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Megan Holm The Hubb Bike Co-op My first tour was almost 10 years ago. It was the first time I had been west of the center states. The transition from riding steep green mountains in Virginia to the rolling hills of Missouri, and then the open flatness of Kansas was …
Do It Green! Minnesota MayDay Parade and Festival (1st Sunday in May) 612-721-2535 www.hobt.org Make puppets, participate in the parade or just come to watch the puppets float to life. Halloween Harvest Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza (Last week in October) Bare Bones Productions www.bedlamtheatre.org A unique, handmade, nighttime spectacle with giant …
Nelly Nehring Minnesota Conservation Corps Member Many city dwellers dream of building a rustic cabin in the north woods. We want to escape the city and get back to nature. It is perhaps a response to the seemingly unsettled wilderness so tantalizingly close to us near the Canadian border. City …
Thomas Handy Loon Suzanne Sheridan When you’re traveling on a budget, sometimes it seems like you can’t get anywhere. For the resourceful and cash-strapped hobo/wanderer, however, there is always a way. Getting out of Minneapolis and most other cities isn’t so hard. There isn’t one way that is perfectly safe, …
Ami Voeltz Do It Green! Minnesota and excerpts from the National Audubon Society, Almanac of the Environment Off-Road Vehicles For many back country hikers, bird-watchers and cross-country skiers, aggravation is spelled “ORV”. Off-road vehicles shatter the wilderness silence, crush vegetation, terrify wildlife, leave rutted trails, and cause erosion. There are …
Julie Trupke Rethinking Tourism Project Ecotours, adventure tours, sustainable tours, reality tours – if you are seeking a vacation alternative to Disneyland or Club Med, there are certainly plenty of options. However, how do you decide what is right for you, and what kind of vacation matches your values? Do …
Ami Voeltz Do It Green! Minnesota Finding a place to stay for the night whether you’re traveling across the country or on a business trip can be hard for an ecologically-minded person. There aren’t too many “green” hotels that will be on your route of travel. “Home” Stay There are, …
Do It Green! Minnesota Parts excerpted from www.reduce.org “The less we take with us into the mountains, deserts, forests or waters, the more their spirit informs and enlivens us. We should be as reliant on our wits as much as possible and on “things” as little as possible. This means …
Rebecca Wienbar As recreational activities, sports and outdoor adventures have grown in popularity, so has the market for recreational equipment. Suddenly, going for a camping trip or taking up a new sport isn’t quite so simple as it used to be – now you have to be equipped. And while …
Chris Nelson No city in Minnesota can compete with Los Angeles or Houston on air pollution levels. Minnesotans are unfamiliar with “ozone alerts.” An ozone alert is declared by the government when pollution (ozone) in the air reaches a level that poses health risks to sensitive populations (elderly, children …
