| KID AGAIN AT PAUL BUNYAN LAND | | | | Pequot Lakes Pine River, Merrifield ,and Backus. |
| Paul Bunyan Land is an amusement park located | | | | Whether your biking, hiking, walking, or |
| on the outskirts of Brainerd, MN. The 26-foot tall | | | | snowmobiling, you will have a great time. |
| statue of Paul Bunyan has fans all over the world. | | | | 2. Explore Garrison and the Mille Lacs Lake |
| Paul will enthusiastically greets your children by | | | | Areatake a boat launch on this gigantic lake, catch |
| name as they pass through the entrance. Paul | | | | a giant fish, swing the links, ride on the many |
| Bunyan Land has 27 rides for children and adults | | | | miles of snowmobile trails. Mille Lacs Lake is a |
| as well. For those of you not from Minnesota you | | | | premiere walleye fishing spot. Garrison, Minnesota, |
| will probably be curious whether or not this is the | | | | set on Mille Lacs, is close to a 25 minute drive |
| Paul Bunyan shown in the movie Fargo. You will | | | | from Brainerd. The small town was first settled in |
| just have to find out for yourself! | | | | the 1700’s by the Ojibwe, Garrison still has |
| 4. Try and Find the Bottom of the Crosby Mine | | | | a large influence by the tribe which gives the |
| Pitslocated 15 minutes north of Brainerd, once | | | | town a unique atmosphere. If you have the |
| swarming with heavy mining machinery now | | | | hankering to see a Chuck Pride, the Grand Casino |
| flurishes 29 years after the drilling has stopped. | | | | Mille Lacs is just a short drive from Garrison. |
| The Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | | | | Fishing contests and ice races are just a few of |
| includes twenty-one lakes and fifteen former | | | | the fun things you’ll find and enjoy in the |
| mines. The mine pits offers a truely unique | | | | area. For more family oriented events check out |
| experience, the best diving in the midwest, and | | | | the Indian museum’s and resorts around |
| twenty-six miles of undeveloped shoreline can be | | | | the area. The whole area is quite an experience. |
| explored by boat or canoe and anglers can cast a | | | | As a small child seeing the massive ice drifts, the |
| line for trout, northerns, bass, crappies, sunfish, | | | | complexity of roads on the ice, and wild ricing |
| and walleyes. To get in contact with a driving | | | | taking place it created a special place in my heart |
| instructor click here. | | | | for the area. |
| 3. Go on the Paul Bunyan Trail — Get | | | | 1. Stop by Nisswa, Minnesota for Endless Summer |
| Yourself Lost! | | | | Fun! |
| OK, we do not really want you to get lost.. what | | | | Surrounded by lakes, Nisswa is part of the |
| we meant is lost in the beauty and serenity of | | | | Brainerd Lakes Area. Nisswa, is derived from the |
| the Brainerd Lakes Area! In 1992 a trail was built | | | | Ojibwe word nessawae which means in |
| between Hackensack and Brainerd, MN. The trail | | | | the middle or three. Nisswa is next to three lakes, |
| has been modified from it’s original use, a | | | | one of which is the very well-known and |
| railroad track. Currently the Paul Bunyan trail is the | | | | prestigious Gull Lake, also known as Northern |
| longest track-to-trail path in existence. The Paul | | | | Minnesota’s Jewel. Nisswa, MN is a little |
| Bunyan trail is over 110 miles of prestine | | | | over five miles from Baxter Minnesota, offers |
| pavement laid throughout the beautiful central | | | | unique shopping, an old time candy store. Hop on |
| Minnesota landscape. On the trail you pass lakes, | | | | the Paul Bunyan Trail or head to the resort for a |
| scenic wetlands, and streams and river, find a | | | | summer you will never forget. |
| place to stay, eat, and park in Baxter Baxter, | | | | |