
Kent Skaar, senior project manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Trails Division, recently told the citizens-led committee that the DNR intends to get bids for the trail tunnel, but due to shipping delays, construction may be pushed to spring 2023.
The Minnesota legislators heard presentations about conservation and trail projects, and some of them waded in the Mississippi headwaters.
Carrie Johnston, the president of the Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce, estimated businesses lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue in 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

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Local officials are asking for another $2.2 million in state bonding money, including $500,000 to carry the trail from Acorn Lake, across a new bike bridge over Becker County Road 10, and along the Highway 10 right-of-way to Highway 87.
Plans for the Pollinator Highway that will provide habitat for bees and butterflies along the Heartland Trail going through Nevis are moving forward.
The Itasca-Heartland Connection Trail committee met Monday to discuss its next steps, having secured $2 million in bonding from the Minnesota Legislature.
Hubbard County Land Commissioner Chip Lohmeier shared a rough concept for a new county campground on a tax-forfeited tract of land (TFL) between Deer and Shallow lakes.
Hubbard County is lending its support for the Heartland State Trail extension from Park Rapids to Itasca State Park.
The 38th annual Headwaters 100 bicycle tour on Saturday drew approximately 340 riders from all over Minnesota and as far away as Iowa, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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The Itascatur Outdoor Activity Club's premier event -- the Headwaters 100 -- attracts hundreds of bicyclists every year. Kickstands go up this Saturday, Sept. 22. The Headwaters 100 is a casual, non-competitive and family-friendly ride. Participa...
Pump some air in those bike tires. Dust off the helmet. Get ready to put muscles in motion. The fourth annual Minnesota Bike Opener celebrates the start of biking season with a ride on the Heartland Trail on Saturday, May 19. Admission is free fo...
The Park Rapids Arts and Culture Advisory Commission recently completed an Arts and Culture Plan for the city. One of the plan's high priority projects is to develop a sculpture trail along the Heartland Trail in Red Bridge Park. The city parks a...

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