The state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. Our national park this week protects four major ones. The National Park Service says water is the foundation of this wild and remote place. Welcome to Voyageurs National Park! You must have a strong desire to see Voyageurs to make the visit. It is not an easy place to get to. Much of the park is accessible only by boat. The voyageurs for whom the park was named understood this well. Voyageur is a French word meaning “traveler.” In the 1700s, French Canadian fur traders starting coming to the area seeking beaver fur and other animal coats. The product was in great demand in Europe. The fur traders traveled to and from the area for business. They took canoes to get around. The boat trips were often long and hard. The waters and wild animals created great dangers. Voyageur life became legendary. The men were seen as brave adventurers. But they were also romantics. They became known for singing songs as they navigated the waterways. Of course the voyageurs were not the first people in the area that is now Voyageurs National Park. People first arrived there about 10,000 years ago. They were mostly nomadic, and did not settle permanently. In the last 1,000 years, Native American tribes settled in the area, including the Cree, Monsoni and Assiniboin. The Ojibwe were the residents of more modern times. They served as guides to the fur traders. They also provided canoes and other important items. Voyageurs National Park covers almost 88,500 hectares. About half of that surface is water.
Title: Voyageurs National Park: A Land of Lakes
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1584/voyageurs_NP.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Voyageurs National Park: A Land of Lakes' data-article-id='2100'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7875'>The state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes.</span> <span data-start-time='7875' data-end-time='14708'>Our national park this week protects four major ones.</span> <span data-start-time='14708' data-end-time='24771'>The National Park Service says water is the foundation of this wild and remote place.</span> <span data-start-time='24771' data-end-time='29417'>Welcome to Voyageurs National Park!</span> <span data-start-time='29417' data-end-time='37125'>You must have a strong desire to see Voyageurs to make the visit.</span> <span data-start-time='37125' data-end-time='41604'>It is not an easy place to get to. </span> <span data-start-time='41604' data-end-time='47333'>Much of the park is accessible only by boat.</span> <span data-start-time='47333' data-end-time='54938'>The voyageurs for whom the park was named understood this well.</span> <span data-start-time='54938' data-end-time='60375'>Voyageur is a French word meaning “traveler.”</span> <span data-start-time='60375' data-end-time='74604'>In the 1700s, French Canadian fur traders starting coming to the area seeking beaver fur and other animal coats.</span> <span data-start-time='74604' data-end-time='79500'>The product was in great demand in Europe.</span> <span data-start-time='79500' data-end-time='86167'>The fur traders traveled to and from the area for business.</span> <span data-start-time='86167' data-end-time='90354'>They took canoes to get around.</span> <span data-start-time='90354' data-end-time='95188'>The boat trips were often long and hard.</span> <span data-start-time='95188' data-end-time='101729'>The waters and wild animals created great dangers.</span> <span data-start-time='101729' data-end-time='106083'>Voyageur life became legendary.</span> <span data-start-time='106083' data-end-time='111021'>The men were seen as brave adventurers.</span> <span data-start-time='111021' data-end-time='114313'>But they were also romantics.</span> <span data-start-time='114313' data-end-time='121542'>They became known for singing songs as they navigated the waterways.</span> <span data-start-time='121542' data-end-time='130917'>Of course the voyageurs were not the first people in the area that is now Voyageurs National Park.</span> <span data-start-time='130917' data-end-time='137063'>People first arrived there about 10,000 years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='137063' data-end-time='143167'>They were mostly nomadic, and did not settle permanently.</span> <span data-start-time='143167' data-end-time='157646'>In the last 1,000 years, Native American tribes settled in the area, including the Cree, Monsoni and Assiniboin.</span> <span data-start-time='157646' data-end-time='162833'>The Ojibwe were the residents of more modern times.</span> <span data-start-time='162833' data-end-time='166958'>They served as guides to the fur traders.</span> <span data-start-time='166958' data-end-time='173229'>They also provided canoes and other important items.</span> <span data-start-time='173229' data-end-time='181958'>Voyageurs National Park covers almost 88,500 hectares.</span> <span data-start-time='181958' data-end-time='186896'>About half of that surface is water.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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