zip lining

[bucketmouth64]

Anyone know of a place in MN that has zip lining? Tried to google search and nothing came up for MN. Daughter was also thinking of Colorado area...any information would be helpful.

[fishwater]

At the very end of this article, it mentions Lanesboro MN as a possibility.

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A zeal for zip lines

There's a boom in zooming over the tree tops.

Man on a zip line.

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Apparently, zip lines are the next great thing.

In 2009, they were strung over an Ontario canyon, dunes in Door County and a gorge near the Dells.

They've already made an appearance at environmental learning centers, alongside climbing towers and high-ropes courses, and the Spirit Mountain ski area in Duluth plans to install one for summer use. If you want to try them, here's where to look.

Canyon Canopy at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. This big resort across from Lake Delton, known for its indoor and outdoor water parks, has put five zip lines totaling nearly 2,500 feet over Lost Canyon. The longest is 907 feet, the equivalent of 2½ football fields, and the highest is more than 100 feet above the ground.

They're open to resort guests only, $45. Riders must weigh between 70 and 240 pounds. The zip-line tours, which are guided, take about two hours. 800-867-9453.

Eagle Canyon Adventures near Dorion, Ont. This private enterprise, 40 miles east of Thunder Bay next to Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park, just put in a 2,680-foot zip line that is Canada's longest. It also has 600- and 300-foot-long suspension bridges, 152 and 125 feet above the canyon floor. Admission is $18 to walk the suspension bridges and $50 to ride the zip line. 807-857-1475.

Treetop Adventures near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. This eco-adventure was started in 2008 by Murray and Cindy Joseph on a family homestead in Goulais River, 20 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie on the TransCanada highway.

There's a 400-foot zip line as well as a ropes course and ground games that include a "Survivor''-style obstacle course, paintball, Fuzeball, and a compass scavenger hunt. It's open year-round. Cost is for the zip line is $20, with each additional ride $5. With the aerial climbing course, it's $39, and an hour of ground games is $12. 705-649-5455.

Gravity Trails near Ellison Bay, Wis. Door County Kayak Tours has installed "our version of an Ewok village in the trees,'' nearly 2,000 feet of high and low zip lines around Wagon Trail Resort on Lake Michigan's Rowleys Bay. Kids 8 and over can ride, and there's a weight restriction of 250 pounds. Cost is $39. 920-854-9292.

Howell Nature Center in Howell, Mich. This environmental-learning facility between Lansing and Detroit has a 500-foot zip line as well as a climbing tower and high-ropes course. Rides are $5; reserve at 517-546-0249.

YMCA Trout Lodge near Potosi, Mo. This 5,200-acre lake resort, an hour and a half south of St. Louis, has two zip lines, an alpine swing and a climbing tower. 573-438-2154.

Zip lines are part of the high-ropes courses at many environmental-learning centers. Near Lanesboro, Minn., Eagle Bluff has a scenic blufftop course that is open to the public at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays through Aug. 29. Cost is $20 for ages 10-17 and $25 for adults. 507-467-2437.