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04/13/2023 07:29PM
Can someone explain how this works? We are going LIS North and want to head into LLC , if the weather is decent, so we’ll have to go through there. Is there a charge ? Can you just use the portage like normal? I’m so confused
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04/13/2023 08:58PM
Many years ago my realtor’s Father used to own the portage lease to run the motor portage. She told me how she would spend weekends there as a kid while her Dad would transport people over the portage. What a life!
Her email was something like walleye@…com
Her email was something like walleye@…com
04/14/2023 11:03AM
There is a sign for the canoe portage landing. Land there and walk the portage like normal. DO NOT use the dock on either side! DO NOT touch the docks, unless you want to pay. The person(s) there will want you to pay the fee if you use their docks. They are touchy about that subject, FYI.
04/16/2023 02:44PM
When are you going in? Highndry water last year was impressive. The falls were raging and created a string cross current in front of the docks and portage landing. Tricky place to navigate safely. The LLC side had to be held back from overflowing the portage and rails by a makeshift dam. For some reason the outfitter had me transfer my boat, gear and myself out on LLC to another boat floating nearby. That was fun. I think the LLC side couldn't maneuver in close enough to pick me up? Enjoy your trip!
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
04/16/2023 04:34PM
BeaV: "DO NOT touch the docks, unless you want to pay. The person(s) there will want you to pay the fee if you use their docks."
Beav, how much is the fee? Are the docks owned by the folks who run the mechanical portage?
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
04/18/2023 10:37AM
Jackfish: "BeaV: "DO NOT touch the docks, unless you want to pay. The person(s) there will want you to pay the fee if you use their docks."
Beav, how much is the fee? Are the docks owned by the folks who run the mechanical portage?"
I don't know who runs the 2 mechanical portages along the route to LLC but I assume it's contracted out to a private party similiar to Prairie Portage? And again, I don't know who controls all the infrastructure but assume it's the private operator. I've witnessed on multiple occasions, canoers who used the docks to aid in getting out or back in the water and been chewed out/requested to pay.
And the sign is there for everyone to read... :)
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