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July in Frontenac State Park: Summer sweet and deep

Jul 2, 2025

“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” So wrote the great American novelist Henry James, who, despite all the complications that American life brought him (and us) knew what was what. It’s the heart of summer,...

June in Frontenac State Park: All we’ve longed for is now at hand

Jun 4, 2025

If you’re conscious and breathing, we don’t have to tell you how welcome June is. Minnesotans have endured a lot lately, from an oddball winter with little snow, to a drought-dreary early spring, to daily news blasts that make us want to curl up and go back into hibernation. But, say — just for a...

Volunteers clean up Sand Point

May 7, 2025

The Frontenac State Park Association organized a volunteer clean-up event at Frontenac State Park’s Sand Point on April 26. “We had an awesome group of 39 people that came out to assist, including Lake City Scout troops #320 and #94. All their energy and hard work resulted in many full garbage bags...

Sand Point cleanup event is April 26

Apr 23, 2025

The Frontenac State Park Association is holding its annual Sand Point cleanup this Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. They will meet at Sand Point parking lot at 9 a.m. to hand out gloves and garbage bags. Snacks will be available. “Please join us in making a difference and having a good...

March in Frontenac State Park: Lion or lamb? Either way, it brings spring

Mar 5, 2025

We finally got a little snow in mid-February, though not nearly enough for decent skiing and snowshoeing in Frontenac State Park. Still, it briefly brightened the landscape, and we were delighted to have a fresh coat for our Feb. 8 CandleNight event. It was a lovely night, and we in the Frontenac...

February in Frontenac State Park: Still wishing for winter

Feb 5, 2025

Talk about your Dry January — was it ever! Our snow drought continues. Still, we haven’t given up pining for a good snowstorm — chances remain in February and March. And if one roars in, Frontenac State Park will be a cross-country ski and snowshoeing paradise. In the meantime, its hiking trails...

January at Frontenac State Park: Winter shows off (we hope!)

Jan 8, 2025

Happy New Year, friends! All things fresh and new, bright and hopeful, cold and snowy – that’s what we hope for from January 2025. January brings many opportunities for activities at Frontenac State Park – especially if it snows! Park manager Jake Gaster lays them out for us here. (For easy...

November in Frontenac State Park: Bare, cold, dark... and peaceful

Nov 6, 2024

Is it just us, or has time sped up lately? Wasn’t it just May? Or July? Then, suddenly, September skidded in, and now November is hurling itself at our windows. Trees are bald and bare, their branches spectral, almost skeletal, against the late afternoon dusk. Oak leaves rattle in the wind. Frost...

October high: Frontenac State Park’s busiest month

Oct 9, 2024

By Pamela Miller Frontenac State Park Association newsletter editor Traditionally, October is the month of highest visitorship in Frontenac State Park. It’s not hard to understand why. Fall colors are peaking (the sumac alone! You’ll need your sunglasses to withstand its scarlet glow), and the...

Final Nature Explorers program of the season is Oct. 8 at state park

Oct 2, 2024

This summer, many little feet explored the picnic area at Frontenac State Park during free, monthly programs for preschool-age children, ages 3–6 years old. Made possible through a small grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – No Child Left Inside program, the Frontenac State...