Browsing by Subject "Tourism"

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    All-Terrain Vehicle Use on the North Shore State Trail: A Feasibility Study
    (2006-03-01) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    This study assesses the physical capacity of the North Shore State Trail (NSST) on a 6.4 mile segment to accommodate summer season ATV use. The principal environmental concern noted is potential impact on surface waters and wetlands, especially where the trail crosses protected waters. Of special concern are trout streams and their tributaries and wetlands. Summer season ATV use poses greater risk than all other trail users because of unfrozen conditions and mechanical disturbance to soils. The study finds that the NSST could be capable of supporting summer season ATV use but that modifications would be required throughout the entire length of the trail. Costs of such modifications are estimated at $577,000. The trail in its current condition is not capable of supporting summer season ATV use except where ATV use is already permitted.
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    Asset Survey: Experiment in Rural Cooperation
    (University of Minnesota. Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships., 2003-01) Hartman, Lacey
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    Birds and Grazing Final Report
    (University of Minnesota. Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships., 2003-12) Driscoll, Melissa; Loegering, John; Cardwell, Vernon
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    Case Study: Voyageur Canoe Outfitters
    (2008) Southern Rural Development Center
    This is a three-page pdf describing a family-owned recreational business in Grand Marais. While water-based resources is not specifically mentioned in the article it is implied through references to the BWCA and being "on the water." The article notes the importance of web-based marketing to business success.
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    Cook County Land Use Guide Plan Update: Sense of Place & Desired Future Condition
    (2015) Cook County
    This three-page pdf summarizes the desirable attributes of Cook County, with numerous direct and indirect references to water resources and the coastal areas, for example: “The Physical Setting: A Wild Land Cook County’s blend of diverse natural resources and features, including its climate, attracts people to visit and live in the county and is the foundation for most of its economic activity. The county’s distinctiveness is founded upon its relatively low levels of development and population that are enhanced by a sense of undeveloped wildness and remoteness expressed, in part, by the presence of Lake Superior, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and other large tracts of publicly accessible land. This is furthered by its unique mix of seacoast and forest and lakes and mountains, its large expanses of relatively intact ecosystems, and its relatively unpolluted setting. Although the depth of individuals’ understanding of and reaction to the physical setting may vary, there is a broadly shared acceptance of the inherent value of these features and the need to sustain them into the future.”
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    Cook County Plan - The Future Cook County
    (1997) Cook County
    This document gave a clear vision in 1997 of how citizens want the Highway 61 corridor and the City of Grand Marais to appear in the year 2015. The proximity of Lake Superior, preservation of coastal wetlands, management of septic systems, and an undeveloped feel to Highway 61 reflect deep connectivity to water and forested habitat in the region.
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    Economic Impact of Paved Trails
    (2018) Sanna-Withers, Tory
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    Ellen Hopkins Elementary School: Nature Based Play Space
    (2016-06-30) Thill, Alexander; Singh, Virajita; Kulman Brigham, Jonee
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    Evaluation of Four Design for Community Resilience Projects
    (2011-04-13) Kelley, Mark
    DCR is a program within theCenter for Sustainable Building Research in the College of Design. The goal of DCR is to turn civic challenges into sustainable opportunities. This is done in the pre-design phase by developing goals and design ideas which can later be utilized by architects or consultants. This UROP project seeks to identify ways improve the services of the DCR program while also creating a better understanding of the local needs, strengths, and barriers in implementing sustainable design. It seeks to study the needs of four Minnesotan communities and delivery of the DCR program and its potential gaps. Better understanding the local conditions and their effects on the design process the project seeks to reach conclusions which will further the implementation of sustainable design.
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    Fertile Sand Hills Master Plan: A Planning Framework for the Fertile Sand Hills
    (College of Design, 2019-10) Mans, Jacob
    The design of the phyiscal Master Plan for the Fertile Sand Hills focuses on increasing access to this unique ecological resource and providing improvements that connect all users to this environment. The design sets out to develop a vision that will help transform the Fertile Sand Hills strategically into a world-class park system. The plan carefully balances the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center’s mission to foster a greater awareness of the interrelationships between humans and nature with the City of Fertile’s continued commitment to conserve this landscape for long-time use by local, regional, and global communities.
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    Free Range Meat Chicken Production Manual: Slow Growth Breeds
    (University of Minnesota. Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships., 2014-01) Haslett-Marroquin, Reginaldo; Marroquin-Haslett, William; Phyllis, Onstad; Ritchie, Niel; Vann, Kat
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    Gary Pines Master Plan
    (2017) Dickson, Maxwell
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    Growing Home Olmsted County
    (University of Minnesota Extension, 2012) Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
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    Growing Winter Tourism: Four touchstones for growing revenue in winter months.
    (2023) LeMier, DeeDee, A.; Hoelting, Joyce; Tuck, Brigid; Leys, Becca; Petel, Ashley
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    Hybrid Hazelnut Handbook
    (University of Minnesota. Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships., 2002) Rutter, Philip; Shepard, Mark
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    Lake of the Woods Sustainability Assessment
    (2019-05-17) Dix, Alec; Freesmeier, Claire; Helgesen, Erik; Pattsner, Max
    This report is intended to provide the Lake of the Woods Keep it Clean Committee with an improved understanding of the environmental management challenges related to increased ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods, particularly in relation to the use of independent wheelhouses on the lake. Uncertainty about the extent and nature of the impacts from ice fishing and wheelhouse use is currently impeding the effective management of lake usage and the delivery of public services. Based on a synthesis of qualitative research, case studies, and literature on environmental management, this report provides the following policy and process recommendations that the Keep it Clean Committee can utilize to help address pollution concerns, protect their fisheries, reinforce strong local governance systems, support a robust ice fishing economy, and serve both residents and visitors to LOW now and in the future: • Develop and implement a lake access surcharge to secure additional project funding • Focus educational efforts on the lake access point-of-contact with wheelhouse users • Expand the role of resorts in the work of the Keep It Clean Committee • Continue community engagement through surveys, town halls, or other methods We have also identified two specific project directions that could form the basis for continued collaboration between the Keep It Clean Committee and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. These projects are: • Educational program design for angler orientation on sustainable ice fishing • Case study research on local governance approaches to environmental management
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    Long Range Interpretive Plan: Grand Portage National Monument, 2005
    (2005) National Park Service, Department of the Interior
    This report summarizes the Park mission and goals and primary interpretive themes. It provides detail on visitor experiences, visitor experience goals, and existing conditions assessment, information about the Park website, and on-site visitor services and information. It lists interpretive programs, informal programs, facilities and wayside exhibits. A number of private and public partnerships are listed, as well as community events, curatorial and library services, and disability information. There are numerous recommendations to make the Park more amenable to visitors as a tourist destination. The report does not generally focus on water resources except for the introductory and background information at the beginning of the report. Key passages are extracted and reproduced below. Summary: "The Grand Portage or Gitchi Onigaming (Great Carrying Place) is an 8.4-mile trail on the northwestern periphery of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River drainage in the middle of North America. It connected the lakeshore with Pigeon River, an embarkation point for Native peoples, explorers, and voyageurs heading west and a gathering point for furs going east. The portage was the most direct route from the Great Lakes into the Canadian interior. Several falls and cataracts blocked human travelers’ use of the Pigeon River so that a portage was needed, hence the name “Grand Portage.” French and later British traders entered the Great Lakes-Northwest trade by traveling west from Montreal. Having learned to use birch bark canoes, they moved into the mid-continent along an established inland network of Indian canoe routes. Building on entrenched Indian exchange practices and catering to Indian preferences, traders bartered imported European goods and commodities for Indian furs, provisions, and services. This ultimately led to an intercultural exchange of languages, ideas, technologies, diseases, and genes. It also promoted commercial, political, and marital alliances. PLAN “When the North West Company and the XY Company moved their operations north to Kaministikwia (later Fort William, Ontario) at the beginning of the 19th century, Grand Portage became remote to the main channels of trade and communication and less important to the outside world. The boundary between Canada and the United States between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods was not firmly established until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. Under the terms of that treaty, the Grand Portage clearly became United States property; however, the use of the trail was to remain free and open to citizens of both the United States and Great Britain. The historic portage represents the essential resources of Grand Portage National Monument, which is bordered on the north and south by the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, on the east by Lake Superior, and on the west by the Pigeon River and Canada. It lies within both the Grand Portage Indian Reservation and the unincorporated community of Grand Portage. The community is the homeplace and tribal government center of the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa (Ojibwe)."
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    Minnesota State Water Trails History
    (2009) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    This report is a brief four-page history of the state water trails and public access program, centering mainly on the 1960s and 1970s. The main focus is on the Minnesota and Saint Croix rivers. No specific mention is made of Minnesota's coastal region.
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