Exploring a state park

033120.n.st.Amnicon1.jpg — Tourists take photos of the covered Horton Bridge near the Upper Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Friday, March 27. Many tourists took advantage of the nice weather and free admission to watch the rushing waters flow through the state park. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

By Jed Carlson

March 26, 2020 at 5:30 AM

Wisconsin State Parks stay open during the "Safer at Home" order in Wisconsin.

1/3: A sign reassures tourists that the park is open near the covered Horton Bridge at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday afternoon, March 23. State Parks in Wisconsin are now free to the public. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

2/3: Tourists walk across the covered Horton Bridge near the Upper Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Friday, March 27. Many tourists took advantage of the nice weather and free admission to watch the rushing waters flow through the state park. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

3/3: A woman carries her child near the Upper Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday afternoon, March 23. State Parks in Wisconsin are now free to the public. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

By Jed Carlson

Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.