La Verendrye Provincial Park
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For the similarly named park in Quebec, see: La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve .
La Verendrye Provincial Park
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La Verendrye Provincial Park is a waterway provincial park located in Ontario , Canada , on the border of Minnesota . The park stretches from the border of Quetico Provincial Park to Pigeon River Provincial Park on Lake Superior , following the lower portion of the Pigeon River . The park is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye an early explorer of Canada.
The park is a "non-operating" park, meaning no fees are charged and no staff is present with only few services offered.
La Verendrye Provincial Park is part of the historic fur trade route from Lake Superior to Winnipeg , and features several scenic diabase-capped mesas, as well as several types of rare and unusual plants.
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