Category: 2024 Voyageurs Trip
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Bogs, Beavers and a Bald
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The weather was perfect today so we spent it all outdoors. We did a bog walk, a hike and a kayak trip. Tilson Bay on Rainy Lake has a large parking lot across from it with access to the boardwalk for exploring the bog, and an unnamed (?) trail near the dock that we had…
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A buggy hike
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It poured rain this morning, then was cool and muggy for the rest of the day. We decided to try a couple of additional trails near Ash River—the Beaver Pond Overlook and the Sullivan Bay Trail. We watched two groups head down the Kab-Ash trail at the parking lot for the Beaver trail, and quickly…
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A Rainy Day on Rainy Lake
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The first of our two boat tours from the park service in Voyageurs National Park left the dock from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. The Grand Tour travels out to Little American Island to do a short walking tour of the gold mining operation during the 1890s. Our ranger, Beverly told us of the harsh…
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Ash River Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park
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We have arrived at our first destination, Voyageurs National Park on the Minnesota border with Canada. This is a unique national park in that all campsites in the park are on islands in the large lakes, and water transportation is needed. The visitor centers all offer boat excursions with park rangers to tour the lakes…
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Hoodoo Valley Farm
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Our second night was also off-grid in the front lawn of a Boondockers Welcome home just outside of Tower, Minnesota. Our hostess greeted us, showed us where to park and reassured us the barking dog was harmless. Sure enough, he was all bark and no bite, ignoring us once we were parked. On RADAR we…
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Campground at a Winery-Yes, Please
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We are headed to northern Minnesota to see the sights and have some cool nights to sleep with the windows open. Voyageur National Park and the North Shore are our destinations. Our first stop is at the Wild Vines Campground at the Wild Mountain Winery north of the Twin Cities. They have several shady places…