services for state parks stopped, including roads, making them mostly accessible only by foot, and causing a number of problems. an official for the department of natural resources told the "pioneer press" that visitors were relieving themselves on trails in gooseberry falls state park, as the restrooms were closed, and that uncollected garbage attracted bears in crow wing state park. vandalism occurred at afton state park, where the main office was "ransacked" and a group of twelve "ripped off shingles and pieces of deck for firewood, burned additional furniture and wrote messages bragging about breaking in for free". while many state-run attractions were closed during the shutdown, institutions not part of the state government stayed open. museums such as the science museum of minnesota reported an increase in visits, as did county parks and attractions in neighboring states.