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Plan to restrict ATVs on frozen lakes at Voyageurs National Park gets pushback

May 20, 2023 05:15AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Ice road in Voyageurs National Park (NPS photo)

By  - Quetico Superior Wilderness News - May 19, 2023

A proposal by the National Park Service released last month that would implement rules for motorized travel on frozen lakes in Voyageurs National Park has received significant resistance. At public meetings in April, numerous park users and outfitters spoke against the draft regulations, which would restrict ATVs to 300 feet on either side of a few ice roads the Park Service maintains across its major lakes.


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