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Nelson Lake is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is so wonderful. Don't miss out on a delightful swamp; Indian Slough is right here at Nelson Lake, and get your pulse rate up on the delightful whitewater of Vermilion River. All through the months of summer highs here at Nelson Lake get into the 80's, and through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Highs through the winter are regularly in the 20's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Nelson
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| | Lake tend to be in the 0's. Not far from Nelson Lake, you'll discover Brunner Lake which is a charming lake. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Nelson Lake has to offer, you can camp at Hidden Valley Campgrounds. Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Red Wing, MN is a splendid place to get some rest; a day on the slopes of Afton Alps is just what you need. Just can't get enough of Nelson Lake. If you're stopping by Nelson Lake from Red Wing, you | |
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won't be the only one, and why not head up to Welch Village and strap some skis to your feet. Dry warm beds await you at Rodeway Inn Red Wing; Vermillion River is near Nelson Lake and is always a delight to visit. Nelson Lake
gets a typical amount of precipitation; during the month of July you get the most rain around here while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Nelson
Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Mr Sippi Yacht Brokerage Bar is a good spot for that, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always pop by nearby Larson Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.63056 Longitude: -92.66889
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Afton Alps, Minnesota, 14 miles away 350 vertical feet |
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Vermilion River, Dakota CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class II-III+ - 0.5 miles long (Falls to Old Mill in Hastings) |
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Welch Village
 | ...ent suppliers to enable opening of their back bowl slopes for the 2008-09 winter season. A new four passenger chairlift designed by Doppelmayr CTEC, the leading manufacturer of ski lifts in the world, is under construction for the west side of the Back Bowl. Snowmaking for the twelve new slopes includes 7000 feet of pipe, four new Polecat fan units from SMI Snow Makers, and 30 York Watersticks from Johnson Controls. A new Piston Bully snow grooming machine has been purchased from Kassbohrer ATV to enable daily grooming of the new, mostly advanced slopes. Construction of the new slopes and equipment is on schedule, aimed at opening Dec. 26, 2008. Opening of the new slopes will add terrain features substantially different from the fifty runs now open to skiers and snowboarders at Welch Village. The slopes face south and east away from the prevailing northwest winds in the winter season. Layout of the slopes includes two large bowl areas plus several sharply pitched advanced runs, and a long connecting valley with an interesting fall line. Another new quad chairlift is planned... |
Afton Alps
 | 13 miles away Excellent ski hill to bring the kids to, huge number of lifts that serve all abilities which is important when you have kids because they're all at different ages all the time. There's always a perfect lift for everyone in the family....Afton Alps has so many runs, you'll never get bored. Great skiing for the whole family, mainly easy runs but there are a few hard ones too. I recommend this ski area to anyone who likes to ski.... |
Cannon Falls Campground
 | 15 miles away Ok but unimpressive... |
Lake Edith
 | 17 miles away I put my canoe in Lake Edith because the water is right up to the road and someone who lives on the lake yelled for me to get off. Private lake?... |
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