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Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls. The park's name commemorates the voyageurs—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. [3]
Canoes sit on the edge of Ek Lake in Voyageurs National Park. “The park is so well known for its amazing landscapes, the 218,000 acres of woods and waters that border on the boreal forest ...
The BWCAW within the Superior National Forest. The BWCAW extends along 150 miles (240 km) of the Canadian border in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota. The combined region of the BWCAW, Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, and Ontario's Quetico and La Verendrye provincial parks make up a large area of contiguous wilderness lakes and forests called the "Quetico-Superior country ...
The Kabetogama State Forest is a state forest located in Koochiching and Saint Louis counties, Minnesota, United States.The forest borders the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to the east, the Sturgeon River State Forest to the south, the Nett Lake Indian Reservation to the west, and Voyageurs National Park to the north.
Offering vast areas of remote forest, waterways, and islands — but no roads — Voyageurs National Park was practically made for houseboating. It covers more than 100 miles along the Canada ...
If you want to get away from it all, there’s a national park for you. Multiple, actually. ... Voyageurs National Park - 220,825 visits, down from 221,434. Great Basin National Park - 143,265 ...
The Kettle Falls Hotel is a historic hotel in what is now Voyageurs National Park in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [2] It opened in 1913 deep in the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, at the juncture of Namakan and Rainy Lakes. Today it is the only lodging operating inside the park, and remains accessible only by water. [3]
The islands of Kabetogama Lake and surrounding area have miles of trails and various campsites for park visitors to use. Many families homesteaded houses or cabins on Kabetogama Lake before it was a part of Voyageurs National Park. [3] One long-time resident of the Kabetogama community was noted woodcarver Hermund 'Herman' Melheim. He and his ...