The YMCA Twin Cities planned to create not just a simple day camp, but a large complex on the shore of a Minnesota lake that would serve children from the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro areas and the city of Rochester.
In partnership with the city and county of Monticello, the YMCA created the Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park. It’s 1,200 acres of protected land and lakes west of Monticello and about a 45-minute drive from downtown Minneapolis. All the land is protected and open to the public except for 12 acres on the shore of Long Lake. That’s dedicated
