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State Park Attractions In Waskish

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Big Bog State Recreation Area

Leech Lake

Lake Bemidji State Park

Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary

Itasca State Park

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Mississippi Headwaters

Waskish is an unincorporated community in Waskish Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Waskish is located on the eastern shore of Upper Red Lake and Minnesota State Highway 72 15.5 miles north of Kelliher. Waskish has a post office with ZIP code 56685.
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State Park Attractions In Waskish

1. Big Bog State Recreation Area Waskish
Big Bog State Recreation Area, a recent addition to the Minnesota state park system, is located on Minnesota State Highway 72, north of Waskish, Minnesota. It covers 9,459 acres , primarily swamps, bogs, and upland islands. The park was started by local grassroots efforts in 2002, it became a state recreation area and officially opened in June 2006.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. The greater Big Bog region stretches from jackpine forests north of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota and Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota to the communities along U.S. Route 71 leading to International Falls in Koochiching County, Minnesota. This includes much of the Pine Island ...
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2. Itasca State Park Lake Itasca
Lake Itasca is a small glacial lake approximately 1.8 square miles in area. It is notable for being the headwaters of the Mississippi River, and is located in southeastern Clearwater County, in the Headwaters area of north central Minnesota. The lake is within Itasca State Park and has an average depth of 20 to 35 feet , and is 1,475 ft above sea level. The Ojibwe name for Lake Itasca is Omashkoozo-zaaga'igan ; this was changed by Henry Schoolcraft to Itasca, coined from a combination of the Latin words veritas and caput , though it is sometimes misinterpreted as true head. It is one of several examples of pseudo-Indian place names created by Schoolcraft.
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3. Lake Bemidji State Park Bemidji
Lake Bemidji is a small glacially-formed lake, approximately 11 square miles in area, in northern Minnesota in the United States. Located less than 50 miles downstream from the source of the Mississippi River, it both receives and is drained by the Mississippi.
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Waskish Videos

Dream Catcher Cabin Rental Waskish, MN 218 773 1725

Beautiful Private Cabin Rental on Upper Red Lake in Waskish, MN. 100ft of Lake Front. Walk in to the Dream. Smell the Ash and Pine Wood finished throughout the cabin. Large vaulted ceiling living room with attached Sun Porch on the Lake Side great for a party room. Can be closed to the rest of the Cabin. Large Deck off the Sun Porch. Fully furnished kitchen with a Loft for the kids to sleep. 5 foot Dream Catchers in the Loft. Sleeps 7, with one full size bed, one queen size bed and 3 singles in the loft. 47 inch TV with DVD player. Dock your boat on our docks or rent our 18ft Pontoon. Great fishing right in front of the cabin. Lake access from our channel system were kids can fish all day long. Great swimming with shallow water for young children. Paddle Boat included. Have ATV's? Lots of room to ride. West Wind Bar and Grille just 1/3 of a mile. Great food and great prices. Gas Station 1/3 of a mile. Bait and Tackle and Off Sale at both locations. Big Bog State Park 3/4 of a mile with Observation Tower. Walk the Biggest Bog in the World on a 1.25 mile metal walk way. Take a Boat Ride up the Tamarack River, 3/4 mile away. Rates: $1400 Weekly and Daily Rates are $250 per night. Call for dates open. call Ron or Donna 218 773 1725 website: dreamcatcherscabin.com

A Bog, Itasca and Kayaking in Minnesota

A little nature photography set to some front porch music. Photographs are from various places in the northwoods of Minnesota in the Bemidji area taken in June 2011. My dear friend, Carol Hoyem, knew all the good places to go.

Groundbreaking at Lake Vermilion – Soudan Underground Mine State Park

Watch the campground groundbreaking at Lake Vermilion – Soudan Underground Mine State Park, and listen to Erika Rivers, Parks and Trails Division director, talk about what's ahead for the new park.

Flying Through RESTRICTED Airspace! Cessna 172 Rental Flight (with ATC)

A couple friends and I rented a Cessna 172 for a quick cross-country flight across the state of Florida. I rode backseat and recorded our lunch run from Daytona Beach Int'l Airport (KDAB) to Cedar Key (KCDK). We contacted Jacksonville airspace authority after departure and were able to get clearance through some restricted airspace to our west, saving us about 30 minutes on the trip. Thanks for watching! (More below)

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[Time-stamps]
00:30 - Pre-flight briefing
01:32 - Requesting VFR clearance
02:00 - Engine start
02:27 - Requesting Taxi clearance
03:00 - Requesting Takeoff clearance
04:07 - Climb checklist
04:48 - Cleared through restricted airspace
06:29 - Bananas
06:48 - John Travolta's mansion, private airport & Boeing 707
08:06 - Runway in-sight & final approach
09:58 - Engine shutdown

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The Legend of Paul Bunyan in Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, Minnesota is the birthplace of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Bemidji is one of Minnesota's favorite vacation destinations.

Minnesota Big Bog, 6 11 2011

Slow pan of the patterned peatlands of the Big Bog State Recreation Area, north of Waskish, MN. Black spruce, cotton grass, Labrador tea, and Sphagnum moss.

Lake Bemidji State Park Bog Walk

This is the Bog Walk Boardwalk in Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, MN.

If you'd like to see more from our MN bogs, please feel free to visit my blog, 'Boggy Wonderlands' at

(These photos were all taken by me and are protected under copyright, so please don't use any without my permission. You're welcome to share the video anywhere as long as it's used in it's entirety - thanks!)

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