Voyageurs National Park News

Submitted by Katie Kolt Hall on March 17, 2010 - 10:16am. National News Local officials travel to Washington D.C. to support park, area projects Officials say last Wednesdaya s Voyageurs National Park Day at the Capitol was, in some ways, symbolic of the changing relationship between the park and its gateway communities.

Snowmobile trail maintenance in Voyageurs National Park east of International Falls has ended for the winter season and all trail markers are being removed.

Submitted by Journal Staff on March 13, 2010 - 10:00am. VNP ends winter season Snowmobile trail maintenance in Voyageurs National Park has ended for the winter season and all trail markers are being removed.

Can a person run as fast as a fox? Can we jump as high? Is our sense of smell better? Join park naturalist, Megan Wilkins, at Voyageurs National Park to learn about the fox family on Sunday, March 14.

Submitted by Journal Staff on March 6, 2010 - 10:00am. >> Read similar stories filed under: Outdoors WSI is 103 in Borderland Winter severity index for the International Falls area was 103 on Friday, according to Frank Swendsen, area wildlife manager with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, International Falls Office.

Voyageurs National Park has announced the 7th Annual Kids Art Contest in honor of National Park Week.

By By Peter Passi McClatchy News Service Courtesy of a rider attached to a new credit card reform act that went into effect this week, gun owners now can bear firearms in federal parklands where the weapons previously were forbidden.

The Namakan River flows freely just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and into Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota's most pristine wild areas and part of the historic border canoe route.

Did you know there's a full moon this Sunday? Why not visit Voyageurs National Park for a fun way to view it? Join park naturalist, Kim Reich, for a program on the moon phases where Kim will lead the group on a full moon snowshoe trek along the Oberholtzer Trail.

A new federal law allowing guns in national parks will have a limited impact in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota.

Submitted by Laurel Beager on February 20, 2010 - 2:00pm. County News Commissioner Chuck Lepper noted as instrumental in process of securing money for city beautification project Enhancement of a bike trail as a part of the International Falls Gateway Project will likely move forward, thanks to the efforts of Koochiching County Commissioner Chuck ...

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Editorials A change in route on an ice road may seem minor, but it's symbolic of an evolving relationship between the community and Voyageurs National Park.

Submitted by Journal Staff on February 14, 2010 - 12:00pm. Opinion Columns Majestic islands grace the waters of Rainy Lake, and each one is a world in itself.

Submitted by Journal Staff on January 20, 2010 - 12:43pm. Editorials There are times that we have questioned junkets and trips to far-away lands taken by elected officials to promote a cause or an issue.

Submitted by Journal Staff on January 11, 2010 - 8:24am. Editorials Plain and simple, water is necessary to life.

Most snowshoes made these days have decking made out of Hypalon, a synthetic rubber fabric.

A state plan to reduce pollutants that cause haze in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness passed its first test Tuesday and is on its way to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Submitted by Laurel Beager on December 4, 2009 - 9:31am. Area trappers are helping to provide information about the lives of beaver.

State and federal officials in Minnesota and across the country are launching a major new effort to clean the polluted air that has cast a pall over national treasures including the Grand Canyon and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.