map and provide access to the river. A map should be available by spring 2011. The Minnesota DNR manages about 4,400 miles of State Water Trails on 31 rivers and the North Shore of Lake Superior.

The following is a press release from the Minnesota River Watershed Alliance: In a decade and a half, a group of paddling enthusiasts has created a strong presence on rivers in the Mankato area.

The flood risk at Montevideo on the Minnesota River is near normal at this point, according to the this season's first spring flood outlook provided by the National Weather Service. CHANHASSEN ...