“Place” is generally conceived as being “space” imbued with meaning. 

Our Story

With Shrpa, we are all about adventures created by locals, experienced by you. We started almost 2 years ago, right here in our backyard in Rochester, MN. It all started with the idea of building a better way for people to share and discover adventures in their own community and communities around them. 

Shrpa is a tool that helps communities market themselves more effectively. By connecting and engaging travelers with communities across the Midwest, Shrpa works to stretch every community's marketing dollars further. We want to help you engage with your community, and bring more travelers to explore what your town has to offer. In this article, you can read about:

We've been hearing it since we were kids. "Only you can help prevent (insert name of environmental impact)." Protecting the planet means leaving it the way we found it. It's up to us to stop hurting the environment. However, it's easy to forget the fundamentals of being responsible out in nature. Do your part in keeping our world healthy.

Leave No Trace: Principle 1; Plan Ahead and Prepare.