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Voyageur Lumber

Located in Ely, Minnesota

Voyageur Lumber is located in beautiful Ely, MN. It has been in business 20 years with some employees being born and raised in Ely, their entire careers being in the lumber business. They know the area and are extremely competent in their knowledge of building products and how to help customers with their projects.

They have a full range of building products along with the ability to deliver and help with any questions that arise. They can provide free estimates and have many displays to help in your product selections.

☆☆☆☆☆

"As a building contractor in Ely for 15 years, I have gotten supplies from Voyageur Lumber nearly exclusively. In this day of infinite connectivity and ease of getting supplies shipped in from big box stores, why do I stay so loyal? Simply put, they separate themselves from the rest with great service, hard work getting new product information, and backing 100% the products they sell."

Michael Dietzman, for Boreal Woodworking, Inc.

Voyageur Lumber has knowledgeable, capable staff and quality products paired with excellent service. This is why I prefer to build, using Voyageur Lumber as my supplier.

Evan Faltesek, Silver Birch Builders, Inc.

• Free estimating

• Help in product selection

• Helpful displays

• Delivery

• Helpful employees to help load your vehicle

• Help in finding local contractors and other sub contractors

• Helpful local information

Voyager Lumber Products

• Full line of framing materials, including treated, cedar and redwood. Sheathing including various plywoods and oriented stand panels.

• Exterior millwork including entry systems and Marvin Windows.

• Engineered products including roof/floor trusses, laminated trusses and other engineered floor and roof systems

• Broad assortment of exterior sidings, including wood, vinyl, fiber cement or a mixture of several.

• Complete assortment of roofing materials, including asphalt, cedar shakes or metal.

• Full line of interior products, from drywall to a broad selection of wood paneling

• Full assortment of insulation including fiberglass, rigid sheets and blown-in cellulose.

• Misc. – concrete blocks & cement, floatation billets, dock assemblies, pneumatic tools, Sitkin Stains, and contractor tools for rent.

Inventory

At Voyageur Lumber, we feel the best homes are built from the best materials. That is why we stock premium grade dimension lumber, treated lumber, and cedar products. Why this may make us a little more than the other guys, you can feel secure in your home investment with products from Voyageur Lumber.

Other than dimensional (framing) lumber, we also stock a full compliment of products to help you complete your home. And, while we can’t stock everything available on the market, we are able to order anything available from our suppliers. From 2x12-20’ Treated Board to a Hand Carved Maple Door, Voyageur Lumber has access to the products you need.

Meet the Team

John Schiltz “Sr.” (Manager)

John was born into the lumber and building material trade, as was his son John Schiltz “Jr.”
John’s father ran the Lampert Building Center in Ely for 28 years and if he wanted to spend time with his father, Bill Schiltz, he would go to the “yard”. While there, he was more than likely put to “work” i.e. sweeping, picking up nails, straightening lumber and so on.
Sr. started working full time summers, part time winters at Lamperts when he was 17 (1977) and he has never left the Building Materials Trade since!
John also has a Tree Farm 2 miles west of Ely that he maintains and also shears and harvests Christmas trees for local customers. Some of his trees have even gone as far as the Twin Cities and Illinois.
John has three children, six grandkids, a great grandchild, two red labs named Sadie & Etta, cats Coffee and Donut, and his wife of 42 years, Carolyn.
John has been at Voyageur Lumber for over 34 years and three years before Voyageur, he worked at Standard Lumber. Same location! Same desk!
John’s passions are his grandkids, horseshoes, shooting pool, fishing and hunting, his tree farm, antique bottles, and of course, his wife and kids, and even working at the yard!
John Schiltz “Jr.” (Outside Sales)

John, or “Jr.” as he’s known around the yard, is a 3rd generation Lumberman. Like his father before him, he got his unofficial start in the lumber business sweeping nails and picking up garbage around the yard to earn money for candy.
At 16, John officially joined the Voyageur Lumber ranks as a “yard guy”; working during his summers until he graduated from St. John’s University in 2002. In the winter of 2002, John left Ely to work for a string of lumber yards; serving as a sales assistant in St. Cloud, interim and Assistant Manager in Stillwater, and Manager in St. Peter.
In 2006, with his young family in tow, John returned to Ely as Voyageur Lumbers first Outside Salesman. Seventeen years later, John’s family has grown to include his 2 children Isabelle and John Cooper, his wife Heidi, and Broc du Bourbonnais Bo. John enjoys Tuesday Dart League with his wife, summer horse shoes at his father’s property, and is a diehard Chicago Bears fan.
Kayla Tedrick (Accounts Receivable)

Kayla is the last member of the Schiltz family to be employed at Voyageur Lumber, joining her dad and older brother in April of 2009. Kayla graduated from Ely Memorial High School in 2002 and graduated from UMD in 2006. Kayla lives a short 2 blocks away from Voyageur Lumber in a home that has been in the family since the time of her Great Grandparents. Kayla lives with her husband Pete, who is also her favorite coworker, and her 2 dogs, Bentley and Annie.
Kayla loves to tend her vegetable and flower gardens in the summer and enjoys crochet projects to pass time in the winters. She and Pete enjoy traveling and rooting on their favorite sports teams by attending Wild and Twins games. Their favorite pastime is their visits with their Granddaughters.
Pete Tedrick (Sales)

Pete could not resist joining the family business in 2015 by joining his wife and in-laws at Voyageur Lumber. Pete started as a "yard guy" and quickly earned his way up to Sales. Pete loves interacting with customers and being involved in the day to day activity of the store.
Pete is a 1987 graduate of Ely Memorial High School, and a 1992 graduate of St. Cloud State University. Pete has 2 children, Tyler and Ashley, and 3 granddaughters. Pete lives in Ely with his wife Kayla and their 2 dogs, Bentley and Annie.