National Park

Flooding Forces Closures in Parts of Voyageurs National Park
Posted by Erik Bergs on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Erik Bergs / July 9, 2014 Comment

Boundary Waters Sunset - A Strakey

Few parts of Minnesota have escaped the heavy rainfall of the past few months; while this is good news for water levels on Lake Superior, other areas haven't been so lucky (many walking paths in Minneapolis, for example, are still puddled over). The extreme northern reaches of our state, along the border with Canada, have seen some of the most significant rises in water level this spring; summer expeditions to the boundary waters will be having set backs. ...

Voyageurs National Park to Launch Campsite Reservation System
Posted by Joseph Friedrichs on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Joseph Friedrichs / March 5, 2014 Comment
Voyageurs National Park to Launch Campsite Reservation System It was a postcard-image type day in Voyagers National Park last May when I paddled around one final rock embankment to arrive at my potential campsite. Many nautical miles had been traveled in my streamlined, rented Kevlar canoe. And just around that corner, tucked amongst all the beautiful pines and majestic limestone, was... another camper. In a land where the policy was first-come, first-serve in regard to back-country camping, scenes like this were not uncommon. Unfortunately for me, I found...