Joy Park
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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Joy Park (preserve): 39 acres north of Joy Road Joy Park (park): 21 acres south of Joy Road |
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Use the parking lot at Joy Park (north end of Silver Lake). N45 1.846, W92 59.367 |
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Parks are open from 5 am to 10 pm |
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No fee |
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Hiking Trail running Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Swimming Boating Canoeing Birdwatching Nature photography Horseshoes Volleyball Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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Hunting and Fishing |
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Ecology |
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Ecological Classification |
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Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province |
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Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal |
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St. Paul-Baldwin Plains and Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Maplewood Moraine |
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Not mapped (10/11/2021) |
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Wayne Rasmussen |
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Joy Park, Maplewood, MN, Feb 2017 |
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Joy Park summer wildflowers and insects are available for viewing |
“Under a magnificent canopy of oaks, along the shores of Silver Lake, Joy Park blooms. Wildflowers carpet the woodlands, waterfowl are plentiful, and the fishing is good enough to keep the anglers coming back.” — City of Maplewood Parks and Recreation |
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Park entrance |
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Play area |
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Paved trail |
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Silver Lake |
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Small pond |
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Woodland |
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Joy Park at Silver Lake |
About
Uploaded on Oct 31, 2010 Technically located in Maplewood along the north shore of Silver Lake-but treated as part of North St. Paul Minnesota by the locals. Shot in 1990 and again in 2008, some of the video has my friends and I running around in it. This is mainly due to the fact that there wouldn't be much footage from 1990 if I ommitted it. What may make it interesting for locals is the changes to the park that has taken place since 1990; some of which can be seen when comparing the 2008 footage to the older footage. |
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Birds |
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Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) |
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Insects and Arachnids |
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autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera) eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
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Created: 7/10/2016 Last Updated: © MinnesotaSeasons.com. All rights reserved. |