DNR news release: Kids fishing clinic offered at Hayes Lake State Park

DNR NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 7, 2009
Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director, 651-259-5023; Hayes Lake State Park, 218-425-7504.

Kids fishing clinic offered at Hayes Lake State Park

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites children and their parents to Hayes Lake State Park on Saturday, July 11, from 10-4 p.m. for a Kid's Fishing Clinic at the Dam Picnic Area.

Participating children will explore the aquatic habitat of Hayes Lake, learn to identify fish, practice knot tying and casting, and end the afternoon fishing on the pier.

This program is for children grades one to four, and is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required by calling 218-425-7504. The DNR encourages parents to participate with their children. Participants do not need a fishing license.

This program, sponsored by Mattson Pharmacy of Roseau, is free. A vehicle permit, sold at the park office, is required to enter the park. Daily permits are $5. Annual permits, good for year-long access to all 72 of Minnesota's state parks and recreational areas, are just $25.

The entrance to Hayes Lake State Park is located 15 miles south of Roseau on State Highway 89, then nine miles east on Roseau County Road 4.

For more information about Hayes Lake or Hayes Lake State Park, visit www.mndnr.gov.
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DNR news release: Paul Bunyan State Trail now open between Bemidji and Guthrie

DNR NEWS – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 1 , 2009
Media contacts: Colleen Coyne, DNR communications director,
651-259-5023; David Schotzko, DNR Parks and Trails area supervisor,
218-308-2367.

Paul Bunyan State Trail now open between Bemidji and Guthrie

Construction on the Bemidji to Guthrie segment of the Paul Bunyan State
Trail is complete and the trail is now open to the public.

The trail is now paved for approximately 11.5 miles between the two
communities, primarily along the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe
railroad grade. Bridges were constructed along this route in 2002 over
Washington Ave. and the U.S. Highway 2 bypass.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will construct the
Guthrie to Walker segment of the trail over the next two years to
provide a continuous paved trail from Bemidji to Brainerd.

Future trail and bridge construction will be required in the southern
part of Bemidji and in Crow Wing State Park to fully complete the Paul
Bunyan State Trail. Once finished, it will extend for approximately 110
miles from Crow Wing State Park south of Brainerd to Lake Bemidji State
Park north of Bemidji.

For a map of the Paul Bunyan or other state trails, visit or call toll
free, 888-646-6367.
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