The swarthy voyageurs of the late 17th and early 18th century were a hearty bunch who muscled 4-ton loads of fur pelts across windy waters and rocky portages. They worked 14-hour days, paddling ...

The International Water Institute in Fargo again this year is offering community paddling events for anyone interested in trying out a 10-passenger Voyageur canoe on the Red Lake River. According to ...

Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) is offering naturalist-led kayak and Voyageur canoe trips through October. Participants will use a CNC-provided boat, paddle and personal flotation device and may register ...

July 30th is the annual Voyageur Canoe championship race at Waterfront Park. More than 30 canoes powered by teams of 10 rowers and a captain race from the Big Four Bridge to the Harbor Lawn. It's an ...

It’s big, it’s wild and it’s cold, but to the coureur des bois, it was heaven on earth. The fur traders, the explorers and the black robes couldn’t wait to get onto Lake Superior with those big ...

Guided tours of the Wisconsin River sponsored by the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board were a big hit again this year. The board sponsored 12 outings in 15 days paddling the Wisconsin River from ...

Camping on the beach at Indiana Dunes State Park with 30 mph winds was no picnic, but reenactors portraying French-Canadian voyageurs roughed it over the weekend to show what life was like for traders ...

Trace Wisconsin’s waterways with French voyageurs and early trade routes. Host Doris Platt and guest David McNamara trace how canoes, keelboats and steamships opened Wisconsin to trade and settlement.