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The name says it all—with more than 400 lakes in the vicinity, Detroit Lakes is a prime spot for such summer recreational activities as tubing, fishing, scuba diving and boating. Bicycling and golf are other warm-weather pastimes. In winter snowmobilers hit some 250 miles of groomed trails; cross-country and downhill skiing and ice fishing also are popular.

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ARTICLEDetroit Lakes The name says it all—with more than 400 lakes in the vicinity, Detroit Lakes is a prime spot for such summer recreational activities as tubing, fishing, scuba diving and boating. Bicycling and golf are other warm-weather pastimes. In winter snowmobilers hit some 250 miles of groomed trails; cross-country and downhill skiing and ice fishing also are popular.Detroit Lakes
NATIONAL PARKApostle Islands National Lakeshore The Apostle Islands lie offshore from Bayfield Peninsula in Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. There are 22 Apostle Islands ranging in size from 3 acres to 14,000 acres. All but Madeline IslandApostle Islands National Lakeshore
NATIONAL PARKChequamegon Nicolet National Forest In north-central and northeastern Wisconsin, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest comprises 1.5 million acres in four separate regions. The Chequamegon (she-Wa-ma-gon) area covers 856,938 acres east, south and northwest of Park Falls on SRs 182 and 13; the Nicolet (nik-oh-LAY) area totals 661,200 acres east of Rhinelander and is accessible via several major highways.Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest
NATIONAL PARKChippewa National Forest In north-central Minnesota, Chippewa National Forest encompasses approximately 666,000 acres, including some of the largest lakes in the state—Winnibigoshish, Leech and Cass—and more than 700 smaller bodies of water.Chippewa National Forest
NATIONAL PARKGrand Portage National Monument A half-mile from the village of Grand Portage off SR 61, the scenic historical site of Grand Portage National Monument embraces the stockade and the 8.5-mile portage—a foot path used to carry boats and supplies from Lake Superior to the Pigeon River—followed by the voyageurs to Fort Charlotte and the boundary waters separating Canada and Minnesota. The Grand Portage was the fur trade's linchpin—through this portage passed all the trade goods from Montréal and furs from the Canadian Northwest.Grand Portage National Monument
NATIONAL PARKInternational Peace Garden On scenic Hwy. 10 and on US 281, the International Peace Garden consists of 1,451 acres (586 hectares) in Manitoba and an adjoining 888 acres (360 hectares) in North Dakota. Set among the lakes and streams of the wooded Turtle Mountains, the botanical garden and park commemorates the friendship between these two countries on the longest unfortified border in the world.International Peace Garden
NATIONAL PARKOttawa National Forest In the Upper Peninsula, the 986,518 acres of the Ottawa National Forest are intermingled with approximately 606,300 acres of state, county and privately owned land. Included are Ottawa National Forest
NATIONAL PARKPipestone National Monument Pipestone National Monument is 1 mile north of Pipestone on US 75, then half a mile west. Within its 300 acres are pipestone quarries that yielded red stone used to fashion ceremonial pipes. According to one Native American legend, the quarry site was discovered by a woman who followed a white bison to a spot where its hooves turned the rocks red.Pipestone National Monument
NATIONAL PARKSheyenne National Grassland Stretching along the Sheyenne River south of Fargo, Sheyenne National Grassland comprises 70,180 acres. A variety of landscapes—from prairie and sand hills (stabilized sand dunes) to forest—provide habitats for some of North Dakota's rarest plant and animal species, among them greater prairie chickens, two rare butterfly species and the endangered prairie-fringed orchid.Sheyenne National Grassland
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