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Before the American Revolution, French-Canadian trappers and fur traders traveled a waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the American west. These "voyageurs" paddled birch bark canoes along what is now part of the Minnesota-Ontario border. Today, Voyageurs National Park exists along that route, and preserves this pristine area in much the same condition known by those early outdoors men.
Visitors to Voyageurs National Park are able to take a step back in time. Canoe and kayak are popular modes of transportation, just as they were more than 200 years ago. Water dominates this park, and many lakes are connected by the Rainy River.
When planning a trip to Voyageurs National Park, the Minnesota towns of International Falls and Kabetogama are good places to start. Each offers one or more vacation resorts and area outfitters can help provide any camping or fishing equipment that might be needed.