Voyageurs National Park Guide

Voyageurs is the only national park without a road. If you want to get far into this park, you do so on water, either in liquid or frozen form. In this regard, at least, you'll have something in common with the park's namesake voyageurs, the legendary fur traders who plied the region in handmade canoes in the 18th and 19th centuries. Your light, high tech craft and overnight gear will be a far cry from the 26-foot canoes and hundreds of pounds of pelts that the voyageurs transported; but the pristine landscape you explore would look mighty familiar to a grizzled old trapper. Read More »