Deep Portage L.C.

Minnesota's largest outdoor classroom!

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Public Program this Saturday is Orienteering! Challenge our land navigation course and learn map and compass skills. 1 PM, call to register.

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Fall Color Hikes to the Deep Portage Observation Tower on Sat 9/28 - 4 hikes scheduled (hourly from 1 PM to 4 PM) 888-280-9908 to register!

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Hey Deep Portage is back on Twitter! School Year 2013-14 is underway! Info on Fall Saturday Public Programs to come....

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Fall colors are nearing their peak at Deep Portage! Rockford, Royalton, and Lake of the Woods all come for a visit this week.

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It's been a wet May at Deep Portage, but we're not seeing any sad faces. Kimball Elementary and St. Bernards are with us this week!

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Hey everyone! Plymouth Middle School is here celebrating the early spring warmth. Red-winged Blackbirds and Sandhill Cranes are back!

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The Metallic Meteors are here for a visit. The first of 6 groups from Chaska MS. Warm and sunny November weather! 56 degrees today!

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A wonderfully breezy fall morning! Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig school (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) is coming out for a day visit today.

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Snow expected this afternoon! Pine River-Backus 5th and 6th grade are here for a day visit. Fall colors are still kicking!

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Rockford Middle School is here for their 13th Deep Portage Visit. The weather is cooling off, and the fall colors are sprouting!

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Fall is almost here! We're back to work getting ready for the new school year. Staff training starts on Tuesday. Happy Labor Day!

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Upland Bird and Aquatics Camps are enjoying a return to warmer temps at DP. Also here are the Science Museum Coop and UM Hydrogeology camp.

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Family Programs this week: July 1st - Family Canoeing, July 2nd - Observation Tower Hike. 1-888-280-9908 to register.

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Forkhorn II camp is underway with 50 intrepid campers! The cool, breezy weather is helping with mosquito control at the rifle range.

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Public Programs this week: 6/23-Wildflower ID hike, 6/24-family archery, 6/25-family canoeing. 1 PM. Call 888-280-9908 for more info.

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Summer camps are underway and going well. 80 Forkhorn 1 campers have passed their Firearms Safety test. 170 FFA campers here this week.

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We are finishing up a great week of summer staff training. The first group of campers come in for Forkhorn 1 on Sunday.

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Lino Lakes arrived and settled in today. 86 degrees this PM, with strong winds.

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Norman County, J.W. Smith (Bemidji), Washington Tech (St. Paul), and St. Tim's arrive today! Beautiful weather! Scarlet Tanager this AM!

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Highland Discovery and Continual Progress (Edina) arrive today. Grades 1 through 6 are represented. The leaves are starting to open!