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Voyageurs National Park
What's New
 

What's new in the park?
What's new on the website?
The links below will take you to information on Voyageurs National Park's website that is updated frequently or is information about new and upcoming changes in the park.

 

Voyageurs National Park's Visitor Destinations Brochure
Get an update on the Visitor Destinations that are in various stages of development. Work on historic buildings in several locations is in progress.

Official Newsletter of Voyageurs National ParkLearn about what's new in the park this spring and summer. Read 'The Voyageur Messenger,' the official newsletter of Voyageurs National Park, Fall/Winter 2009, Volume 2, Issue 2.

Recently Developed Overnight and Day Use Sites
In the fall of 2008, new sites were developed in the park. For more information, click on the link above.

 
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RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's an easy way for you to keep up with news without browsing the website. Now you can subscribe to the free RSS news feed for Voyageurs National Park and all current news releases will be sent right to your computer. To read more about RSS or to subscribe to the news feed, go to News Releases and look for the orange RSS icon as shown above.

2009 Regulations to Protect Interior Lakes
The National Park Service has adopted the following three interim measures to protect the interior lakes in Voyageurs National Park from the spiny waterflea, other exotic species, and fish diseases:

  • artificial bait only (on all interior lakes only, does not include Rainy Lake, Kabetogama Lake, Namakan Lake or Sand Point Lake)
  • no privately-owned watercraft allowed in interior lakes (the park will continue to provide canoes and row boats for rent through the Boats on Interior Lakes Program and Commercial Use Authorizations on Mukooda Lake)
  • no float plane landings on interior lakes

Locator Lake Shuttle
Voyageurs National Park is now offering a regularly scheduled shuttle service to the Locator Lake trailhead during the summer months. Hike 2 miles one way to the interior lakes. Reservations required. Summer 2009 tour boat schedule will be available in the spring. 

Trail and Ice Road Conditions Report

Winter and Spring Programs

Press Releases
When you become a member of the Voyageurs National Park Association, your support helps maintain the park's trails.  

Did You Know?
When you become a member of the Voyageurs National Park Association, your support helps maintain the park's trails.

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Last Updated: November 13, 2009 at 17:02 EST