- Forests, Fields, and the Falls: Connecting Minnesota
http://discovery.mnhs.org/ConnectingMN/
Minnesota’s rich adolescence is a story of hard work and the intertwining of four industries: lumbering, sawmilling, flour milling and farming. Join Joseph DeLaittre in the lumber camps of Aitkin and take a walk through the sawmills of 1900s Minneapolis with young Melvin Frank. Click on points of interest throughout the story to link to a collection of historical records for a more in-depth look.
- Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/
The Division of Forestry works with public and private entities to promote the conservation, protection, and enjoyment of Minnesota's forest resources through sustainable management, wildfire and pest protection, and technical forestry assistance.
- Interagency Information Coorperative
http://www.iic.state.mn.us/
The overall mission of the IIC is to enhance the access and use of forest resources data in Minnesota.
- United States Forest Service:
- Iron Range Tourism
Bureau
http://www.irontrail.org
- Forest History Society
http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/
- Iron World
http://www.ironworld.com
- International Wolf Center
http://www.wolf.org
- Voyageur's National Park
http://www.nps.gov/voya
- Forest Fire Lookout Association
http://www.firelookout.org
- Mississippi River Parkway Commission
http://www.mississippiriverinfo.com
- Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
http://www.nps.gov/miss/
- World Forestry Center
http://www.worldforestry.org
- Cradle of Forestry in American Interpretive Association
http://www.cradleofforestry.com
- Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
http://www.grandmn.com
- Grand Rapids Convention & Visitor's Bureau
http://www.visitgrandrapids.com
- Edge of the Wilderness Scenic By-way
http://www.scenicbyway.com
- Minnesota Forest Resources Council
http://www.frc.state.mn.us/Info/MFRC2.html
The Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) was established in 1995 by Minnesota's Sustainable Forest Resources Act (SFRA). The MFRC serves two roles. First, it helps develop and implement SFRA initiatives. Additionally, the MFRC advises the governor and federal, state and local governments on sustainable forest resource policies and practices.
- For information on hotels, restaurants and other activites in the area, visit the
Explore Minnesota - Minnesota Office of Tourism - Northeast destination area
http://www.exploreminnesota.com/index.asp?Section=DESTINATIONS&id=1
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