Minnesota Parks and Recreation Areas with Backpacking

On a hot sultry day in mid-July 1802, partners of the most successful fur trade company in North America, the North West Company, met in their majestic Great Hall at Grand Portage and voted to move their summer headquarters from the protected shores of Lake Superior's Grand Portage Bay 50 miles north to the mouth of the Kaministquia River. Almost from the time the vigorous Anglo-Scot NorWesters had organized at Grand Portage in the mid 1780's an emerging United States wanted them out. The July vote would mean that 18 buildings constructed from native squared spruce, pine and birch and over 2,000 cedar pickets surrounding them would be torn down, transported north in company schooners and used in constructing the new Fort William far from U.S. soil. read more...

Phone: 218-387-2788   Price Range: $3 - $6   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Grand Marais   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Grand Portage National Monument

The Rainy Lake Visitor Center is open Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from now through May 2005. Kabetogama Lake and Ash River Visitor Centers are closed for the winter. read more...

Phone: 218-283-9821   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: International Falls   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Voyageurs National Park