The Voyageur's Highway

The voyageur&#39;s highway was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country. Countless people&mdash;explorers, fur traders, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, naturalists&mdash;were drawn to the region&#39;s woods and lakeshores. Indians, French Canadians,Scandinavians, and Slavs all used the rich resources of the land to follow an old way of life or to find a new one. In a lively, clear style, Grace Lee Nute tells the fascinating story of their adventures and love of the land.<br /><br />The Voyageur&#39;s Highway serves as a dependable source of historical information on the fur trade era, the opening of the Iron Range, and the loggers&#39; way of life.