Voyageurs National Park, one of the nation’s most unique parks that is accessible largely only by water, preserves 220,000 ...

Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota commemorates those French-Canadian fur traders (voyageurs), the first Europeans to travel through the area with their canoes 250 years ago. Indeed, while there are ...

Flags flew at half-staff in Minnesota and at national ... for a Voyageurs National Park ranger who died while trying to rescue a family of three stranded by high waves on a lake.

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota's only national park, was founded on April 8, 1975 – exactly 50 years ago. The park covers more than 218,000 acres – or about 340 square miles – of forests ...

Established in 1975, the sprawling natural treasure spans more than 218,000 acres with dozens of lakes, forests and streams ...