Voyageur National Park announces portage restrictions.
Bob DeGross, Superintendent Voyageur National Park talks about what to expect if you are portaging from Rainy Lake upstream to Namakan.
Voyageurs National Park Establishes Vessel Decontamination Station at Kettle Falls Portage
In response to the discovery of zebra mussel veligers (larvae) in Black Bay of Rainy Lake in late 2021, Voyageurs staff is starting a containment and prevention program. This program involves educational activities as well as new management operations related to Kettle Falls and Gold Portage areas. Voyageurs National Park management will now require all vessels crossing…
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Voyageur National Park Reservations for 2022 Boat Tours Open April 15 with New Fee Rates
Beginning at 9 am CST on April 15, visitors can start reserving their seats aboard Voyageurs National Park’s Voyageur tour boat on Rainy Lake, or the new Ne-Zho-Dain tour boat on Kabetogama, at rates recently approved by the National Park Service. During the summer of 2021, the National Park Service completed a Civic Engagement process to determine if changes…
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Kettle Falls Portage changes enlight of Rainy Lake zebra mussel contamination
We at the park are preparing our plan as it relates to the portage operation at Kettle Falls this summer given the State identifying Rainy Lake as contaminated with zebra mussels. We will be releasing details by mid-April, with an additional release in early May as a reminder. I will be meeting with elected officials…
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Spring Cattail Burns in Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park staff will conduct prescribed burns throughout park wetlands to treat areas of invasive hybrid cattails from March through May 2022. Activities include burning floating and rooted cattails as well as other wetland areas to remove dead vegetation, rejuvenate wetland plant communities, and reduce woody plant encroachment. Hybrid cattails have invaded approximately 500-acres…
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Bob DeGross from VNP talks Ice and Trails
Snowmobile Trails:International Falls to Kettle Falls (Purple Trail) – Not Open Rainy Lake/Black Bay to Kabetogama Lake to Ash River (Green Trail) – Open, portages are groomed, lake is not groomed Ash River to Crane Lake (Green Trail) – Open, not groomed Chain of Lakes (Dashed Black Trail) – Not Open Ash River to Kettle…
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