Voyageurs National Park Association http://voyageurs.org Protecting the natural, recreational, and historic resources of Voyageurs National Park. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:41:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 Voyageurs National Park Association Welcomes Carl Numrich and Matt Mueller to Board of Directors http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/31/voyageurs-national-park-association-welcomes-carl-numrich-matt-mueller-board-directors/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/31/voyageurs-national-park-association-welcomes-carl-numrich-matt-mueller-board-directors/#respond Sat, 31 Mar 2018 16:30:30 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=9053 Voyageurs National Park Association Welcomes Carl Numrich and Matt Mueller to Board of Directors

It is with great pleasure that VNPA announces the addition of two new board members: Carl Numrich and Matthew Mueller. Both of these individuals are poised to offer their experience, enthusiasm, wisdom and commitment to public lands and protecting Voyageurs National Park. Carl Numrich joins the board as an associate […]

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Voyageurs National Park News Release Release Date: March 29, 2018 Contact: Tawnya Schoewe, tawnya_schoewe@nps.gov 218-283-6670 Ben Welch, benjamin_welch@nps.gov 218-283-6652 Voyageurs National Park Closes Ice Roads and Snowmobile Trails for Season INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Voyageurs National Park is no longer recommending travel on frozen lake surfaces within the park. Due to […]

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]]> http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/30/2018-winter-trail-closing/feed/ 0 The Quiet of Spring in Voyageurs http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/23/quiet-spring-voyageurs/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/23/quiet-spring-voyageurs/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:33:40 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=8997 The Quiet of Spring in Voyageurs

“Silence is not the absence of something but the presence of everything.” – Gordon Hempton Spring might be the quietest season in Voyageurs National Park. The snow and ice have melted enough to prohibit snowmobiling, but fishing opener has not yet started. For a short period, the park is free […]

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Voyageurs National Park News Release Release Date: March 12, 2018 Contact: Tawyna Schoewe, tawnya_schoewe@nps.gov, 218-283-6670 Voyageurs National Park to Hold Listening Session on Kabetogama Lake Winter Operations INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Join Voyageurs National Park staff at 7:00 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at the Kabetogama Lake Town Hall for […]

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]]> http://voyageurs.org/2018/03/13/voyageurs-national-park-hold-listening-session-kabetogama-lake-winter-operations/feed/ 0 Ringing in 2018 with a Ski to Ellsworth Rock Gardens http://voyageurs.org/2018/02/27/ringing-2018-ski-ellsworth-rock-gardens/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/02/27/ringing-2018-ski-ellsworth-rock-gardens/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:44:18 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=9018 Ringing in 2018 with a Ski to Ellsworth Rock Gardens

By Eric Grunwald, Voygeurs National Park Interpretive Ranger It was the first day of 2018 and I was excited to get the new year off to an adventurous start by getting outside and doing some exploring. It had been a cold end to 2017 with temperatures in the last week […]

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“Keep Your Boots Waxed!” By Pete Sweger, Voyageurs National Park Ranger I was working a wildland fire in the Boundary Waters in the summer of 2006. My crew arrived late in the fire and was responsible for a lot of mop-up operations. One day during a break I was sitting […]

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]]> http://voyageurs.org/2018/02/07/winter-musings-park-ranger/feed/ 0 The Kab-Ash Trail: A Path through the Wild North http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/29/kab-ash-trail-path-wild-north/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/29/kab-ash-trail-path-wild-north/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:56:33 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=8889 The Kab-Ash Trail: A Path through the Wild North

The Kab-Ash Trail: A Path through the Wild North By Tom Gable “The beauty and charm of the wilderness are his for the asking, for the edges of wilderness lie close beside the beaten roads of present travel…through the northern forests, the home of the giant moose, the forests of […]

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]]> http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/29/kab-ash-trail-path-wild-north/feed/ 0 Government Shutdown Impacts at Voyageurs http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-impacts-voyageurs/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-impacts-voyageurs/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:49:37 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=8824 Government Shutdown Impacts at Voyageurs

Jan. 23, 2018 Update From Voyageurs National Park: Following the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Voyageurs National Park have resumed regular operations. Please visit www.nps.gov/voya for updated information about the park. The Rainy Lake Visitor Center will resume normal winter operational hours. The Winter Event Series will resume […]

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]]> http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-impacts-voyageurs/feed/ 0 Top 10 Winter Experiences at Voyageurs National Park http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/14/top-10-winter-experiences-voyageurs-national-park/ http://voyageurs.org/2018/01/14/top-10-winter-experiences-voyageurs-national-park/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:31:28 +0000 http://voyageurs.org/?p=8845 Top 10 Winter Experiences at Voyageurs National Park

Top 10 Winter Experiences at Voyageurs National Park If Minneapolis-St. Paul is the new ‘Bold North’ Voyageurs National Park is the Wild North. For a truly Minnesota winter experience, embrace the cold and venture to Voyageurs where the crisp air and fresh snow welcomes you. Voyageurs National Park is the […]

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Voyageurs National Park News Release Release Date: December 22, 2017 Contacts: Tawnya Schoewe, tawnya_schoewe@nps.gov, 218-283-6670 Voyageurs National Park Winter Ice and Trail Conditions Report International Falls, MN:  The Rainy Lake/Black Bay to Kabetogama Lake to Ash River (Green Snowmobile Trail) has been staked and opened. Please be advised that trail […]

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