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Superintendent Mike Ward congratulates the 2009 National Park Week Youth Art Contest winners.

National Park Week 2010
April 18-24

Each spring Voyageurs National Park celebrates with an annual Youth Art Contest and Open House. Kids from preschool through sixth grade enter the contest by creating a painting or drawing that illustrates a park theme. During the open house prizes are awarded and activities are available for the entire family.

Park theme and contest information to be announced in February.

The winner of the Kids in Parks program and family will enjoy a stay at a cabin in Voyageurs National Park.

Kids in Parks Program

In 2008 the park started the Kids in Parks Program.  The first place winner of the Kids Art Contest in the 5-6^th grade group will become the next participant in the Kids in Parks Program. The first place winner will receive FREE lodging for a weekend in the park, plus FREE tickets for an Otter tour boat program and North Canoe Voyage. The goal of the Kids in Parks Program is to share a park experience with a family from one of the park’s surrounding gateway communities. The winner of the Kids in Parks Program must meet the criteria outlined below. 

• Artwork must be entered by the deadline (to be determined)
• Must be in the 5 – 6^th grade group
• Must live in Koochiching or northern St. Louis County, MN (north of Cook) or Fort Frances, Ontario
• Must have a signed guardian approval form on the back of the submitted artwork
• Must be available to stay in the park the weekend of July 9–11, 2010
• Must be able to meet the following requirements during his/her stay:
• • Complete one volunteer service project 
  • Accompany a Park Ranger for one hour
  • Accompany a Park Naturalist for two hours

National Park Week is proclaimed each year by the President of the United States to recognize and celebrate our national parks. America’s National Park System contains living examples of some of the best things our nation has to offer—magnificent natural landscapes and places that reflect our heritage.

Help park rangers take care of our national parks by becoming a Junior Ranger.

Become a Junior Ranger!

Do you like exploring the park, taking boat trips, hiking in park forests, or seeing a bald eagle fly overhead? If the answer is yes, then you might be just the kid we're looking for to become our newest Junior Ranger!

Stop by a park visitor center to pick up a free Junior Ranger booklet.