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St. Paul Bruce Vento Sanctuary's could become outdoors activity hub

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20131025__131026ventodogjp.jpg, A man and his dog go for a walk in St. Paul's Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, just east of the downtown, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Pioneer Press: Sc
By LEAH SMITH / PIONEER PRESS | lsmith@pioneerpress.comA number of proposed projects soon could turn the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary in St. Paul from

St. Paul: Groundbreaking this week for 42-acre Trout Brook reserve

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20130611__TroutBrookTrail.webp, The existing railroad tracks through the future Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary west of Interstate 35E in St. Paul. (Courtesy of City of St. Paul), 20130611__TroutBrookCropped.webp, The Trout Brook Regional Trail will run under Maryland Avenue west of Interstate 35E in St. Paul. (Courtesy of the City of St. Paul), 20130611__130612TroutBrookNatureSanctuary.webp
By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press A decade in the planning, the second-largest public reserve in St. Paul will move into the

Family Outings: Through letterboxing, we became treasure hunters in Como Park, St. Paul

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20080710__080713sl-lettera.webp, The Kniefel family of Rosemount, Mn. (front to back: Alex, 4, Danielle, 6, Denise and Mark) is active in letterboxing, a kind of family friendly treas, 20080710__080713sl-letterb.webp, The Kniefel family of Rosemount, Mn. is active in letterboxing, a kind of family friendly treasure hunt, this book includes about 200 stamps from all , 20080710__080713sl-letterc.webp, The Kniefel family of Rosemount, Mn. is active in letterboxing, a kind of family friendly treasure hunt,; this is the letterbox they have hidden in St
By PIONEER PRESS | ppress@pioneerpress.comMy two boys darted up the wooded path pretending to be Indiana Jones, running through the Amazon rain forest

Gates gone but not for long

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20070402__gates_ajar3.webp, The flower-covered “Gates Ajar” at Como Park, shown in a postcard from around 1907, is being repaired.
By JASON HOPPIN | jhoppin@pioneerpress.com“Gates Ajar,” the Como Park wedding photo backdrop for generations of Twin Cities newlyweds, has vanished.Bu
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