Your hosts the Dougherty family of Rainy Lake Houseboats say “Welcome Aboard” to a wonderful wilderness adventure. Our family has been providing guests with wonderful vacations since 1918 on famous Rainy Lake. Rainy Lake has been home to Voyageurs National Park since 1971. The Rainy Lake portion of Voyageurs National Park provides outstanding wilderness scenery, peace and tranquillity, plentiful wildlife, superior birding opportunities and truly world class fishing opportunities.

Voyageurs National Park is the only inland water-based park in the National Park System. It is located near the center of the greatest system of interconnected waterways on earth where no roads can be found.

The natural features are fascinating. Here is the edge of the Canadian Shield, an exposed outcropping of ancient granite. These are some of the oldest rocks visible on the face of the planet. Ancient pines struggle for existence on rugged cliffs. Glacier-scarred islands fill the landscape. Endless forests of towering white pines, spruce, birch and aspen soften the harshness and provide haven for the abundant wildlife. This is a timeless land. It is a place to wander and rest — to fish and sightsee. There is no better place to renew oneself than in “God’s Country.”

Our fully equipped completely modern houseboats provide you with total freedom to explore as the mood moves you. You can probe hidden bays and intimate islands that stretch forever into the distance. A houseboat is the perfect way to spend nights in the fragile landscape of the Canadian Shield. A houseboat will “leave no trace” upon the shores of Rainy Lake. The captain of a Rainy Lake Houseboat has no schedule, no deadlines, and most of all no stress! The captain marches to the beat of a different drummer, immersing themselves in the mysterious enchantment of this primitive corner of the world.