Voyageurs National Park The park lies in the southern part of the Canadian Shield, representing some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the world. This bedrock has been shaped and carved by at least four periods of glaciation. The topography of the park is rugged and varied; rolling hills are interspersed between bogs, beaver ponds, swamps, islands, small lakes and four large lakes. In the years since the last glaciation, a thin layer of soil has been created which supports the boreal forest ecosystem, the 'North Woods' of Voyageurs National Park. Voyageurs is a water based park. Access to the Kabetogama peninsula, the islands and nearly all of the park's shoreline is by watercraft. Minnesota Quick Links: Grand Portage National Monument Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Pipestone National Monument Voyageurs National Park Minnesota Tourism: Minnesota Office of Tourism Minnesota News: Obama and crowd rise to occasion The BBC's Kevin Connolly is in St Paul, Minnesota, as Barack Obama claims the Democratic presidential nomination. US drinkers upstage smoking ban Bars in Minnesota are adopting a thespian air after discovering that performers in plays are exempt from a smoking ban. Jobs in Minnesota: Assistant Manager Assistant Store Manager Store Manager Read about all jobs in Minnesota. Index: Placenames Around the World