VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK. MINNESOTA

No problems getting back into the States, a real nice border man, chatted about what we were doing, then asked where we flew into, then asked us if we had ESTA, no we have a visa, did they not give you an I94, no we say, they told us they had stopped giving them out. Border man says - they're always changing things! Is he not supposed to know the rules!! Then he says he'll just have a look in the trailer so Roy started to get out - no he says - on my own - you might have a gun in there! I am sure he was joking. He wasn't long, came back and said were fine, I asked him about when we leave, he said we will know when you leave the country - thanked him saying I didn't want to get in trouble. You're good he says! Phew! Yet again I realize that American customs seem to make the rules up as they go along.



THE BIGGEST SMOKEY BEAR IN ALL THE WORLD AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS

Voyageurs National Park was on our list and the rain would not stop us. We knew it was a water based park with 500 plus islands and 655 miles of shoreline. Sadly the boat trips had finished for the year so we did a hike, watched the video in the visitor centre and imagined!

Once used routes for travel and trade, the voyageurs (canoemen) maneuvered their lightweight birchwood canoes through the North Woods, transporting trade goods between Montreal and the Canadian Northwest. They returned with pelts of beaver and other animals, which were shipped to European markets.

 A RAINY DAY AT RAINY LAKE IN VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK

VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK

RANIER - THE OLDEST OPERATING CANTILEVER RAILRAOD BRIDGE IN THE U.S.

LOVE THIS SIGN! - TOTALLY HONEST - FAIRLY RELIABLE!!

BIG VIC