Voyageurs National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
United States National Park near International Falls, Minnesota
About Voyageurs National Park
Thevoyageurs(French for travelers) were among the earliest Europeans to explore North America, from the mid-1600s onward. They travelled mainly by canoe and provided the main transport for the fur trade. Thecoureurs des bois(runners of the woods) handled getting furs by trading with the Indians and doing some trapping themselves whileMontrealmerchants did the marketing, mainly export to Europe. Of course the French did not invent canoes and mostly did not explore new routes.Native tradershad been using these methods for a thousand years. The voyageurs explored much of what are now Western Canada and the Western US. Traces of them can be seen in French names all over the map:Detroit,Joliet,Des Moines,Fond du Lac,Cadillac,Louisville(named for a French king),Saint Louis(for an earlier king),B
Where to Stay in Voyageurs National Park
- 🏨Kettle Falls Hotel
Voyageurs National Park Travel Guide Sections
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