Nearly 200 years ago, French Canadian voyageurs paddled birch bark canoes full of animal pelts and trade goods through this place on their way to Lake Athabaska in Canada. Voyageurs is a water-based park where you must park your car and take to the water to fully experience the lakes, islands and sh...

The Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakota Life compares the lives of Minnesota Pioneers with those of the Dakota Indians who lived in the region. Costumed guides give tours of the site, which includes a 19th century farm house, a unique one-room school house, barns, farm animals, a replica sod house, D...

For over 400 years, Ojibwe families of Grand Portage have tapped maples every spring on a ridge located just off Lake Superior. During the summer, Ojibwe fishermen harvest in the same areas their forefathers have. Before the United States and Canada existed, the trading of furs, ideas and genes betw...

Used by Native Americans for trade, food, and water supply long before Europeans visited the "New World,” the Mississippi River and its watershed have shaped the continent and its cultures. Today, the "Father of Waters" is still a powerful force of nature. It is used by millions of people for drinki...

The St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers offer 252 miles of clean water gliding past a lush green landscape, with glimpses of a human presence. Choose to canoe and camp amid the northwoods, or boat and fish surrounded by wooded bluffs and historic towns. This river corridor provides a wealth of scenic vie...