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Entry Point 12 - Little Vermilion Lake
Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake) entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (Unlimited max). This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Cook, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 45 miles. Enter from Crane Lake. Note: Not the entry point to use for Trout Lake (#1)
Number of Permits per Day: 6
Elevation: 1150 feet
Latitude: 48.2995
Longitude: -92.4268
Little Vermilion Lake - 12
Number of Permits per Day: 6
Elevation: 1150 feet
Latitude: 48.2995
Longitude: -92.4268
Little Vermilion Lake - 12
Our Voyageur Challenge - The Pace Canoe
by TreeBear
Trip Report
Entry Date:
August 31, 2023
Entry Point:
Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake)
Exit Point:
North Fowl Lake (70)
Number of Days:
4
Group Size:
3
Trip Introduction:
Early on Monday morning, we sat overlooking the moonlight-cast surface of Lake Superior. We were tired and sore, but grateful for the incredible experience and the culmination of years of hopeful dreams to achieve this moment. This is our story of paddling the Voyageur Challenge starting on August 31, 2023.
Report
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 Slept in a bit this morning and boy did that feel good. Tent pad at this site was a thick bed of White Pine needles. Good thing there was a fire ban because if there wasn't I would have been tempted to have a fire last night and the bugs at this site were prety bad. Caught a 5-6lb pike this morning from shore that i filetted and will have for dinner. Todays travels took us through Thomas and Ima and into Jordan. Portaging all pretty easy. Calm waters on Thomas, saw a big eagle on island by portage. When we got to Ima we ended up paddling intoa headwind. Headwinds are especially problematic on this trip as I am much bigger than my bow paddler and so the bow tends to act like a sail, makes for tough going. Finally make it over to the northern most campsite on Jordan and are greeted by a sandy beach with a number of large tent pads. Went for a swim, water felt to be about 50 degrees so it was more like a dunk, had dinner and hung out in the tent reading and playing Yahtzee to hide from the thunderstorm that almost blew the tent over. 
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