Lake Bronson State Park
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4,375 acres statutory, 2,808 owned |
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3793 230th St N48 43.483, W96 37.358 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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Hiking Biking Mountain biking Horseback riding Picnicking Camping Backpacking Rock climbing and bouldering Swimming Boating Canoeing Birding Nature photography Geocaching Cross country skiing Skate-skiing Winter hiking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling |
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No hunting. The park may hold one or more managed hunts in the fall. In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks. |
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Tallgrass Aspen Parklands | |||
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Lake Agassiz, Aspen Parklands | |||
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| Land Type Association | Bronson Lake Plain Landcaster Lake Plain |
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Aspen Parkland Complex Aspen Woodland/Forest Complex Bur Oak - (Prairie Herb) Woodland Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) Dry Prairie - Woodland Complex Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Northern) Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest Mesic Prairie (Northern) Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh Northwestern Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland Prairie Meadow/Carr Sand/Gravel/Cobble River Shore Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) |
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Lake Bronson State Park, MN |
Lake Bronson State Park, Minnesota |
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LAKE BRONSON STATE PARK - Minnesota |
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Looking for a great lake experience? How about exploring a wild, restored prairie? Lake Bronson State Park has it all. Plus, a lasting reminder of history that goes back to "dustbowl" times. Whatever your family wants to explore, we recommend Lake Bronson State Park. Our thanks to: |
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Lake Bronson State Park |
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Uploaded on Aug 7, 2007 Video from day 10 of my 2007 vacation. Lake Bronson, the only lake in Minnesota's Kittson County, was created in the 1930s when a dam was built along the South Branch of the Two Rivers. The lake took its name from the nearby town of Bronson, which itself was later renamed Lake Bronson to reflect its close proximity to the lake. |
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Beautiful Russula (Russula pulchra) |
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end band net-winged beetle (Calopteron terminale) great spangled fritillary (Argynnis cybele) typical cicadas (Family Cicadidae) |
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American black bear (Ursus americanus) American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) |
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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List |
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Plants frequently found in: Bur Oak - (Prairie Herb) Woodland FDw24a Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13b Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Northern) UPn13c Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) UPn12b Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest MHw36a Mesic Prairie (Northern) UPn23b Northern Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh MRn93 Northwestern Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland FDw24 |
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absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American red raspberry (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) aniseroot (Osmorhiza longistylis) asparagus (asparagus officinalis) big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima) bland sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) blue giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Blue Ridge carrionflower (Smilax lasioneura) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Erigeron canadensis) Canadian milkvetch (Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis) candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana) common plantain (Plantago major) common smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve) wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata var. punctata) early meadow-rue (Thalictrum dioicum) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) field mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum) gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa var. villosa) intermediate bellflower (Campanula intercedens) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) oval-leaf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya) prairie onion (Allium stellatum) prairie sagewort (Artemisia frigida) purple meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) rattlesnake fern (Botrypus virginianus) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) rough oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra) scouring rush horsetail (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine) silky aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus) streamside fleabane (Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens) tall thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) western ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata ssp. corymbosa) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens ssp. repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop) Allium stellatum (prairie onion) Andropogon gerardi (big bluestem) Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone) Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood) Artemisia frigida (prairie sagewort) Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana (white sage) Asclepias ovalifolia (oval-leaf milkweed) Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Asparagus officinalis (asparagus) Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch) Botrypus virginianus (rattlesnake fern) Campanula intercedens (intermediate_bellflower) Cerastium arvense (field mouse-ear chickweed) Cicuta maculata var. maculata (spotted water hemlock) Cornus sericea ssp. sericea (red osier dogwood) Dalea purpurea var. purpurea (purple prairie clover) Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) Equisetum arvense (field horsetail) Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine (scouring rush horsetail) Erigeron canadensis (Canadian horseweed) Erigeron glabellus var. pubescens (streamside fleabane) Fragaria virginiana (wild strawberry) Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus (stiff sunflower) Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (rough oxeye) Heterotheca villosa var. villosa (hairy false goldenaster) Liatris aspera (rough blazing star) Liatris punctata var. punctata (dotted blazing star) Liatris pycnostachya var. pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower) Medicago lupulina (black medick) Melilotus albus (white sweet clover) Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) Osmorhiza claytonii (bland sweet cicely) Osmorhiza longistylis (aniseroot) Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) Physostegia virginiana var. virginiana (common obedient plant) Plantago major (common plantain) Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera (plains cottonwood) Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa (bur oak) Ratibida pinnata (gray-headed coneflower) Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus (American red raspberry) Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (black-eyed Susan) Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (yellow foxtail) Silene latifolia ssp. alba (white campion) Smilax lasioneura (Blue Ridge carrionflower) Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod) Solidago nemoralis (gray goldenrod) Solidago rigida (stiff goldenrod) Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry) Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve (common smooth blue aster) Symphyotrichum sericeum (silky aster) Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale (common dandelion) Thalictrum dasycarpum (purple meadow-rue) Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow-rue) Tilia americana var. americana (American basswood) Toxicodendron rydbergii (western poison ivy) Trifolium repens ssp. repens (white clover) Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) Vernonia fasciculata ssp. corymbosa (western ironweed) |
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