Pine County is not only attuned to the Great Outdoors, it boasts clear lakes and trout streams, wild and scenic rivers, towering pine forests, and teeming wildlife that remain as they were when the first fur trading voyageur ventured to the region in the mid-Eighteenth Century. Hunting is superb with abundant deer and bear as well as pheasant, grouse and small game. Pine County also lies on the spring flyway for migratory waterfowl. Recreation . . . Recreation destinations in Pine County run the gamut from sports and scenic to cultural and historic.
Pine County boasts the largest gambling casino, north of Las Vegas.
The casino itself is 100,000 sq ft and will have hotel, motels, RV park, restaurants, entertainment and much more. Banning State Park, at 6,000 acres, adds to the trails and camping and includes the famous Hell's Gate Rapids of the Kettle River. The Askov Museum preserves artifacts of the logging industry and other pioneer items. The most experienced angler is amazed by Pine County fishing. Cold feeder streams of the local river systems are natural breeding grounds for trout and a healthy natural population is augmented by scientific stocking.