I'm not sure just what to think of Voyageurs. On the one hand, it's quite pretty, and on a nice boat trip to Kettle Falls we saw a whole bunch of bald eagles. On the other hand, as national parks go - it doesn't have the best story. There's some nice natural beauty - but honestly, Pictured Rocks or Apostle Islands offer similar experiences. And Grand Portage does a _much_ better job of telling the story of the voyageurs. I enjoyed it, I'm glad we went, and thrilled we were able to book the boat ride, but - it's not a park I really need to get back to.
I'm amused that I kept getting closer and closer to Canada by visited smaller and smaller waterfalls. At Niagara Falls I was a few blocks away from Canada; had I known that we wouldn't be going to Europe, I probably would have gone. Then we got to International Falls, 1/2 block from Canada. And then on the way to Kettle Falls - which has no falls, by the way, just some rapids that have been replaced by a dam - we actually went into Canada. Well, Canadian water, at least...
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