After reading about winter at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, you might decide that you want to visit during the next snowy season. But, how many days should you spend there? After all, it is during the winter and you might not be able to get to places or do things you’d be able to do during the warmer months.

An aerial view of winter ice on open water at Voyageurs National Park / NPS file

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Experience Winter, Minnesota Style, At Voyageurs National Park

Winter is a cold, snowy, and decidedly solitary season at Voyageurs National Park, where fellow visitors can be hard to spot. Take December 2017, for instance. The park recorded just 110 visitors, down from 196 a year earlier. But if you relish skimming through the woods on skis or snowmobiles, like to study tracks of what crossed the meadows and frozen ponds, or crave to see the dancing Northern Lights overhead, well, a visit to Voyageurs should be given serious consideration.

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