Voyageur
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Voyageur is a French word meaning "voyager" or "traveler".

Voyageur can refer to:
  • Voyageurs
    Voyageurs
    The Voyageurs were the persons who engaged in the transportation of furs by canoe during the fur trade era. Voyageur is a French word which literally translates to "traveler"...

    , persons who transported furs by canoe during the fur trade era.
  • Coureur des bois
    Coureur des bois
    A coureur des bois or coureur de bois was an independent entrepreneurial French-Canadian woodsman who traveled in New France and the interior of North America. They travelled in the woods to trade various things for fur....

    , fur traders in 17th and 18th century North America sometimes called voyageurs
  • Terminus Voyageur
    Terminus Voyageur
    Terminus Voyageur may refer to:*Gare d'autocars de Montréal*Ottawa Central Station...

  • The Voyageurs
    The Voyageurs
    The Voyageurs is an unofficial Canadian soccer supporters group founded in 1996, notable for their support of Canada's national teams, awarding of the annual Voyageurs Cup for men's soccer at the MLS and former USL-1 levels and influence in the Canadian soccer media.-History:The group's first...

    , a Canadian soccer fan club founded in 1996
  • Voyageurs National Park
    Voyageurs National Park
    Voyageurs National Park is a United States National Park in northern Minnesota near the town of International Falls. It was established in 1975. The park's name commemorates the voyageurs, French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area...

    , a US National Park in Minnesota
  • Voyageurs (camp)
    Voyageurs (camp)
    Voyageurs is a French language and culture program at the Concordia Language Villages based in northern Minnesota. Recreating the life of the voyageurs, French fur traders of the 18th-century, campers cook over an open fire, bathe in the lake, and complete a grande voyage by canoe during the two-...

    , a French language immersion program run through the Concordia Language Villages
  • Voyageur (album)
    Voyageur (album)
    -Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle – lead vocals *Michael Cretu – record producer, lead vocals *Sandra Cretu – back vocals *Andru Donalds – lead vocals *Jens Gad – guitars...

    , a 2003 album by Enigma
    • "Voyageur" (song)
      Voyageur (song)
      "Voyageur" is a 2003 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the first released from their fifth album, Voyageur.The video for the song was filmed on location in Prague, the Czech Republic.-Single track listing:...

      , on the Enigma album
  • Voyageur (Kathleen Edwards album)
    Voyageur (Kathleen Edwards album)
    Voyageur is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, scheduled for release on January 17, 2012. The album was produced by Edwards and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver....

    , a 2012 album by Kathleen Edwards
  • Voyageurs (novel)
    Voyageurs (novel)
    Voyageurs is the title of the 2003 novel by Scottish writer Margaret Elphinstone. It sets a young Quaker farmer from rural England in search of his missing missionary sister; he must work as a voyageur to have any hope of finding her.- References :...

    , a 2003 novel by Margaret Elphinstone
  • Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
    Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines
    Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines, commonly called Voyageur Colonial or just Voyageur, is a Canadian intercity bus company that serves Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, primarily the cities of Montreal, Ottawa and Kingston...

  • Voyageur Airways
    Voyageur Airways
    Voyageur Airways is an airline based in North Bay, Ontario, Canada that commenced operations in 1968. Along with air charters they also repair and maintain aircraft and an air ambulance service. They also provide ground handling, fuel services and terminal services at the North Bay/Jack Garland...

    , a Canadian charter airline


Schools:
  • École des Voyageurs
    École Des Voyageurs
    École des Voyageurs is a French first language elementary school located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It serves the French population of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.-Student exchange:...

    , a French-language elementary school in Langley, British Columbia, Canada
  • Voyageur Elementary School, an English-language elementary school in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
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