
By snowshoes and skis a year ago. But not enough snow at Whitewater this year. Bring hiking boots.
Feeling house-bound for the holiday? No need
ELBA, Minn. – Hikers can start the year on a one-mile riverside trail at Whitewater State Park – one of 400 hikes sponsored by America’s State Parks organization nationwide to mark Near Year’s Day. Time: 2 p.m. In Minnesota 13 parks are participating, some with themes like bird-counting. One, at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park near Spring Valley in Fillmore County, is by candlelight at 5:30 p.m.

Luminarias show the way. At Forestville Mystery Cave State Park.