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SCOUTING IN THREE RIVERS

Three Rivers offers a variety of Scouting programs across the metro that are perfect for your Scout pack, den, or troop. Reservations are required. Call 763-559-6700 to make your reservation and be sure to check out these great Scouting programs.

Girl Scouts: Brownie & Junior Digital Photography

Tuesday, October 1, from 6-8 p.m., at Baker Near-Wilderness Settlement, in Baker Park Reserve, Medina. Learn about digital cameras from an expert and take lots of photos. Edit three photos and make a digital photo project. Share your photos. Cost is $5 and this program is for ages 8-13. Reference activity number #430304-03.

Scouts: Fall Photography Hike

Saturday, October 5, from 1-3 p.m., at Kroening Interpretive Center, in North Mississippi Regional Park, Minneapolis. Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Come to the nature center and capture all that beauty on film. Join us for a naturalist-led hike through the park, where you will have the opportunity to take pictures as we go, learn some tips on how to take a great photo, as well as learn about some of the natural history we see along the way. Bring your own camera or use one of ours. Cost is $5 and this program is for ages 7-17. Reference activity number #416904-00.

About Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,

snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback

riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and farm education.

Three Rivers Park Districts mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than 27,000 acres and serves more than 9.5 million visitors a year.

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