The Minnesota Chapter’s Mentor Coordinator, Elaine Wilson, will host a mentor workshop that provides best practices and expectations concerning the role of pilgrim mentors. Prior to being assigned a mentee, prospective mentors will be expected to have attended either this online workshop or another workshop (online or in-person) at a future date. If interested in…

The Minnesota Chapter welcomes our presenter, Dawn Bratch-Prince, Coordinator of the Central Iowa Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino and Professor of Spanish and Associate Provost at Iowa State University. Dawn took her first pilgrim steps along the Camino de Santiago in 2015 and has returned nearly every year since in search of purpose…

Mt Olivet Lutheran Church in South Minneapolis will be the new location for this popular event. On Saturday, November 11, we will gather from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. As has been our tradition, we will share a potluck meal, see a couple presentations from pilgrims who have been on the Camino this year (the Norte, Primitivo,…

Join co-coordinator Aaron Rodriguez on Saturday, October 27 at 9am for an 8-9 mile out-and-back hike starting at Parker’s Lake, near the Luce Line trailhead and going east to Medicine Lake. For those of you who joined the Luce Line hike on August 26 – we went west and this time, we will head east.…

Michael Luxenberg will be leading a 4-6 mile hike at the Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve on Saturday, October 7, from 9:00am to 11:30am. Come and explore this park with us! This is on the north end of the park with a few steep hills. It’s a new destination for our group.

Elaine Wilson and Carol Fogarty will take you on a 4.5mile loop hike at Lebanon Hills part of Eagan, MN on Saturday, September 23 at 9am. This loop is part of the Voyageur Trek Hiking Loop, a relatively flat well-marked trail, of primarily dirt and gravel. The pace will be moderate but we won’t leave…

Join Bev Moe and Pete Bock at Moir Park on Sunday, September 10 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. This is a social out and back hike of about 5.5 miles in length. A moderate pace will accommodate all hikers. This hike will be on paved and natural trails. Bev and Pete are prior and current…

At our spring gathering, we honor all pilgrims going to their Camino experience in 2023 as well as the mentors who are supporting them. Further details will be announced in the future.

Have you ever wanted to know more about the Camino routes beyond the Camino Francés? On Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 2:00 to 4:00pm U.S. Central Time, two Minnesota Pilgrims will talk about their experiences on the Camino Portugués, the Camino Primitivo, the Camino Inglés, and the Sanabrés routes followed by Q&A. Refreshments of coffee…

Aaron Rodriguez, Minnesota Chapter Coordinator, will present a Camino 101 slide show via Zoom on Sunday, February 12, 2023 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM for all interested pilgrims, whether planning your Camino in 2023 or in a future year. This presentation covers all the basics of planning for the Camino and a day in the life…