Park Service drops unpopular frozen lake use plan at Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park

Officials at Voyageurs National Park have scrapped a controversial plan that would have restricted winter vehicle access on the park’s frozen lakes, ending a two-year process that drew sharp criticism from local residents, business owners, and state officials.
The decision, formally announced May 6, came with the termination of an environmental assessment tied to the Frozen Lake Surface Use Plan.

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