The Department of Natural Resources is expanding its track chair program | News [Video]

FRONTENAC, Minn.- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is expanding its track chair program with the purchase of 10 additional chairs to make state parks more accessible.

The program has been active for over a year after numerous pilot projects in collaboration with Action Trackchair, a wheelchair company in Marshall, Minnesota. 

It currently provides services with 13 motorized chairs at 13 parks throughout the state, including Big Myre Island in Albert Lea, Frontenac State Park, and Fort Snelling in St. Paul. 

The motorised chairs allow park visitors with limited mobility to experience nature and navigate a wide variety of uneven ground on park trails including sand, roots and gravel. 

Jake Gaster, manager at Frontenac State Park says the best part is the service is completely free to all guests, and the chairs can be signed up for online or at the entrance to the park.

But most parks only have access to one and when it is checked out for the …