Archive for March, 2010
Posted March 26, 2010
People Tell Their Stories
Stories and legends from early days in the Kabetogama and Ash River areas provide colorful and historic tales and experiences.
Posted March 26, 2010
Great Story Ideas about Voyageurs National Park
On April 8, 1975, Voyageurs National Park was authorized as the nation’s 36th national park. This year marks the park’s 35th anniversary. Throughout the year the park and its partners are remembering the past and celebrating the future with an array of 35 special activities available to the public.
Posted March 26, 2010
Logging, Settlers and the Early Days
The Kabetogama History Society website (kabetogamahistory.org) offers short stories entitled Back in the Day. These stories tell about fishing and hunting, timber work as an occupation of early settlers. Other short stories tell about early school days, building roads and building out of an untamed wilderness area and first settlers to the area.
Posted March 26, 2010
NOvA Project at Ash River
Visitors to the Ash River and Kabetogama area can appreciate not only the beautiful nature around them but also the pursuit of understanding its fundamental structure. More than 180 scientists from 28 national laboratories and institutions all around the world are working on the NOvA neutrino experiment, which will take place in a laboratory under construction at Ash River Trail.
Posted March 26, 2010
Guests Have Memorable Vacations at Kabetogama Lake and Ash River Trail
Testimonials of returning guests reveal a need to return to a simpler more relaxed lake experience reminiscent of childhood visits to the area, camping out on the islands or at a campground at Woodenfrog or Ash River or staying in one of the many cabins at their favorite resort. Others just need to escape to a place that offers incomparable beauty, peace and great fishing.
Posted March 26, 2010
Stories of Local Wood Carvers and Artists
The Kabetogama area woodlands provide substance and spiritual motivation for artists and craftsmen.
Posted March 26, 2010
Fishing Voyageur Park Lakes
Walleye, northern pike, crappie and small mouth bass promise good catches in the vast open space of the Voyageur Park lakes while trout, small mouth bass, and muskie lure the fishing enthusiast to smaller lakes in the Kabetogama Peninsula. The fishing experience in the Voyageur National Park waterways is enhanced by the beauty and pristine nature