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Entry Point 19 - Stuart River

Stuart 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 28 miles. Access is a 480-rod portage to the Stuart River.

Number of Permits per Day: 1
Elevation: 1237 feet
Latitude: 48.0955
Longitude: -91.9887
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papszoo
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12/04/2009 02:31PM
 
New Trip Report posted by papszoo Trip Name: Stuart river to Stuart Lake and back again. Entry Point: 19 Click Here to View Trip Report wc-20091201-1741
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snakecharmer
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12/04/2009 03:32PM
 
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...right? I think you and daughter will be talking about this trip for a long, long time :) Funny stuff. Very nice report!

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

tremolo
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12/04/2009 04:01PM
 
Great TR! Thanks for sharing. You are a great dad and Katie is a patient daughter.

I took my girl into the BW this past August too-- best experience I've had with my daughter, and one we will repeat. Cheers, Karen
dogwoodgirl
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12/04/2009 05:36PM
 
wonderful report! Isn't it a bittersweet thing when the kids are finally stronger than we are?

~On to Fort Chipewyan before the snow flies!
Spartan2
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12/04/2009 05:39PM
 
That was a good trip report and a fun read! I think your daughter is a lucky girl, and you have a pretty great daughter, too. :-)
cowdoc
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12/04/2009 05:42PM
 
Kids are great.....nice read. Thanks

"What could happen?"
ducks
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12/04/2009 07:03PM
 
kids are awesome! thanks for sharing

Ride EZ
alpine525
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12/07/2009 01:07PM
 
Loved your story - thanks for sharing!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
Mongo65
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12/08/2009 04:52PM
 
Great trip report. Thanks for sharing.

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.
lars54
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12/08/2009 06:04PM
 
Very nice report
rlhedlund
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12/09/2009 05:21PM
 
Enjoyed reading your trip report. Glad you both had a great trip.

Life is Good, Living is Better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.
TomT
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12/10/2009 08:43AM
 
Well done. Very funny stuff. And I think with the crew you have that you will be able to be chauferred along on the next trip.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
UPBoy
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12/11/2009 09:04PM
 
Great report. We are thinking about the Stuart River entry up to Iron for our next trip and your report provided some good information. We were going to exit out at Moose River.

I have six children and have solo and group tripped with 4 boys but my daughters say no way. Nice thing about going with the boys is they are all big strappers and are portage animals. They take care of me.

Thanks for the report,

UP Boy

I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it
Ho Ho
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12/12/2009 05:29PM
 
Good one! Thanks
RainGearRight
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12/15/2009 11:10PM
 
I had a good laugh reading that. Thanks. The photo of your daughter in the lake was taken from almost the exact spot that I lodged a treble hook in my Dad's nose twenty years ago! He passed away ten years ago but before he left this world he taught me many valuable lessons. One being don't stand directly behind an eight year old throwing a spoon:)
Now that my daughter is about the age for her first canoe trip I can't wait show her this amazing place. We'll leave the treble hooks at home.

Thanks for the memory jog,
Dan

There's always money in the banana stand.
PaddleAway
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12/19/2009 01:05PM
 
Nice trip report! Amazing how the Stuart behind the busted beaver damn has changed, it was all mud a few years ago, now everything is green & alive. Cool.
HangLoose
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01/10/2010 08:19PM
 
I loved your trip report. I have traveled that route and I laughed because I almost got turned around on that same "shortcut".
SunCatcher
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01/11/2010 02:46PM
 
Papszoo,
We got a few things in common, I too bring way to much oil for fish, and I have also been known to get turned around and head down the wrong, creek, trail, or lake, but I always figure it out.
Nice trip and great memories, Thank You for Sharing.
SunCatcher

"WWJD"
dicecupmaker
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01/15/2010 02:29AM
 
Great trip report! I hooted the whole time. Took my nephew in 2007 on the same trip. His first BW trip. He is 6'3" and 240+ so I let him carry most of the gear. We started single portaging......until blood started coming out of my ears. That was the year I decided to get in shape b/f a trip. Again, good read!!! Namaste

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