This week I have decided to take a week off of the National Park series and give you some travel tips! You may have heard of some of these before, and already do them when you travel, but these are what I do! I hope you enjoy.
Thank you so much for reading some of my favorite travel tips!! I hope some of them will help you in the future!!
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Minnesota is home to one of the 61 amazing National Parks in the U.S, Voyageurs National Park!! Located in the Northern part of Minnesota; near International Falls. The park may not be as popular and touristy, but it does have endless lakes, rocks to cliff jump off of, wildlife and so much more. One third of the park is made up of lakes which is why over 200 campsites are only accessible by boat. Some people visiting Voyageurs National Park (including myself) choose to explore the park by houseboats! My grandparents, cousins, sister and I rented our houseboat from a place on Crane lake called Voyagaire lodge and houseboats. Our houseboat was called the Sportcruiser 440. With seven people on the boat, it was tight but there was always space to move. The houseboat that we rented had a kitchen with everything we would need to cook, had a table that could be made into a bed (like in campers), two couches that could fold down to make a bed for one person each, a bedroom with a queen size bed, a 3 foot room on the top of the boat that was only accessible by ladder, two places to drive the boat from (one in the inside and one on the top deck), a deck in the front and back of the boat, and then on top of the houseboat there was railings around the outside and a bunch of space to hang out, suntan, sit, play games or whatever you want! My favorite part about the boat was the balcony. My cousins and I would lay there and tan and we would climb onto the other side of the railings and then would jump from 10 feet in the air into the lake!! Voyageurs National Park is made up of many lakes and we only had time to visit a few lakes that included Sand Point and Crane lake. As my cousins, sister and I were swimming and jumping in the lake, we noticed that the lake had a red tint, unlike any lakes we had been to before, from the plentiful amount iron that is in the rocks and sediments in the bottom of the lake. Although it looked really strange it was still safe to swim and be around. The park is located in Northern Minnesota where there are more mountains and rocks, which means the hiking is stunning! Some hikes lead to waterfalls, lakes, or amazing views and because the park is one third water, some hikes are only accessible by boat. Minnesota is lucky to be apart of the states that have their own National Park, and even more luck to have a National Park as amazing and beautiful as Voyageurs!! I would absolutely love to go back to the park to explore, hike, swim, and enjoy the beauty!! I hope you enjoyed reading about this weeks National Park, see you next week!!
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Welcome!!Hey hey!! My name is Mara Lysne. I have always had a love for traveling, which has inspired me to create my very own travel blog! I will be writing about some of my favorite places, National Parks, and will also include some good travel tips to keep in mind when traveling! I hope you enjoy :) Archives
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