Looking for and photographign wildflowers is one of the fastest growing outdoor activities, according to the National Forest Service. So, to make it easier, the agency has issued an interactive national wildflower map showing the way to some of the best wildlfower spots in the country.It lists six places in Minnesota's national forests. Here is a sampling:

The Pennington Bog near Bemidji:

Lady slipper

Stony Point on Leech Lake:

The Fall River Patterned Fen near Grand Marais:

Flower and friend

The Magnetic Rock Trail near Grand Marais: