By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
In 1949, a massive pageant was held in the Whitewater State Park meadow (then the golf course) to celebrate Minnesota’s centennial anniversary as a...
By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
Happy Birthday Whitewater State Park!
Since January, Whitewater has been celebrating its centennial with special programs that highlight everything the park...
By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Whitewater State Park hosted annual Boy Scout Camporees. The camporees were tremendous events, attracting over 1,000 scouts...
By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
In the 1930s and 1940s, Whitewater State Park hosted massive Centennial Pageants to celebrate the settlement of Minnesota and its establishment as a...
The last time the St. Charles 2nd graders visited Whitewater State Park for the maple syrup program, snow was still on the ground. When they returned to the park last Thursday, the landscape was...
By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
Last Saturday, the St. Charles Public Library held its largest annual fundraising event, “A Night at the Library.” Crowds of people from the St. Charles...
By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor
A North American tradition since the early 1900s, the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count has grown to become the world’s largest volunteer-led...
By Ben Barclay, St. Charles Press Staff Writer
Last Wednesday, Whitewater State Park asked visitors to “HOP Into the Park.” That’s right, HOP – as in Healthy Old People.
“HOP Into the Park” was co-...
By Nicole L. Czarnomski, St. Charles Press Staff Writer
For avid bird watchers, Whitewater State Park was a popular place on Friday, January 1st, 2016. The 20th annual Christmas Bird Count brought...
By St. Charles Press Editor Laura Berndt
Whitewater State Park was established in 1919, and, has since become a popular destination for area families and nature enthusiasts alike. The park, which...