Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Sawbill to Lake One
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Michwall2 |
Sawbill 1 Sawbill to Phoebe Phoebe to Malberg Malberg to Insula (Via Fishdance) Insula to Lake 1 Sawbill 2 Sawbill to Wine Wine to Trail Trail to Malberg Malberg to Insula (Via Fishdance) Insula to Lake 1 Sawbill 3 Sawbill to Frost Lake Frost Lake to Mesaba Lake (Frost River) (Afton to Mesaba?) Mesaba to Trail Lake Trail Lake to Malberg Lake Malberg to Insula (Via Fishdance) Insula to Lake 1 Baker Lake Baker to South Temperance South Temperance to Frost Lake Frost Lake to Mesaba Lake Mesaba Lake to Trail Lake Trail Lake to Malberg Lake Malberg Lake to Insula Lake (Via Fishdance) Insula to Lake One. Seagull 1 Seagull to Ogishkemuncie Ogishkemumcie to Kekakabic Kek to Alice Alice to Lake Number? Number Lake to Lake One Seagull 2 Seagull to Ogishkemuncie Ogishkemuncie to Little Sag Little Sag to Malberg Malberg to Insula(Via Fishdance) Insula to Lake 1 Seagull 3 (Grandma L) Seagull to Ogishkemuncie Ogish to Little Sag Little Sag to Fraser (Little Sag to Cap) Fraser to Insula (Cap to Thomas) Insula to Lake 1 (Thomas to Insula) (Insula to Lake 1) Lizz Lake 1 Poplar (Lizz Lake portage) to Kiskadinna Lake Kiskadinna Lake to Snipe Lake Snipe Lake to Crooked Lake Crooked Lake to Little Sag Little Sag to Malberg Malberg to Insula (via Fishdance) Insula to Lake one Lizz Lake 2 Poplar (Lizz Lake ) to Kiskadinna Lake Kiskadinna Lake to Frost Lake Frost Lake to Mesaba Lake Mesaba Lake to Trail Lake Trail lake to Malberg Lake Malberg Lake to Insula (via Fishdance) Insula to Lake 1 Round Lake Round Lake to Tuscarora Tuscarora to Little Sag Little Sag to Malberg Malberg to Insula Insula to Lake 1 Hope you have a great trip! |
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BuckFlicks |
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billconner |
quote TominMpls: "So my daughter kiddingly suggested that if we camped on Elton Lake, the latrine would be the Elton John. The landings are separated but having gone in and out Snowbank twice in last few years, I never saw a motorized boat near landing. Saw one across lake once. August and September. |
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boonie |
Winter's long, so just in case you need more to look at . . . ;) If you go from Sawbill to Mesaba, you could continue north to Little Sag . . . From Little Sag, you can go through Pan to Malberg, or through Ledge to Boulder, Adams, Beaver or through Cap to Sagus, Fraser . . . And Lizz is only one entry out of Poplar, so . . . you could enter at Meeds or you could use Skipper through Banadad to Long Island And there are multiple options out of Round Lake - Missing Link EP and Brant EP and multiple options there . . . And, of course, another Gunflint EP would be Cross Bay with one option being Snipe and the Howl Swamp to Tuscarora . . . Happy planning :) |
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Michwall2 |
quote BuckFlicks: "Start at Brule? That's a Tofte EP, but won't have the traffic that Sawbill does." Baker Lake would essentially be the same without the wind risk that Brule represents. Baker has only 3 permits per day so the traffic there is also light. You will need an extra day to travel to S or N Temperance from Baker (If the wind is light you might be able to reach Cherokee Lake from Brule in one day.), but the route from Baker to the Temperance lakes is as pretty as you will find anywhere in the BW. |
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TominMpls |
You sir (or madam) have just given me loads to look over. I was drawn to this general region both because it spans a huge section of the center of the BWCA while crossing from one zone to another, and because there are so many routes. So I'll be looking over all of those - and maybe a few more :) The best part about winter is looking at all the possibilities! |
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landoftheskytintedwater |
Sawbill busy but it also funnels people along four routes out of it. If you're worried about crowds, you could get rid of them pretty quick if you take Kelos/Lujenida up to Zenith. If you did that route and took the Louse River to Malberg that would be the most remote portion of the trip for sure. The Lady Chain to Polly/Malberg would be an easier option. The longer option would be going up to Cherokee then taking the Frost and Louse Rivers to Malberg (you could even do the Lujenida route and go up to Little Sag then travel through Makwa/Pan back to the Kawishiwi River. You'd certainly have a lot of options and if the wind cooperated you could just exit from Insula all the way out to Lake One to avoid the crowds on the numbered lakes. Make sure you work the Fishdance pictos into the route. I love the route from Little Sag back to the Kawishiwi River via Makwa/Pan/Kivaniva. |
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boonie |
There are also options from the Gunflint Trail if that possibility interests you. There are other options out of Tofte - Kawishiwi Lake and Hog Creek. Depending on entry, time, and travel, you could alternatively exit at Snowbank, Moose, Little Gabbro, South Kawishiwi, or Farm. A lot of options and a lot to think about. To a large extent, where you enter and exit will depend on the route, which will depend on travel time. Good luck and enjoy the planning! |
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WHendrix |
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TominMpls |
So, thoughts? At the moment I'm just planning the broad strokes of the trip, but would like to be settled on the entry and exit points before permits come available. |
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Grandma L |
You could also think about the "Challenge" - Crane or International Falls to Grand Portage (Lake Superior) along the border route. This was the 2017 Challenge invite |
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cowdoc |
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mjmkjun |
quote WHendrix: "It also depends on when you are going. A couple of years ago when I put in at Sawbill in early June I mentioned to Bill Hansen at Sawbill Outfitters that it seemed pretty quiet. He said their season really didn't get going strong until late June." Yep. Sawbill doesn't go into 'zoo mode' until July 4th holiday. Been there the 3rd and another time on the 4th week of June and found it to be on the quiet. Once July 4th weekend hits it's much busier. Still, it's relatively quiet because Sawbill enforces campground rules. I've witnessed such when a group arrived late in the night and, in their excitement, were talking loudly to one another as they set up camp. I don't think they realized how much their voices carried thru the silence of the night. The host (#17) was quick to calm 'em down. |
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TominMpls |
It got me looking. How much would I hate coming out at EP27, Snowbank? I've never been at a combined paddle/motor entry. |
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boonie |
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