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The park was started by local grassroots efforts in 2002, it became a state recreation area and officially opened in June 2006. [1] The "Big Bog" is composed mostly of wetlands. The name was not widely used but had shown up previously in maps, such as by the National Geographic Society.
Lac qui Parle County is on the west side of Minnesota. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of South Dakota.The Minnesota River flows southeastward along the county's NE border, creating Marsh Lake and Lac qui Parle Reservoir [12] The Minnesota River flow is augmented by Yellow Bank River near the county's north corner, and by Lac qui Parle River near the county's east border.
There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.
Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls.The park's name commemorates the voyageurs—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. [3]
Lac qui Parle State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, near Watson. Lac qui Parle is a French translation of the native Dakota name, "Mde Lyedan," meaning "lake that speaks". [2] [3] The state park was built as part of the Lac qui Parle Flood Control Project.
Camp Release State Monument is located on the edge of Montevideo, Minnesota, United States, just off Highway 212 in Lac qui Parle County, in the 6-acre Camp Release State Memorial Wayside. [2]
Lac qui Parle Township (/ l æ k k iː ˈ p ɑːr l / LAK KEE PARL) [3] is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 183 at the 2000 census. Lac qui Parle Township was organized in 1873, and named for the county in which it is located.
Father Hennepin State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located on the southeast corner of Mille Lacs Lake. The park is named after Father Louis Hennepin, a priest who visited the area with a French expedition in 1680. The 320-acre (130 ha) park has 103 campsites and a sandy beach over one mile (1.6 km) long.