This was another fun season of Browsing Books, with ten more state parks and recreation areas to visit!

We encourage you to visit the parks, to read about them, or to just enjoy this podcast and the book suggestions!

• Lake Carlos was yet another park in our list that was established in 1937. The geography of this park was formed by glaciers that left drift and dug a nice deep (150 feet!) lake. Read a book that mentions glaciers to commemorate that history. 
• Monson Lake was also established in 1937.This is one of several parks across the state that house geocaches for visitors to find. Let’s get that spirit and read a book with a geocache or hunting for something. 
• Whitewater State Park: Read a book with bluffs (or mountains), or with ravines, and get ready to enjoy the lovely views of this park.
• Scenic State Park came into existence in 1921. The park is as lovely to look at as the name would imply. Read a book with a beautiful landscape on the cover or as a plot point. 
• Father Hennepin State Park was founded in 1941. The 320 acres of park have two campgrounds, where you can enjoy some camping in nature. Celebrate that by reading a book with a tent on the cover or about camping. 
• The Charles Lindbergh State Park is the home of Minnesota’s most famous aviator. Enjoy a book about flying in planes, balloons, or any other means. 
• Big Bog State Recreation Area, which was established in 2000. This bog was a source of medicinal plants for the Ojibwe who lived here. Celebrate their knowledge by reading a book with medicine or natural healing
• Lake Maria State Park: This park houses the endangered Blandings Turtle, and there is a great statue honoring this turtle near the Visitor’s Center. Celebrate their conservation efforts by reading a book with a turtle on the cover or in the plot.
• Grand Portage State Park: the park has the tallest waterfall in the state. Enjoy a book with a waterfall on the cover, or as part of the story.
• The Big Stone Lake park was established in 1961. Fossilized shark teeth have been found in the park. Explore that aspect of the park by reading a book that has a fossil.