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         MacArthur House Bed & Breakfast 520 W 2nd Street, P.O.Box 1270, Grand Marais, MN 55604; Ph: 218-387-1840,  800-792-1840 

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*         The Log House & Homestead on Spirit Lake P.O. Box 130, Vergas, MN 56587; Ph: 218-342-2318; 800-342-2318 

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 Travel Books of Minnesota - Books

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           Birds in Minnesota - Robert Janssen $40.25
           Birding Minnesota (FalconGuide) - J. Michael Strangis, Falcon Press 1996 - 284 pgs. $16.95
           Birds of Voyageurs National Park: A... $13.56

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Wildlife Events & Festivals in Minnesota - Wildlife Festivals

  

  February
         Great Backyard Bird Count -February 11-14 2006 - Sponsored by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
         Winona Eagle Watch Weekend - February  -  Sponsored by Winona Convention & Visitors Bureau, 160 Johnson St., Winona , MN 55987;
                            Ph: 800-657-4972 or 507-452-0735 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
                   
         Red Wing "Eagle Spot" Celebration - February 26-27 2006 - Sponsored by the Red Wing Visitor and Convention Bureau  Ph: 651-388-2846 or 800-252-1875

    March
         Houston County "Festival of Owls March 3-6 2006 - Contact: Karla Kinsler Houston Nature Center for more information
           
Wabasha Soar With The Eagles Weekend - March - Contact the National Eagle Center in Wabasha - Ph: 651-565-4989
    
     April
        
Salt Lake Birding Festival - April 23-24 2006 - Sponsored by the Prairie-Woods Nature Society Headquarters in Madison / Marietta
               For more info contact Scott or Jan Kuehl at 320-598-3664

    May
         Bluff Country Bird Fest - May 20-22 2006 - contact the Southeast Minnesota Historic Bluff Country organization 1- 800-428-2030 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
            Boulder Birding Big Day - May 6 2006 - Sponsored by Boulder Lake Management Area Held at Boulder Lake Environmental Center
                    7328 Boulder Dam Road, Duluth, MN - Contact Mara at 218-721-3731   - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds -May 20-22 2006 - Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Bureau PO Box 348,
                    Detroit Lakes, MN 56502; Ph: 1-800-542-3992  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Duluth's Down by the Water Spring Bird Festival - May 6-7 2006 - contact the zoo at 218-723-3854   
         Festival of Birds - May - Northwest Minnesota's Pine to Prairie Birding Trail Ph: 800-542-3992 ext. 533
            Great River Birding Festival - Planned for May 2006 - Ph: 877-525-3248    - places to stay - B&B - Hotels   
            Hawk Ridge Birdathon & St Louis County Big Day - May 21 2006 -   Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge- Contact Dave Grosshuesch for more information    
            International Migratory Bird Day - usually the second Saturday in May - birders participate throughout United States, Canada,
                    Mexico & Central America Ph: 703-358-2318 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels 
         Morris WMD Birding Festival - May 6-7 2006 - Morris Wetland Management District   Call 1-800-248-5868 (320-589-1001)     
            North American Migration Count Day - May 13 2006 - Contact Dave Sovereign  6479 Upper 55th, Oakdale, MN 55128;
                     Ph: 612-777-0379 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
            Northwest Minnesota Birding Festival - May 5-7 2006 - Headquartered at Lake Bronson State Park.Ph: 218-674-4259  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
          Oak Savanna Birding Festival - May 5-7 2006 - contact the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 507-437-4563 
         Rice Lake NWR celebration of International Migratory Bird Day - May 13 2006 - Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
         Waters of the Dancing Sky Wildlife Festival - May - Lake of the Woods, North Minnesota  Ph: 1-800-382-3474  

    June
            Boreal Birding Festival - June 2-4 2006 - Grand Marais Visitor Information Center, Box 1048, 13 N. Broadway,
                    Grand Marais, MN 55604-1048; Ph: 1-888-922-5000 or 218-387-2524  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels 
 
    September         
         Hawk Ridge Weekend - September - Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge, Headquarters in Duluth - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
            Minnesota River Birding Day - September - Headquartered out of Ney Environmental Learning Center near Henderson -
                    Contact event chairman Bob Williams Ph: 612-728-2232  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels

    October
            Grand Marais Fall Migration Birding Festival - October - Contact the Grand Marais Visitor Information Center
                    at 218-387-2524 or 1-888-922-5000  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Gunflint Trail Boreal Birding Days - October - - Sponsored by Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce 1-800-338-6932  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Hawk Ridge Weekend - October - Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge, Duluth and Minnesota Birding Weekends 
         Wildlife Festival - October - Contact: Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293 Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398; 736-389-3323 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels

    November
         Rivers & Bluffs Fall Birding Festival - November - Headquartered out of Lansing, Iowa (just south of the MN border)   - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
      
     December
           December 14th through January 5th  - Christmas Bird Counts - (same dates every year) - Christmas Bird Count Listing
 
     Other Events
             Birder's Spring Rendevous -  Contact Carol Maass at Voyageurs National Park  Ph: 218-283-9821 Fax: 218-285-7407  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels

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 Nature Clubs and Organizations in Minnesota - Wildlife Societies
            Mississippi Headwaters - Bemidji
         The Trumpeter Swan Society 3800 County Road 24 Maple Plain Minnesota 55359;  Ph: 763-476-4663 Fax: 763-476-1514 

 

    Minnesota Audubon Society  2357 Ventura Drive, Suite 106, Saint Paul, MN 55125; Ph:  651-739-9332  Fax 651-731-1330 
            Agassiz Audubon Society - Warren
            Albert Lea Audubon Society - Albert Lea
            Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis PO Box 3801, Minneapolis, MN 55403 
            Austin Audubon Society - Austin
            Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society  - Brainerd 
            Central Minnesota Audubon Society 27919 Jerboa Lane,  Cold Spring, MN 56320 
            Coulee Region Audubon Society - La Crosse, WI & La Crescent, MN
            Duluth Audubon Society - Duluth
            EagleWatch Audubon Chapter - abasha
            Fargo-Moorhead Audubon Society  Concordia College Biology Dept, Moorhead, MN 56562 
            Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter - Bloomington
            Saint Paul Audubon Society  P.O. Box 7275, St. Paul, MN 55105;  Ph: 651-291-2496 
            White Pine Audubon Society - Hinckley
            Wild River Audubon Society  - Center City 
            Zumbro Valley Audubon Society PO Box  6244,  Rochester, Minnesota   55903-6244 

 
  Other Organizations
            Friends of Hawk Ridge c/o U.M.D. Biology Department, Duluth MN 55804. 
            Little Traverse Conservancy 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs MI 49740; Ph: 231-347-0991 Fax: 231-347-1276 
            Minnesota Birdlist
            Minnesota Ornithologists' Union J.F. Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota, 10 Church Street S.E.
               Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0104 
            National Eagle Center 152 Main Street, PO Box 242, Wabasha, Mn 55981-0242; Ph: 651-565-4989  Fax: 651-565-5357 
            Southwest Minnesota Warblers Birding Club 
           The Raptor Center, Gabbert Raptor Building, 1920 Fitch Ave. St. Paul, MN, 55108; Ph: 612-624-4745 Fax: 612-624-8740 

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Nature Areas in Minnesota - Wildlife Areas

            Audubon Center of the North Woods P.O. Box 530, Sandstone, MN  55072; Ph: 320-245-2648 Fax: 320-245-5272 
            Birding Hotspots - Pine To Prairie Birding Trail
                    Helliksen Prairie Waterfowl Production Area
                    Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
                    Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
            Birding in Minnesota - Bob Ekblad 
            Birding in  Minnesota  -Terry Brashear  
            Birding in Southeastern Minnesota - Bob Ekblad 
            Birding in Olmsted County in Southeastern Minnesota  - Bob Ekblad 
            Boulder Lake Mamagement Area ; Ph: 218-722-5642, extension 3569; Fax: 218-723-3916 
            Carol Schumacher's Minnesota Birding Page 
            Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center  12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN 55033; Ph: 651-437-4359  
            Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District 26624 N. Tower Road, Detroit Lakes ,MN 56501-7959;
                    Ph: 218-847-4431 Fax: 218-847-4156 
            Gunflint Trail  
            Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve - east Duluth - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
            Little Traverse Conservancy 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs MI 49740; Ph:  231-347-0991 Fax: 231-347-1276  
            Minnesota Birding Network
            Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail  Mark Martell 2357 Ventura Drive, Suite 106  Saint Paul, MN 55125  Ph: 651-739-9332
                    Fax: 651-731-1330 
            National Eagle Center 152 Main Street, PO Box 242, Wabasha, Mn 55981-0242; Ph: 651-565-4989  Fax: 651-565-5357
            Pine To Prairie Birding Trail 
            Sixteen Quality Birding Locations Around the State - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
                    Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. (Marshall County)
                    Aitkin County Road 18. (Aitkin County)
                    Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. (Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle counties)
                    Blue Mounds State Park. (Rock County)
                    Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area. (Anoka and Chisago counties) .
                    Felton Prairie. (Clay County)
                    Gunflint Trail. (Cook County)
                    Itasca State Park. (Clearwater and Hubbard counties)
                    McGregor Marsh. (Aitkin County)
                    Roseau Bog. (Roseau County)
                    Rothsay Wildlife Management Area. (Wilkin County)
                    Salt Lake. (Lac Qui Parle County)
                    Sax-Zim Bog. (St. Louis County)
                    Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. (Sherburne County)
                    Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. (Becker County)
                    Whitewater Wildlife Management Area. (Winona County)
            Springbrook Nature Center 100 - 85TH Ave., NE, Fridley, MN 55432; Ph: 763-572-3588 
            Upper Mississippi River Campaign - 26 East Exchange St., St. Paul, MN 55101; Ph: 651-290-1695 Fax: 651-312-1210 

 

    National Wildlife Refuges in Minnesota
            Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
            Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

    Nature Conservancy of Minnesota
            Agassiz Beach Ridges
            Glacial Ridge Project
            Lake Alexander Preserve
            Lake Superior Highlands
            Ordway/Glacial Lakes
            Prairie Coteau (Minnesota & South Dakota)
            Weaver Dunes Preserve
            Tallgrass Aspen Parkland
            Sierra del Lacandon

 
      Minnesota DNR Information Center 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4040; Ph:  651-296-6157 
      Minnesota State Parks - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union

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 Shops and Services in Minnesota - Shopping

     Art Galleries in Minnesota - Art Galleries
             Art Barbarian's 507 Rosedale Center, Roseville, MN 55113; Ph: (651) 631-8600  Fax: (651) 697-9538 
             Piccadilly Gallery - MN; Ph: 507-454-4071 
          The Whittle Shop 47380 Schoolhouse Dr., Becida, MN 56678 
             T.C. Brady 36553 South Prairie River Road,  Bovey, MN 55709 

 

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            The Manse Bed & Breakfast
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            Glencoe Castle Bed & Breakfast
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            Drum Creek Farm
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            Weaver's Haus Bed & Breakfast
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            Our House Bed & Breakfast
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            Manhattan Beach Lodge
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            The Butler House Bed & Breakfast
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            Asa Parker House
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            Arbor Inn Bed & Breakfast
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            The Rand House at 'Random'
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            The Magic Door Bed & Breakfast
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            Loon Song Bed and Breakfast
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            Wenneson Historic Inn
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            The Jail House Historic Inn
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            Spicer Castle
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            The William Strong House
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            311 Ivy Inn
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            Chatsworth Bed & Breakfast
            Covington Inn and No Wake Cafe
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            Hidden Ponds Country Inn
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            High Woods Bed & Breakfast
    Truman - Bed and Breakfasts in Truman
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            Aloft In The Pines Bed & Breakfast
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