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woodpecker |
08/03/2011 05:05PM
The Basswood River, rich in History, being part of the "Voyaguer's Highway", was of specific interest to me on my revisit.....
Being a historical reenactor made the pictographs and the table rock very memorable because of the fact that actual native Americans and French Canadian Voyaguers working out of Grand Portage in 17th and 18th centuries were actually responsible for the two popular sites on the river.
Woodpecker
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wawasee |
07/29/2011 11:10PM
Enjoyed your trip report. Did the return trip jog any memories from the first trip?
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woodpecker |
07/30/2011 08:42PM
zulu......
I'm the guy on the left with dark hair (now White)....My friend is still my buddy but has'nt been to the bdub since... I've tried to get him back but he deer and elk hunts and uses his vacation for that....Oh well, his loss!!! thanks for your interest
Woodpecker
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woodpecker |
07/29/2011 07:19PM
Mirth... it's 1855.. check out my rating on the maps/campsite area Nice and secluded......
Woodpecker
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Zulu |
07/30/2011 08:00AM
Woodpecker - Thanks for the great trip report. The photos are very good, especially the one of the cliff. I am glad you and your sons had a great trip.
Which one are you in the 1981 photo? I can't tell. Do you still see your friend from 1981 and does he still go to the BWCA?
Glad you were able to return to Crooked and relive a trip from the past.
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woodpecker |
07/30/2011 08:45AM
wawasee
Yes it really did jog the 'ol memory bank...especially the pictos, table rock, and the lower Basswood Falls with the Canadian portage... oh and the mile portage used to have "lean-tos along the trail where you could walk under and get out from under the canoe for a breather.
Woodpecker
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woodpecker |
07/29/2011 11:26AM
New Trip Report posted by woodpecker
Trip Name: 1981 Border Route Revisited
Entry Point: 24
Click Here to View Trip Report
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mirth |
07/29/2011 04:27PM
Hey woodpecker - is the Hilton site in Thursday bay #1854 or #1855? 1854 is at the base of a peninsula facing East and 1855 faces West a little deeper into the bay.
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mirth |
07/29/2011 08:28PM
Awesome. Hopefully I'll be able to check it out in 6 weeks! =)
Thanks a bunch.
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