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Le Fête du Voyageur: A Voyageur Celebration

Join us for a Voyageur celebration!

For 45 years, Voyageurs National Park Association (VNPA) has served as a leader in of grassroots citizen support and advocacy for Voyageurs National Park. In honor of this 45th year of service, and the 35th year of National Park designation for Voyageurs National Park, VNPA invites you to a special anniversary celebration. Download your invitation here.

Le Fête du Voyageur
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
At the Dodge Nature Center Farm Education Building

Join us at 5:00 pm for a social hour and hors d’œuvres. A traditional walleye “shore lunch” will be served at 6:30 pm, with a welcome from Park Superintendant Mike Ward. The evening will also feature a photographic presentation by Raymond Klass, an historic demonstration by Jacques le Voyageur, John Driscoll, and a silent auction throughout the evening. Cost is $35 per adult, with free admittance for children 12 and under.

To RVSP, please mail in the REPLY CARD to: VNPA, 126 N 3rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401. For more information, contact us at vnpa@voyageurs.org or (612) 333-5424.
Space is limited so please RSVP early or by July 20, 2010.

Le Fête du Voyageur is hosted by Voyageurs National Park Association.

This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Silent auction items have been kindly donated by:
Metro Blooms
Midwest Mountaineering
Milkweed Editions
Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota Zoo
Mother Earth Gardens
Patagonia, Inc. of St. Paul
Raymond Klass Photography
Voyageurs National Park

Illus. by Carl Bertsch from The Voyageur by Grace Lee Nute, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society Press.