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Tom Weber

The future of Minnesota's only national park

A boat passes through a channel in Voyageurs.
A boat passes through a channel in Voyageurs.
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It has been about a year since the National Park Service named its newest superintendent to run Voyageurs National Park, a land mass of more than 200,000 acres in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border.

Bob DeGross is a Wisconsin native who previously worked at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. He joined MPR's Tom Weber to talk about the first year of his tenure — and the future of Voyageurs.

To hear the full discussion use the audio player above.