TOWER, Minn. - A 70-unit campground, tree houses for kids to play in and an adventure trail that includes a ropes course are among the elements slated to be built in the first phase of construction at ...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's dream of turning undeveloped Lake Vermilion shoreline into a state park has taken a giant step forward. Several years of negotiations between U.S. Steel, which owns the property, ...

ST. PAUL - Promising to open an "Up North" experience to all Minnesotans, Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday proposed the creation of a new state park on the shores of Lake Vermilion in northeastern ...

"We're building a campground!" Christa Maxwell said as we drove past piles of gravel and muddy lanes. "Right there!" At the top of Minnesota, just southwest of the Boundary Waters, the clear, crystal ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal to create a state park on Lake Vermilion got new life with the announcement Friday that the state has agreed to pay United States Steel Corp. $18 million to acquire the ...

ST. PAUL - The Department of Natural Resources is seeking early public input as it develops its master plan for Lake Vermilion State Park in northeastern Minnesota. The DNR is asking interested ...