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Men harvesting wild rice

Ojibwe men in a canoe harvesting wild rice, ca. 1915.

Wild rice growing at Nett Lake

Wild rice growing at Nett Lake. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy, September 1, 1946. Minnesota Historical Society, Collection I.69.121.

International Wolf Center, Ely

Footage of wolves at the International Wolf Center in Ely filmed by Linda A. Cameron in 2019.

Voyageurs National Park is located on the Minnesota–Ontario international border and is Minnesota’s only national park. Established in 1975, it is a 341-square-mile network of lakes and streams surrounding the Kabetogama Peninsula. Though the region has been home to various Indigenous nations for countless generations, the park is named for the predominantly French Canadian voyageurs (travelers) who transported furs and other trade goods between hubs like Montreal and points further west.

Day-use sites within Voyageurs National Park

Map of day-use sites with Voyageurs National Park, 2016. National Park Service, public domain.

Namakan Lake

Namakan Lake in Voyageurs National Park. National Park Service, ca. 2010s. Public domain.

Black Bay on Rainy Lake

Black Bay as seen from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center picnic area inside Voyageurs National Park, ca. 2010s. Public domain.

Lakeside cliffs at Grassy Bay

Lakeside cliffs at Grassy Bay in Voyageurs National Park. Photograph by the National Park Service, ca. 2005. Public domain.

Parks in northern Minnesota

Map of parks in northern Minnesota. National Park Service, ca. 2005. Public domain.

Map of the proposed Voyageurs National Park

A 1964 map of the proposed Voyageurs National Park (revised without the land area between Namakan Lake and Crane Lake). National Park Service, public domain.

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