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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]
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.
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 park is so well known for its amazing landscapes, the 218,000 acres of woods and waters that border on the boreal forest,” Miller said.“From an ecology standpoint, great stands of white ...
Only accessible by boat, Elliott Key is the largest island in the park, home to the "Spite Highway," a seven-mile sliver of forest that in the 1960s was flattened in opposition to a national ...
Voyageurs National Park is located 11 miles east of International Falls. There is a major U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry on the International Falls side of the toll bridge and a Canadian Customs entry point on the north side of the bridge.
Voyageurs National Park - 220,825 visits, down from 221,434 Great Basin National Park - 143,265 visits, up from 142,115 Dry Tortugas National Park - 84,285 visits, up from 78,488
Monson's Hoist Bay Resort is a former summer resort on Namakan Lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota, in what is now Voyageurs National Park. Ted and Fern Monson established the resort in 1939 and operated it every summer until 1973, except for a three-year hiatus during World War II. [2] The remote property was and remains accessible only by ...