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Entry Point 55 - Saganaga Lake

Saganaga Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by Gunflint Ranger Station near the city of Grand Marais, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 55 miles. No motors (use or possession) west of American Point. Access to Canada (the Crown land and Quetico Park). Large lake with many campsites and easy access. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 15
Elevation: 1184 feet
Latitude: 48.1716
Longitude: -90.8868
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Unas10
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07/08/2009 07:12PM
 
New Trip Report posted by Unas10

Trip Name: Dad's Trip.

Entry Point: 62

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dadof6
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07/08/2009 08:43PM
 
This was VERY COOL! Wow...how times have changed. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.



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"My life has been a series of campfires." Sigurd Olson
kanoes
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07/08/2009 08:54PM
 
THAT
WAS
AWESOME!

thank you so much!
Arkansas Man
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07/08/2009 08:58PM
 
Oh the simplicity of times past... Fantastic report!

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...
whiteh20
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07/08/2009 09:00PM
 
Thanks for sharing, it was a different world then.

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne
Wallidave
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07/08/2009 09:24PM
 
Nice report. I work at Proviso train yards...CNW back then, today Union Pacific.

Dave
Doug
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07/08/2009 09:39PM
 
What a great story! Things were sure different back then. Sometimes I wish I lived in that time period. Life was so simple. Thanks so much for posting it!!
willys53
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07/08/2009 10:14PM
 
Brought back memories of my dad telling stories. Thanks!
MIpaddler
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07/08/2009 11:46PM
 
yeah sometimes i wish i lived in a simpler time, just maybe not the great depression. cool story.
dogwoodgirl
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07/09/2009 02:08AM
 
How cool! My folks grew up during those times, and looking through their letters after they died was pretty eye-opening. My straightlaced, "normal" mom hitch hiked all over the East Coast. Different times, I guess.

~On to Fort Chipewyan before the snow flies!
Mad_Angler
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07/09/2009 08:21AM
 
Thanks for the the report.

I have to say that it is the most unique and one of the most interesting trip reports on BWCA.com

Thanks again...

Fish where the fish are...
Soledad
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07/10/2009 02:52PM
 
That was a great read! What an adventure they must have had, thanks for taking the time to post it.
rmpeterson2
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07/14/2009 09:04AM
 
Good story. Wish there was more detail. Thanks.
520eek
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07/14/2009 02:17PM
 
i really enjoyed this one! WOW! Thanks...

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!
lsvanderploeg
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07/14/2009 05:06PM
 
Wow. that was really neat. I am 18 and I often think about how easy it would be to just up and go on a trip like that if things were still the same. Very cool!

"Your fish wasnt that big." "It is now, it gets bigger every time I tell the story."
TomT
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07/14/2009 08:33PM
 
He did this at 17!? It's pretty amazing. Wonder if he ever called home...

I want to get one thing straight though. When they caught the freight going west at the end, did they end up working because they HAD to? Were they stuck out west and broke?

Also, did he ever talk to you about this trip? Any pics you can post from that era? Thanks for posting this. Great stuff!

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
Unas10
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07/15/2009 07:17AM
 
Thanks for all the compliments.

TomT, yes there were some pictures, however, I am sorry to say that I am not savvy enough in those matters to get them digitized and posted. I tried taking pictures of the pictures with a digital camera but had sketchy results.

I am not sure if they were broke, but they were kind of dead ended. If I am correct in reading his handwriting, they were in Beach, ND. It seems that the foreman of the "Reeve ranch" approached them on the street with a job offer of shoveling grain.

He did speak of this trip a couple of times, but I was younger then and did not follow up with the right questions. This is a lesson for all you youngsters (i.e., anyone with older living relatives); Listen to them, ask for details, get them talking about their youth. More often than not, you will be amazed.


Isvanderploeg, yes things are different, but they will be different again tomorrow. You are 18, go for it. Grab a couple of buddies and take a trip. Hopping freights is a thing of the past, but I'm sure you could come up with something before life makes other plans for you.

PS Run your web name through the spell checker.
Rapid Runner
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07/15/2009 05:18PM
 
great report. I hear alot of freight jumping stories from my grandpa still.. he was born in october 1915.
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