The MN Hosteller is produced quarterly and published online by HI-Minnesota. It serves as the primary travel news and information source for hostellers in the midwestern U.S.A. We gladly accept travel stories, letters to the editor, travel tips and advice from our readers. To contact the editor, please email.
spring 2008
Welcome Traveler!
It's finally springtime in Minnesota. With that in mind, we decided to do some cleaning around the HI-MN offices. It started with the decision to produce a digital-only version of The MN Hosteller, our quarterly newsletter. It's cheaper, greener, and more interactive.
We've also developed a couple new sections: Notes From The Road and Local Travelers. Each section will feature local travelers and highlight their recent adventures. See the links at right. Let us know what you think.
After a critical look at our newsletter, we moved on to our web site, himinnesota.org. The idea was to make it easier to navigate, and to give a fuller representation of all our goings-on at HI-Minnesota's Council Headquarters as well as the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel. Again, take a look. We appreciate the feedback.
Next on the cleaning list: The MIssissippi Headwaters Hostel. We need volunteers May 10—11 to help ready the hostel for the upcoming season. It's a fun, free, work-filled weekend at the hostel. Help with chores like switching out the storm windows, deep cleaning the rooms, stacking firewood, raking the yard, etc. It's good, healthy work. And yet, there is plenty of time to play and to explore the trails and shorelines of Itasca State Park as well. And speaking of the hostel, we're proud to introduce our new summer manager, Michelle Vidovic!
Contact the hostel manager at mhhostel@himinnesota.org if you are interested in being part of the spring cleaning crew. Ride shares encouraged!
Meanwhile, enjoy spring. Put some travel plans on the calendar. Stop by and visit us sometime soon as well.
Bon voyage!
Jeremy Weizel
our mission
To develop culturally sensitive world citizens through educational programs, promotion of responsible travel, and positive hostelling experiences.
Feature
Article | Page 2
Forty Two Years of Wind, Rain And Snow (and
Some Sun)!
For 42 years, the unofficial meteorologist of the MN Ironman, Doug
Nelson, has kept track of the weather on the last Sunday
in April. You may be surprised at what the figures say... Continue
on page 2.
Notes
From The Road | Page 3
Notes from travelers just like you who are currently traveling
or recently returned. We highlight a different destination each
issue. Read more on Page 3.
Local
Travelers | Page 4
Meet local folks with a passion for international travel, exploration,
and cultural exchange. Learn how and why they travel, and where
they've been. Read more on page 4.
News
From The Headwaters | Page 5
News and nature from Minnesota's first state park: Itasca. Meet
the new summer manager, Michelle Vidovic.
Read more on Page 5.
Newsletter Staff & Volunteers
Publisher Jon Ridge, HI-Minnesota Executive Director
Editor, Designer Jeremy Weizel
Writers Maggie Blehert, Patrick Kulisheck
Contact Us
Minnesota Council of Hostelling International USA
Address:
622 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104 [link
to map]
Email: info@himinnesota.org
Telephone:
651.251.1495 | Fax: 651.251.1496
Mississippi Headwaters Hostel, Itasca State Park
27910
Forest Lane, Park Rapids, MN 56470 [link
to map]
Email: mhhostel@himinnesota.org
Telephone/Fax:
218.266.3415
Minnesota
Bike Atlas
The Twin Cities Bicycle Club and HI-Minnesota have teamed up
again to produce a completely new edition of the Minnesota
Bike Atlas - now in its 35th year of publication. With all
new maps and an interactive CD which will blow your cycling socks
off, this edition is a must-have for any local cyclist's library.
It is available now through the HI-Minnesota office, at local
bike shops and book stores, through the Ironman Bike Ride store
and online at minnesotabikeatlas.com.