McCarthy Beach Folkswalk
Saturday, August 7
Co-sponsored by: McCarthy Beach State Park

Registration at the Hiking Trail Parking lot on St. Louis County 501. 
You may start after 10 a.m. and finish by 6 p.m. Note on road 
condition: The road to the registration area is a dirt road with some 
low areas ... low clearance vehicles are not recommended.

The trail is 10K and the three loops will go on the Big Hole Trail, 
the North Pickerel Lake loop and the Ridge Trail. Rating: 3+.

The Award is a leather bird pin featuring the Great Horned Owl 
mounted on an embossed ribbon. Pre-registration is recommended and 
the deadline for pre-registration is July 15.

Cost of the award is $8; IVV credit only is $3; walk only is $2. An 
additional $1 charge if we have to mail award.

Water and restrooms are available at the start/finish area. (These 
may be vault toilets.) We encourage walkers to carry water on all 
events!

Contact: Paul Stachour, 952-884-5977 for event information. 
  Call 254-7979 for park information.

How to get there: The park is located in St. Louis County near 
Hibbing. Take US Highway 169 north out of Hibbing to St. Louis County 
Road 5. Follow this county road about 15 miles north to the park junction.
Do not follow the signs to the park, but continue north on County 5 
through Side Lake to Co 501 (Ski Trail Road) about 1 mile north of Side Lake.
Left on 501 about a mile to start point.

Directions
 From the Twin Cities (about 215 miles, just over 4 hours):
  I35 North to MN73 at Moose Lake. MN73 north to St. Louis Co 5,
  about 5 miles north of Hibbing. Co 5 through Side Lake to Co 501
  (Ski Trail Road) about 1 mile north of Side Lake. Left on 501
  about a mile to start point.
 From McCarthyBeach State Park Camping Area(4 miles, about 10 minutes)
  Exit camping area near Park ofice onto St. Lous County 65. Turn
  south, then east on 65 to County 5 at Side Lake. North on county
  5 to through Side Lake to Co 501 (Ski Trail Road) about 1 mile 
  north of Side Lake. Left on 501 about a mile to start point.
 From Scenic State Park (56 miles, about 1 hour, 15 minutes):
  Take Itaska County 7 west and north to MN 38 at Bigfork.
  MN38 North to MN 1 at Effie. Right (east) to MN 1 to MN 65 just
  before Togo. Right (south) on MN 65 to Itaska/St. Louis Co 22 to
  St. Louis Co 5. Right(south) on 5 until 1 mile north of Side Lake.
  Right(west) on Country 501 (Ski Trail Road) about a mile to start point. 
  Both parks have maps for a shorter dirt road option between the parks.

Directions from McCarthy Beach to Scenic State Park:
 [After completing the Saturday walk, and going to the group camp at 
 seenic, and/or for the Saturday night program at Scenic.]
 Go north on Co. Rd. 5 to Co. Rd. 22. Turn left (west) to MN 65. Turn 
 right (north) to MN 1. Turn left (west) to Effie. There turn left 
 (south) on MN 38 to Co. 7 at Bigfork. Turn left (east) on Co. 7 and 
 follow it to Scenic State Park.
 Both parks have maps for a shorter dirt road option between the parks.

Saturday Evening Program at Scenic:
  NSTT is sponsoring a program in the Lodge at Scenic 
    in the evening of Saturday the 7th.
  7:00  Naturalist Program
  7:30  NSTT presentation -- What is folkswalking
  7:45  Swing Dance lesson
  8:00  DJ Dance, swing & other.
  URL: http://www.winternet.com/~stachour/vm/nst/scenic_event.htm