Int Falls Jan 09 Meeting – Heart of the Continent Partnership

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope you all are planning to come to the beautiful, snowy north for the

Heart of the Continent Partnership presentation/meeting on January 15 & 16

in International Falls. Here are some details to get you started.

Group Dinner: – please RSVP by Tuesday morning, January 13 so I can make a

group reservation

Thursday, January 15 – 5:00pm

Holiday Inn (west side of town on Highway 11)

Lecture Series Presentation – Lake Sturgeon Research and Management in the

Namakan System

Thursday, January 15 – 6:30 pm

Rainy River Community College, International Falls – (west side of town

across from Holiday Inn) – please note the change in location

Heart of the Continent Partnership meeting/discussion – agenda to follow

later this week

Friday, January 16 – 8:30- 12:30 (tentative time)

Voyageurs National Park, Rainy Lake Visitor Center (10 miles east of town)

Lodging:

www.rainylake.org – This is the local Convention and Visitors Bureau

website. There is a 10% off coupon for some of the lodging establishments

on the main page of the website. If you stay in town, the Friday meeting

location is approximately 10 miles east of town along scenic Highway 11.

There is one resort open near the Rainy Lake Visitor Center (Thunderbird

Lodge).

Other events:

If you are a runner the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard run is on Saturday,

January 17.

The park has snowshoes free to borrow or skis to rent for $5/day. Kathleen

is willing to lead a 1-hour snowshoe hike after the January 16 meeting.

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Kathleen Przybylski

Management Assistant/Administrative Officer

Voyageurs National Park

3131 Highway 53

International Falls, MNÂ 56649

218/283-6612 (direct line with voice mail)

218/285-7407 (fax)