Dakota leaders are expressing concern that this year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion was hidden at a site they consider sacred. Treasure hunters found the medallion Saturday at the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul. Although the sanctuary is designated a public park, a nonprofit has partnered with the city to have the area recognized as a sacred space. Initial funding has come .
In keeping with a tradition started several years ago, this first photo column of the new year is a collection of Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson’s 10 favorite images captured during 2023, including why she liked the composition and how she got the shot.
Contributing photographer and writer Rebecca Latson has spent the past 11 years with the National Parks Traveler, writing about tips and techniques for getting the best national park photos – no matter what camera you use. In her final article for the Traveler before it goes dark on December 31, 2023, Rebecca recaps some of those tips and techniques.
Formerly known as Friends of the Falls, the group is now led by Shelley Buck and will look to manage the land when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decommissions the site.
George Stuntz was to set the border at the St. Louis River's first rapids, but the water was too high. So he canoed upstream with a single paddle, setting the border where the current stopped him.