...demonstration site; look for the big blue sign marked "Headwaters Parking." A state park vehicle permit is required. Call 218-266-2100 for more information. Itasca State Park and the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers cosponsor this event.

...our walk concluded I spied a single purple aster, signaling that the curtain is coming down on another summer. For a complete list of the naturalist programs at Itasca State Park, phone Connie Cox, park naturalist, at (218) 266-2100.

...this season is the Mary Gibbs Mississippi Headwaters Center. For lodging and campground information visit www.stayatmnparks.com or call 1-866-857-2757. For park information and naturalist program schedule, call (218) 266-2100.

...permit, $18; disabled persons, $12. Address: 36750 Main Park Drive, Park Rapids, MN 56470 Telephone/fax: (218) 266-2100/(218) 266-3942. E-mail: itasca.park@dnr.state.mn.us. Web site: www.dnr.state.mn.us...

...2 and 3 p.m. Birthday cake and kids' activities are planned. For more information call Itasca State Park at (218) 266-2100 or Park Rapids Area Forestry at (218) 732-3309.

...picnicking at the park. Music, food and old-fashioned picnic games will be offered throughout the day. Call (218) 266-2100 for more information. The Birdsong Hike is scheduled from 7-9 a.m. at Jay Cooke State Park near Carlton, about...