PHOTOS: Voyageurs National Park

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Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A campsite at Voyageurs National Park has an island all to itself. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Camping on an island at Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Camping on an island at Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Nina Yankey, 9 of Iowa City, readies a marshmallow for roasting. "it's nice not to be like stuck inside and watching screen time and stuff." She and her parents had an island in Voyageurs National Park all to themselves. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Nina Yankey, 9 of Iowa City, eats s'mores. "it's nice not to be like stuck inside and watching screen time and stuff." She and her parents had an island in Voyageurs National Park all to themselves. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park won a recent USA Today pole for the national park with the best sunsets in the entire country. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Eric Johnson with Voyageurs Outfitters pilots his boat through the water. "You could explore Voyageurs for your whole life and never see it all. If I ever do get tired of it I'll let you know." Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

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Walleye fishing in Voyageurs National Park is some of the best in the country. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A walleye is clubbed before being filleted. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

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Most marinas have fillet stations where anglers can take care of their fish as soon as they return to dock. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A Northern Pike waits his turn to be filleted like the walleyes before him. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Walleye fillets at Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A few gold mines are left from a short-lived gold rush on Rainy Lake that started in 1893 and ended in 1898, complete with remnants of a ghost town called Rainy Lake City. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Jennifer Heptinstall of Alabama points to a bald eagle she spotted in a tree, as her family motors around Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park. "You just recharge when you're off grid for a little while." she said. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A bald eagle sits atop a pine tree in Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Jennifer Heptinstall of Alabama snaps photos on Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National Park. "I think it's good for the soul," says Heptinstall. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Voyageurs National Park won a recent USA Today poll for the national park with the best sunsets in the entire country. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park visitors ride in a 26-foot long North Canoe from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park Ranger Elizabeth Herzog dresses as a French-Canadian Voyageur before putting on a program for visitors which ended in a ride in a 26-foot long North Canoe at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Visitors dress as Voyageurs before boarding a 26-foot long North Canoe for a ride from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Visitors dress as Voyageurs before boarding a 26-foot long North Canoe for a ride from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park Ranger Elizabeth Herzog, dressed as a French-Canadian Voyageur, yells paddling instructions before taking a group of people on a canoe trip at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Visitors prepare for a canoe trip at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

A 26-foot long North Canoe is boarded for a ride from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park Ranger Elizabeth Herzog leads a group of people on a 26-foot long North Canoe from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park Ranger Elizabeth Herzog leads a group on a 26-foot long North Canoe from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Park Ranger Elizabeth Herzog leads a group on a 26-foot long North Canoe from the Lake Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

The sun sets over another day at Voyageurs National Park Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

Photo: Ben Garvin

Northern lights brighten the night sky over Kabetogema Lake in Voyageurs National Park. Photo: Ben Garvin / KARE11

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