NorthStar Trail Travelers

NorthStar Trail Travelers NorthStar Trail Travelers is a Volksmarch club committed to providing quality walking events in Minnesota State Parks.

Volkssports ("folks' sports") are Sports for the People ("volks" in German) and are geared to the recreational participant.

Meander Minnesota wound up with walks through the Big Woods of Nerstrand State Park. Over the 3-day weekend we welcomed ...
09/13/2026

Meander Minnesota wound up with walks through the Big Woods of Nerstrand State Park. Over the 3-day weekend we welcomed walkers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas. Thank you to all of the event organizers and volunteers who made Meander Minnesota a success.

Meander Minnesota is off to a great start! Today’s Walkers enjoyed perfect weather while exploring the historic towns o...
09/11/2026

Meander Minnesota is off to a great start! Today’s Walkers enjoyed perfect weather while exploring the historic towns of Mantorville and Northfield.

There are more fun activities throughout the weekend. Saturday morning walkers will walk in the beautiful city of St. Paul near the State Capitol. Registration will be staffed from 9:00am-11:00am. Registration is located at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center located at 271 Mackubin St. Saint Paul.

Saturday afternoon walkers will explore the Lebanon Hills Regional Park. Registration will be in the Holland Lake Picnic Shelter and will be staffed from 12:00pm to 2:00pm.

We wrap up the weekend on Sunday at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. The park is located about 11 miles southeast of Northfield at 9700 170th St. E., Nerstrand. Registration will be at the Picnic Shelter and will be staffed between 9:00am-1:00pm.

We explored another new-to-NSTT park today as we walked in Lac qui Parle. As a bonus, Master Naturalist Amy Rager took a...
08/02/2026

We explored another new-to-NSTT park today as we walked in Lac qui Parle. As a bonus, Master Naturalist Amy Rager took a group on a tour of WPA historic buildings.

We had a great turn out today for our event at Big Stone Lake State Park! Thank you to all the volunteers who make thes...
08/01/2026

We had a great turn out today for our event at Big Stone Lake State Park! Thank you to all the volunteers who make these events possible. Tomorrow we’ll be exploring Lac Qui Parle State Park. Registration opens at 9:00am at the State Park Open Shelter near the group camp area.

We’ve kicked off the weekend with a great dinner at the Headwater’s Bar & Grill. The forecast for Saturday is for good w...
08/01/2026

We’ve kicked off the weekend with a great dinner at the Headwater’s Bar & Grill. The forecast for Saturday is for good weather and lots of fun. Join NSTT at Big Stone State Park. Registration opens at 9:00 directly across from the park office in the Meadowbrook Area.

NSTT is sad to announce that Anita Kern passed away at the end of June from cancer. Anita found an NSTT brooklet at a s...
07/05/2026

NSTT is sad to announce that Anita Kern passed away at the end of June from cancer. Anita found an NSTT brooklet at a state park about 10 years ago and she and her partner, Todd Johnson, decided to come to an event. The first one they attended was at William O’Brien for one of our annual meeting guided walks. They fell in love with our club and became regular participants at all our events over the years. They frequently brought along their cats, Gizmo and Boo, to events, complete with their air conditioned stroller. Over the years they volunteered at events helping set up and take down the event registration area or remove trail signs at the end of events.

NSTT is going to dedicate the August events to Anita’s memory, as she and Todd were so looking forward to going to those parks. We will also have a collection jar for anyone wanting to contribute to a memorial to Anita on behalf of NSTT and its walkers. There will be a private Celebration of Life and her ashes will be interred at a memorial forest near Scandia. Anita will be missed and we send our sympathy to Todd and Anita’s family.

This photographer slept in this morning, so I missed seeing most of the folks who came to our Crow Wing walking event. H...
05/31/2026

This photographer slept in this morning, so I missed seeing most of the folks who came to our Crow Wing walking event. However, I thought I’d highlight some of the “behind the scenes” work that goes on at each event. Special thanks to Mary and Ellie for planning this weekend’s events. And, thanks to all our volunteers.

We enjoyed a great turnout and perfect weather for our walk at C. A. Lindbergh State Park. More fun is on the horizon. J...
05/31/2026

We enjoyed a great turnout and perfect weather for our walk at C. A. Lindbergh State Park. More fun is on the horizon. Join us tomorrow (5/31) at Crow Wing State Park. Registration is at the picnic shelter starting at 9:00am.

If you missed the NSTT “snowshoe”/walk event at Afton on Saturday, here’s a few photos taken at the event. Photos by Dia...
03/04/2026

If you missed the NSTT “snowshoe”/walk event at Afton on Saturday, here’s a few photos taken at the event. Photos by Dianna and Donna.

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