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Entry Point 32 - South Kawishiwi River

South Kawishiwi River entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 21 miles. Access is a 140-rod portage to the river.

Number of Permits per Day: 2
Elevation: 1201 feet
Latitude: 47.8419
Longitude: -91.6632
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RandyPfeifer
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02/28/2014 08:56PM
 
New Trip Report posted by RandyPfeifer

Trip Name: Lake One - Insula - Kawishiwi - Pagami Creek.

Entry Point: 30

Click Here to View Trip Report

Randy Pfeifer (847) 341-0618
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TomT
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03/01/2014 04:42PM
 
That was very nice. Good pics too! It's amazing how adventurous you can make a trip and not really going into the interior but just going to places where others don't. Kudos on going down Pagami creek.


Thanks for the story!

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
Ho Ho
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03/01/2014 08:03PM
 

Wow, very cool, very impressive. I didn't know you could do that route (without some super-super crazy effort beyond even what you guys did). Nice adventure!


I was wondering as I read the report whether the place where the creek "disappears" was actually a divide with creeks flowing in opposite directions in the same valley. But I guess you paid attention to the current (in fact, you used it to find the best route), so you would know if that was the case.


Thanks for the report!


I hate social media
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03/01/2014 10:01PM
 
Why don't you post your report here, instead of having me go to some other website. just like talking on your phone in front of people , just to be heard, you think you need to stand out. Next time why don't you just twitter your whole trip.
satchmoa
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03/02/2014 06:39AM
 
Great report and pictures. Thanks

I would rather be upside down in my canoe than right side up at my desk
Exo
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03/02/2014 08:40AM
 
That was a great report. Good job tackling the Pagami Creek. That was interesting.
Jaywalker
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03/02/2014 09:35AM
 
Great report! Reading about Pagami Creek seeming to vanish in the grass reminded me of the scene from African Queen where Bogie was pulling the boat toward the lake! What an adventure!
boonie
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03/02/2014 09:52PM
 
Great report and pictures. That's some wild and beautiful looking country up Pagami Creek.
RandyPfeifer
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03/12/2014 08:07AM
 
I hate social media
Guest Paddler wrote:

"Why don't you post your report here, instead of having me go to some other website. just like talking on your phone in front of people , just to be heard, you think you need to stand out. Next time why don't you just twitter your whole trip."


I had already written the report for another purpose. The effort to upload every picture again and reconstruct the report was a waste of time. If you don't like following links, don't do it. I don't twitter...

Randy Pfeifer (847) 341-0618
RandyPfeifer
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03/12/2014 08:07AM
 


Randy Pfeifer (847) 341-0618
Mocha
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03/12/2014 08:55AM
 
wonderful trip! really enjoyed the description of finding your way through the creek and discovering it was indeed possible.
mcspin50
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03/22/2014 12:02AM
 
Great report. What brave souls you are for tackling an unknown portage. Loved listening to the loons. I closed my eyes and pictured myself back on Oyster last summer hearing the chorus of calls.
Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. - Lao Tzu
missmolly
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03/22/2014 09:02AM
 
That is a good report. Well done!

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
Randy Pfeifer
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05/15/2014 03:56PM
 
The link in my report appears to have broken. Here's a link that should work...


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8njz03p5cg98vzp/2013%20Suz%20trip%20report.pdf
waterdog
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05/17/2014 10:21AM
 
Thank you for posting. Sounds like a great trip!

"That'll do, Pig." Farmer Hoggett
donnan
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05/29/2014 08:03PM
 
Thanks for the great trip report. Don and Nancy (Donnan)
OldFingers57
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05/29/2014 08:26PM
 
Link: 2013 trip report

Great report and pics.

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
timatkn
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05/29/2014 11:31PM
 
Thanks for posting enjoyed the story.


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“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau
hwdhusky
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03/27/2017 01:28PM
 
Holy, you two sure are not afraid of moving around... good for you!


I know I am late to the party on this trip report but spring is getting to me and I needed to go back in the annals of BWCA trip reports to help me get through to summer or least warmer spring weather. Thanks for sharing.


vnzill
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03/28/2017 09:00AM
 
I was going to read this but the link seems to be a dead end.

Hitting alligators with your paddle causes problems
boonie
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03/28/2017 10:07AM
 
quote vnzill: "I was going to read this but the link seems to be a dead end."


I used OldFingers57's link and it worked. Try that.
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