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Do you have an interest in exploring Rainy Lake? Voyageur’s National Park, in northern Minnesota, is very unique in that it is comprised mostly of water. While this fact may initially intimidate anyone without a boat, boating skills, and navigational know-how, we at Voyageur’s Outfitters are here to help. As a business, we specialize in…

Bonjour bitches big Vic to tell you about voyageur Cuisine. The hard work of paddling 10 to 15 hours a day sure did work up an appetite. our camp cooks would make rubbaboo which was a thick pea porridge. it would be so thick that a spoon could stand up in it. we also had…

Everyone wants to have a safe and enjoyable time on the water while visiting voyageurs National Park. Since the park is mostly made up of interconnected waterways you will need to be on a boat in order to fully experience The Wonder of voyageurs. First of all make sure you have the proper amount of…

After big Vic and the rest of the voyageurs ceased the fur trade in the area now known as voyageurs National Park there was another influx of Europeans to the area, there was a gold rush. Beginning in the 1890s people made their way from Duluth, Ely and eventually made it to the shores of…

Although logging no longer takes place inside the boundaries of voyageurs National Park pulpwood is still logged in a sustainable manner in northern Minnesota. Long before this though loggers moved tothe area to cut the giant white pine and bring them back to ship builders on the east coast to be used as ships Masts…

Voyageurs Outfitters announces it’s 2020 discount program ​In order for us to maintain the natural treasures and wonderful outdoor resources we have there will need to be people that love the outdoors enough to fight for it. We need the up and coming generations to have a love and a passion for conservation that will…

“It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilization in this rude canvas canoe, a model that has served primitive races since man first went to sea.” John Hynge Milton You are in your Suburban driving 70 MPH on a crowded four-lane interstate. The kids are in the back…

The Protection of Voyageurs National Park & History of Earnest Oberholtzer Voyageurs National Park is full of splendor and serene beauty, and is a unique and treasured place. Without the efforts of Earnest Oberholtzer and the many others who have dedicated their lives to protecting public lands for future generations, our beloved park would not be what it is…

Humanity has pondered the stars and studied the sky since the dawn of civilization. The vast majority of people today only see the night sky through a filter of human needs. Well lit sky scrapers, apartment complexes, homes, the hum and glow of the freeway, street lamps, airplane beacons, all of which human existence depends…

With summer upon us, now is the ideal time to camp out in Voyageurs National Park. Whether you are on the shores of the larger lakes like Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, Sand Point, and Crane Lake or are utilizing the wilderness camping experiences on the Kabetogama peninsula in the interior of the park, you can be…

Spring is a wonderful time of year in Voyageurs National Park. The arrival of Spring brings longer days and more direct sunshine. The energy of the sun brings a flurry of new activity to the border lakes region, northwest Ontario, sunset country, and the northern boreal forest and lakes. This fresh spring activity can be…