Glendalough State Park to host annual ‘Walk’
News | Published on April 16, 2024 at 3:53pm EDT | Author: frazeevergas
0Glendalough State Park, in west-central Minnesota, will host its 28th annual Walk for Glendalough on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for new park amenities and is sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Parks and Trails Council and Glendalough Park Partners.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the historic Glendalough Lodge, which will be open for tours.
A portion of this year’s proceeds will go for tree planting, interior furnishings and outdoor benches at the new trail center. Past projects funded or partially funded by the walk include the Glendalough bike trail, year-round restrooms at the trail center, Molly Stark Lake picnic shelter, Annie Battle Lake hiking trail bridge, an outdoor seating area, wildlife viewing blinds, restoration of the historic Glendalough Lodge and prairie restoration.
For more information, call the park at (218) 261-6900 or visit the Glendalough State Park webpage of the DNR website.