Voyageurs National Park is My Favorite Place
Twin Cities Public Television show video "Minnesota's National Park Legacy" is airing in October 2009. The legacies of Minnesota's National Park sites takes a look at Voyageurs National Park and Grand Portage National Monument. The film's producer is Steve Spencer. The landscape is rugged and varied with rolling hills and bogs, swamps, beaver ponds, a variety of lakes, and islands. Voyageurs National Park has some of the oldest pink and gray rock formations in the world that were carved and shaped by at least four glaciers leaving four large interconnected lakes. It is called the Borderwaters.
Voyageurs National Park (VNP) is in Northern Minnesota, St Louis County in the United States of America. I remember it very well when the national park was signed into law on January 8, 1971. I grew up at Kabetogama Lake which is the gateway to VNP and is one of three major lakes that make up the water park. The Kabetogama Peninsula and hundreds of islands make up the wilderness northwoods in the park. Voyageurs National Park Headquarters: (218) 283-6600 * FAX: (218) 285-7407 3131 Highway 53, International Falls, Minnesota 56649-8904
Published by Susie Lehto 08.07.2009 / Native of Kabetogama Lake in VNP
Updated: 11.26.09
Visitor Centers
Visitor center schedules are subject to change. Call ahead or check the website - www.nps.gov/voya
Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center, (218) 875-2111Mid May - Mid September, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. dailey
Rainy Lake Visitor Center, (218) 286-5258
January - Mid May, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Mid May - Mid September, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
October 1 - December 31, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(closed Mondays and Tuesdays)
Ash River Visitor Center, (218) 374-3221
May 25 - September 30. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Crane Lake Ranger Station, (218) 993-2481
I love the Sunsets in Voyageur Country
This sunset picture is at Kabetogama Lake
Voyageurs National Park is 218,055 acres in size and 38% is fresh water lakes. VNP has some of the oldest exposed pink and gray granite rocks in the world, and towering trees.
Things To Do in Voyageurs National Park
Photo: Voyageurs National Park "Morning Fog on Kabetogama"
Things To Do: Fishing and Boating, Canoeing and Kayaking, Boats on Interior Lakes, Hiking, Skiing and Snowshoeing, Camping, Snowmobiling, Lodging Facilities, Boat Tours and Scheduled Park Events
Kabetogama the Gateway to Voyageurs National Park
Information and Links
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Kabetogama the Gateway to Voyageurs National Park
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Kabetogama Lake is the gateway to God's Country and is the only national park in the State of Minnesota in the United States of America. Voyageurs National Park is a water park made up of 3 major lakes and several small lakes. The major land mass...
Voyageurs National Park Trail Map
Trailheads Map
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Voyageurs National Park Trail Map
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The Trail Heads Map will guide you into the untamed wilderness areas of Voyageurs National Park in Northern Minnesota, St Louis County in the United States of America. Welcome, to God's Country with 55 miles or interconnected lakes with 900 islan...
Bald Eagles in Voyageurs National Park
Eagle Cam
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Bald Eagles VNP Site: Eagle Shop
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Weather you are looking for educational information or shopping for some recommended Bald Eagle items for the Christmas Season, you can do both here. Bald Eagles have always been my favorite bird, they are beautiful and majestic to view. I have a 14K...
Winter Scene and Huge Granite Cliff Video
Voyageurs National Park
Winter Spring Summer Fall
Things To Do in Voyageurs
Over one third of Voyageurs is water, so the park really does need to be accessed by water to see and enjoy. Access to the Kabetogama Peninsula, islands and the park's shorelines is by water. On the northern and eastern edge of the Minnesota's border there are 55 miles of park along the Ontario border of Canada.
Canoeing and Kayaking - The lakes of VNP are large enough to provide some solitude. Canoe and kayak trips are available through outfitters. There are day-trips to journeys that last over a week. The Kabetogama Peninsula can be navigated in about one week.
Boats on Interior Lakes - VNP provides canoes and or rowboats for $10 a day on these following interior lakes of the Kabetogama Peninsula: Shoepack, Little Shoepack, Locator, Quill, Ek, Cruiser, Peary and Brown. Boats are available by reservations made one week ahead by phone or by at the Visitor Centers. The trails leading to the interior lakes are accessible by water. Privately owned outfitters and resorts can provide for water taxi services.
Camping - Water accessible campsites are distributed throughout the park for tent camping or for houseboats. Tent sites have a fire ring, outhouse, a bear proof storage locker, a mooring aid, picnic table, and a tent pad or level area. The Houseboat sites have two mooring aids and a fire ring. No Fees or Reservations but self-reservation permits are required for overnight stays. The sites are available on a first come basis. - The park charges $35 a night for group campsites for up to 30 people.
- * Photo: Dusk on Kabetogama Lake
- This is a beautiful large picture on the lake at dusk. ~ Worth a look!
- * Squidoo Lensmaster Tipi is Susie Lehto
- * Voyageurs National Park Web-Site
Fishing and Boating - Boating and fishing ate the most popular recreational use of the park. VNP park is famous for some of the best Walleye and Bass water in the nation. Sport anglers have been attracted here long before in became a park. A Minnesota fishing license is required and boating regulations apply.
Boat Tour Schedule - Available on the park's website.
Lodging Facilities - Often called the "Jewel in the Wilderness" is the historic 1910 Kettle Falls Hotel and Dam. The hotel offers lodging within the park, dinning and bar, trading post, rooms and modern housekeeping villas. Kettle Falls is accessible by float-plane and boat. Portage at the dam allows for access between Namakan and Rainy lakes in the warm season. It was once a transient community of over 200 people including fish buyers, lumberjacks, prospectors, bootleggers, and tourists.
Hiking, Skiing and Snowshoeing - The park has a variety of hiking trails that are accessible by car or boat. There are two long distance trail systems and near each visitor center there is a hiking trail. The park keeps trails groomed, two for skiing and three for snowshoeing.
Snowmobiling - VNP has 110 miles of groomed snowmobile trails over the frozen lake surfaces. The Chain of Lakes Trail is 11 miles long and goes through the beautiful interior of the park, it is not groomed.- * Voyageurs National Park MAP
- Large Map 2460 x 1665 Color Photo
- * Maps of Voyageurs National Park
- Google Maps
Map of Voyageurs National Park
Kabetogama Lake a Wildreness - God's Country
Personal Stories & Information
Kabetogama Lake is 18 miles ling and 4 miles wide at its maximum, 25,760 acres in size and is 80 feet deep maximum. There are 200 islands and 77 miles of beautiful shorelines.
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Kabetogama Lake a Wilderness - God's Country
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Picture of the Kabetogama Walleye and granddaughter taken October 4th 2009. As a child I learned about living in a wilderness area in northern Minnesota border waters, where the black bears roam and the timber wolves survive. The enchanted forests wi...
Ellsworth Rock Garden at Kabetogama Lake
Voyageurs National Park
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Ellsworth Rock Garden at Kabetogama Lake - VNP
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Ellsworth Rock Garden created by J.E. Ellsworth from 1944 to 1965 on Kabetogama Lake, Minnesota in Voyageurs National Park is a historic grotto. Jack was a Chicago building contractor who lived on the north shore of lake during the warm season with h...
Lake Kabetogama Maps
Maps
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Kabetogama Lake Maps USA
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Maps of Kabetogama Lake, Minnesota in the United States of America. Kabetogama is the gateway to Voyageur National Park. View maps of Rainy, Namakan and Kabetogama Lake, that surround the Kabetogama Peninsula which is the main land part of Voyageurs...
Visiting Voyageurs National Park and Kabetogama Lake
By lensmaster Ramkitten
Deb shares her trip to VNP and Kabetogama in August of 2009. She is a search and rescue volunteer and has many great lenses about different places she has been.-
Visiting Voyageurs National Park And Kabetogama Lake
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After finishing our canoe-camping trip in the Boundary Waters, Steve and I decided to make our way down the North Shore of Lake Superior and then inland, eventually ending up in Voyageurs National Park. But we really knew nothing about the Park or wh...
Voyageurs National Park: The Battle to Create Minnesota's National Park
Fred T. Witzig is a professor of geography at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Voyageurs National Park: The Battle to Create Minnesota's National Park
Amazon Price: $24.95 (as of 11/27/2009)
Product Description
When President Nixon signed the legislation authorizing the establishment of Voyageurs National Park on January 8, 1971, almost eighty years had passed since Minnesota's government initially petitioned to create a national park in the northern portion of the state.
Voyageurs National Park chronicles the complex legal and political campaign to found Minnesota's only national park. Witzig's thoroughly documented and referenced research allows him to offer a detailed view of the unanticipated disappointments and defining moments of achievement that accompanied this complicated legislative battle. Concentrating on the period from 1962 to 1975, Witzig identifies and explains the central issues surrounding the campaign including land acquisition policy, local concerns and opposition to the park, interagency conflict over inclusion of U.S. forest lands, antifederal attitudes in northeastern Minnesota, and the overstated case for the economic benefits a national park would bring. Witzig covers of the dispute over the inclusion of Crane Lake in the park and focuses on the many individuals and groups who were instrumental in the establishment of Voyageurs National Park, such as Governor Elmer L. Andersen, John A. Blatnik, Sigurd F. Olson, and Rita Shemesh.
Birds of Voyageurs National Park: A Guide to the Minnesota-Ontario Border Country
Birds of Voyageurs National Park: A Guide to the Minnesota-Ontario Border Country
Amazon Price: (as of 11/27/2009)
List Price: $16.95
Voyageurs National Park Blogs from Google
Bloggers Blog!
The park is named for the French Canadian Voyageurs who traveled these waters in birchbark canoes from the Great Lakes into the interior of the western United States and Canada. Voyageurs has its national significance because of the water and beautiful scenery, geology, its natural resources and rich culture. I feel assured that Voyageurs will always be protected for future generations to enjoy.
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- Across the National Park System there are millions of privately held acres that fall within the boundaries of national parks. Recently, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was able to acquire one small parcel that otherwise ...
- Voyageurs National Park's Rainy Lake Visitor Center Closed ...
- Voyageurs National Park - The Rainy Lake Visitor Center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day,November 26, 2009.
- Voyageurs National Park « Wakeup Me'
- There are many different national parks in which don't have knowledge. Voyageurs National Park is one of the great national parks. This national park has Ash River, Crane Lake, International falls, Kabetogama and Minnesota. ...
- Voyageurs National Park Association » Today is Give to the Max Day!
- Today only, your gift to Voyageurs National Park Association will be matched! GiveMN.org, a new online donations website designed specifically for Minnesota nonprofits, is coordinating ?Give to the Max Day,? which began today (November ...
Voyageurs National Park Photos
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Visitor Center: Do You Have A Question?
There are several packs of Timber Wolves in VNP, they are beautiful!
Whitetail Deer, Black Bears, Moose, Grouse and Water Fowl are in Abundance. Hunting isn't allowed in Voyageurs National Park but there are many miles of state forests to go hunting. Wolves are protected!
Thanks for visiting! I hope that everyone is able to visit God's Country, be it in Voyageurs National Park or elsewhere.
Howel Here!
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- Tipi Tipi Oct 24, 2009 @ 1:56 am | in reply to Shelly
- It is a small world after all... That is such a nice experience to have and share, I only wish that I would have been there too, but then we might have missed the whole of it. Thank you for sharing that Shelly. That doesn't happen every day!
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- Shelly Shelly Oct 23, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
- Small world! I was at the post office today and met a man who's family has had a cabin at Kabetogama for 45 years and his daughter works for Voyaguers National Park and is involved in the restoration of the Ellsworth Rock Garden.[in reply to Tipi]
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- Tipi Tipi Sep 21, 2009 @ 6:52 pm | in reply to oneskms
- It is "Looks absolutley gorgeous!" ~ I plan to go there to visit next month and can hardly wait to be back in God Own Country! ~ Thanks for stopping by! ~
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- oneskms oneskms Sep 21, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
- Looks absolutley gorgeous !
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- Tipi Tipi Aug 29, 2009 @ 9:56 pm | in reply to Shelly
- I have enjoyed it a couple of times and am very happy to feauture Deb's lens here and on all of my Kab and VNP lenses. She's an excellent lensmaster! Glad you stopped by there, I read your comments in the guest book.
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- Shelly Shelly Aug 29, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
- Hey, I visited Ramkitten's "Visiting Voyaguers National Park and Kabetogama Lake" and was quite impressed with here enjoyment, guess we're sharing our "slice of heaven".
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- Shelly Shelly Aug 19, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
- Yes, I sure am looking forward to Ramkitten's lens on their vacation to Kabetogama, VNP and the BWCA--I am just so tickled (pleased) that they loved our slice of heaven! [in reply to Tipi]
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- Tipi Tipi Aug 17, 2009 @ 8:30 am | in reply to Ramkitten
- I'll be looking forward to seeing that lens and the pictures. I'm sure it'll be one of my favorites, and my sister Shelly's too. We love it up in the northland, that's our roots.
Thank for stopping by Deb. I'm glad you had a wonderful time and your own little adventure in the park and BWCA. Thought about you everyday! :)
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten Aug 16, 2009 @ 7:35 pm
- We had a great time in VNP. We weren't there very long (most of our time was spent canoe-camping in the Boundary Waters), but we enjoyed a night of camping at Woodenfrog State Campground, then two days of canoeing with a night spent on one of the many islands on Lake Kabetagoma and lunch at Ellsworth Rock Gardens, where a very bold deer was hanging around. Though bear can swim, none visited us on our little island getaway.
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- Tipi Tipi Aug 10, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
- Michalle, Sandy and Micky...thanks so much for stopping by and for the compliments. Its been a fun lens to work on and I have learned a couple of things about the park that I didn't know in doing more research. ~ Best wishes to all of you!!! :)
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