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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Ethno-Botanical Garden - Voyageurs National Park


A short loop trail behind the Rainy Lake visitor center leads through a one-acre field containing a variety of plants used by the Ojibwe people years ago. Once filled with exotic, invasive reed canary grass, the site has been restored to showcase the use of native plants by the Ojibwe. The trail is a crushed gravel surface and is ADA compliant.

Trailhead exhibit

Goldenrod (Solidago)

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)

Wayside exhibit

Tipi used in ranger talks

Mountain ash (Sorbus americana)

Red maple (Acer rubrum)

Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Entry to Voyageurs National Park is free.

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/voya.

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