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      Trip Report - Seagull to Knife to...Seagull
 
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Entry Point 1 - Trout Lake


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Trout Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Cook, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 30 miles. Access from LakeVermilion via 60-rod canoe portage or 180-rod portage that allows the use of portage wheels. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 12
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
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GraduateSlave
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03/14/2010 08:51AM
  
New Trip Report posted by GraduateSlave

Trip Name: Seagull to Knife to...Seagull.

Entry Point: 54

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onajourney
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03/14/2010 06:20PM
  
Nice report. We did some of that area, but we had a tow to American Point on Sag and then looped through Ottertrack with a jaunt to Gigikikki and then Knife, etc. The day we were on Sag it was windy and very wavy - it was a very tough paddle. We would have set camp early but all the campsites were full...guess no one wanted to travel in those conditions. Hope the weather Gods are with you on your next trip!
boonie
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03/16/2010 08:45PM
  
Interesting report, graduate slave. Interesting trip, too. I've been on a couple of those where I wondered what I did to draw the wrath of the gods. I believe they're just capricious ;). The gods must be crazy :). Sounds like you did a good job of meeting the challenges this trip presented. I'm sure you learned things for the next one - like having the correct offerings along for the gods.
Wolf0503
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03/17/2010 02:03PM
  
How to you like the portage from from Eddy to Knife? When we were there in July 09 it was a killer & I can't imagine getting any easier. A nice tree down in the middle of it was a surprise. Mud, rocks, a nice river next to you to keep you company. It was hell back then.
LetsGoFishing
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03/17/2010 03:28PM
  
Graduate Slave,I had a very similar experience with this route. I went a couple years ago with my wife and sister-in-law in late August. Heading west across Seagull was nothing but high wind and whitecaps. Then heavy winds our entire time on Ogish. and all the way back on Seagull. That was definitely my worst trip.


I'm heading up to Malberg this June with 3 other guys. Should be easier on me.
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EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 1 - Trout Lake

EP 1 - Trout Lake

EP 1 - Trout Lake

EP 1 - Trout Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 6 - Slim Lake

EP 6 - Slim Lake

EP 6 - Slim Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 8 - Moose River South

EP 8 - Moose River South

EP 8 - Moose River South

EP 8 - Moose River South

EP 9 - Little Indian Sioux River South

EP 9 - Little Indian Sioux River South

EP 9 - Little Indian Sioux River South

EP 9 - Little Indian Sioux River South

EP 12 - Little Vermilion Lake

EP 12 - Little Vermilion Lake

EP 12 - Little Vermilion Lake

EP 12 - Little Vermilion Lake

EP 14 - Little Indian Sioux River North

Little Indian Sioux River North - 14
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treehorn - Lazy, Fishless, Awesome 3-Nighter: Lynx & Shell
Trip Reports
LIS July 2004
There are no bad days in the BWCA
Loop Around the Horn, EP14 to EP 16
Bite of the Pike
Destination Finger Lake
First Trip-Been back since...
Little Indian Sioux River north
LIS North to Moose River
Little Indian Sioux- North 2007-- Hot and Uphill!
LIS north to Little Loon, Gun, Gebe, Oyster and Shell
little indian souix to nina moose
Shell Lake Base Camp
Little Indian Sioux Loop Through The Beartracks
A Much Needed Trip
Four years to Nahimana (Photo link added on 8/7/08)
Four Solos 2008
Pauness Lakes to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, loop
Too many motorboats
Shell Lake Basecamp
LIS / Shell lake
June-July 2009
Divas - JB and Canoe Bender doing Pauness
Mom's first trip: LIS North out EP16
The First of Many
5 Rivers Trip or Lac La Croix circumnavigation
Little Indian Souix River North
LIS Solo
Lac La Croix - around the horn
LIS to Steep, Lynx with day trips
A week of R & R on Little Loon
Yodeler bushwack
Annual Adventure
Ohio Boys going North - 2010
Solo LIS River North
Is it really solo?
Winter Camping, Shell Lake
SS Diva Slug Fest
My Wifes First Trip
LIS North, Hustler, Gebe, Lac La Croix, Moose River
The Year of the Beaver
sept solo
2011 Heritage Lake Basecamp
a
LIS North Loop, April 2012
Little Indian Sioux and Beyond
Severe Trip
Snow Bay 2012
EP 14 exit EP16
2012 LIS North (14) loop to Moose River (16)
Gusto
Little Indian Sioux North Loop Solo
Lots of Animals
From Tinder Box to Please Pass the Napalm
Little Indian Sioux Getaway Trip
EP 14 to EP 16 Northern Loop
Loon Lake
LIS-First Solo!
Little Indian Sioux Solo Trip
LacLaCroix (It's A Really Big Lake)
My Trip on Everytrail.
.
15 Day Solo Trip LIS North
The Storm / Bushwack to Rangeline / A Trip to Warpaint / Lynx Lake
Warpaint Lake
Finally, a full week in the BWCA! LIS through Slim/Beartrack/Finger/Oyster/Lynx.
Little Indian Sioux #14 Sept. 2014
Shell - Little Shell - Lynx
Little Indian Souix and beyond
Sioux Hustler Area Voyage
Lazy, Fishless Awesome guys trip up the LIS
Sam and Andrew's First Adventure
Solo July 2015
Dear Mariel
Portage clearing trip 2016/ LIS North
Keep Calm & Paddle On!
Western Lac La Croix and Lakes to the South
LIS North to Loon and LLC
LIS North to Lynx, August 2016
Leaky Canoe on the Little Indian Sioux
EP 14 Lynx lake
Solo Trip-EP14 Shell/Lynx
First Ever Solo- Little Indian Sioux River North- July 2017
Where Are The Maps?...and No Pictures, Please--our 2017 trip on the Little Indian Sioux
Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster to EP 16
BWCA Sept 2017 EP14
Paddling with friends
BW Full Send 2018
Indian Sioux North Solo
Operation Bushwhack!
Shell Basecame for Wife's Second Trip
Stormy September - Namakan-Loon River Loop
2018 BWCA Trex
June 2019 LISN to Devils Cascade
LIS Loop 2019 - Rivers and Storms
July 2019 Trip - 5 days
First trip to the western area BWCA
LIS September Paddle
The Camps Return to the BWCA
Nonstop wind
Lynx Lake Trip June 2020
A Walk In The Woods - Second Time To The Boundary Waters
Sioux-Hustler trail push
Shell Lake June 2021
Mid-Summer Lac La Croix Paddling Trip
Familiar waters-strange circumstances
September LIS Loop
100 Mile Solo on the Border
LIS Loop of Solitude
I found my thrill on blueberry hill
May 2023 EP14
There will be BUGS!,... and a floatplane.
LLC to Moose Lake
Lac La Croix - The Big Lake
2023 LIS North (14) - Moose River North (16)
Ep 14-14 loop with Weeny PMA exploration
Snow Bay + Fat Lake- August 2023
LLC Interior Tour
Fall 2019 Trip to Lynx Lake - YouTube

EP 14 - Little Indian Sioux River North

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Routes
treehorn - Lazy, Fishless, Awesome 3-Nighter: Lynx & Shell
Trip Reports
LIS July 2004
There are no bad days in the BWCA
Loop Around the Horn, EP14 to EP 16
Bite of the Pike
Destination Finger Lake
First Trip-Been back since...
Little Indian Sioux River north
LIS North to Moose River
Little Indian Sioux- North 2007-- Hot and Uphill!
LIS north to Little Loon, Gun, Gebe, Oyster and Shell
little indian souix to nina moose
Shell Lake Base Camp
Little Indian Sioux Loop Through The Beartracks
A Much Needed Trip
Four years to Nahimana (Photo link added on 8/7/08)
Four Solos 2008
Pauness Lakes to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, loop
Too many motorboats
Shell Lake Basecamp
LIS / Shell lake
June-July 2009
Divas - JB and Canoe Bender doing Pauness
Mom's first trip: LIS North out EP16
The First of Many
5 Rivers Trip or Lac La Croix circumnavigation
Little Indian Souix River North
LIS Solo
Lac La Croix - around the horn
LIS to Steep, Lynx with day trips
A week of R & R on Little Loon
Yodeler bushwack
Annual Adventure
Ohio Boys going North - 2010
Solo LIS River North
Is it really solo?
Winter Camping, Shell Lake
SS Diva Slug Fest
My Wifes First Trip
LIS North, Hustler, Gebe, Lac La Croix, Moose River
The Year of the Beaver
sept solo
2011 Heritage Lake Basecamp
a
LIS North Loop, April 2012
Little Indian Sioux and Beyond
Severe Trip
Snow Bay 2012
EP 14 exit EP16
2012 LIS North (14) loop to Moose River (16)
Gusto
Little Indian Sioux North Loop Solo
Lots of Animals
From Tinder Box to Please Pass the Napalm
Little Indian Sioux Getaway Trip
EP 14 to EP 16 Northern Loop
Loon Lake
LIS-First Solo!
Little Indian Sioux Solo Trip
LacLaCroix (It's A Really Big Lake)
My Trip on Everytrail.
.
15 Day Solo Trip LIS North
The Storm / Bushwack to Rangeline / A Trip to Warpaint / Lynx Lake
Warpaint Lake
Finally, a full week in the BWCA! LIS through Slim/Beartrack/Finger/Oyster/Lynx.
Little Indian Sioux #14 Sept. 2014
Shell - Little Shell - Lynx
Little Indian Souix and beyond
Sioux Hustler Area Voyage
Lazy, Fishless Awesome guys trip up the LIS
Sam and Andrew's First Adventure
Solo July 2015
Dear Mariel
Portage clearing trip 2016/ LIS North
Keep Calm & Paddle On!
Western Lac La Croix and Lakes to the South
LIS North to Loon and LLC
LIS North to Lynx, August 2016
Leaky Canoe on the Little Indian Sioux
EP 14 Lynx lake
Solo Trip-EP14 Shell/Lynx
First Ever Solo- Little Indian Sioux River North- July 2017
Where Are The Maps?...and No Pictures, Please--our 2017 trip on the Little Indian Sioux
Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster to EP 16
BWCA Sept 2017 EP14
Paddling with friends
BW Full Send 2018
Indian Sioux North Solo
Operation Bushwhack!
Shell Basecame for Wife's Second Trip
Stormy September - Namakan-Loon River Loop
2018 BWCA Trex
June 2019 LISN to Devils Cascade
LIS Loop 2019 - Rivers and Storms
July 2019 Trip - 5 days
First trip to the western area BWCA
LIS September Paddle
The Camps Return to the BWCA
Nonstop wind
Lynx Lake Trip June 2020
A Walk In The Woods - Second Time To The Boundary Waters
Sioux-Hustler trail push
Shell Lake June 2021
Mid-Summer Lac La Croix Paddling Trip
Familiar waters-strange circumstances
September LIS Loop
100 Mile Solo on the Border
LIS Loop of Solitude
I found my thrill on blueberry hill
May 2023 EP14
There will be BUGS!,... and a floatplane.
LLC to Moose Lake
Lac La Croix - The Big Lake
2023 LIS North (14) - Moose River North (16)
Ep 14-14 loop with Weeny PMA exploration
Snow Bay + Fat Lake- August 2023
LLC Interior Tour
Fall 2019 Trip to Lynx Lake - YouTube

EP 14 - Little Indian Sioux River North

Little Indian Sioux River North - 14
Routes
treehorn - Lazy, Fishless, Awesome 3-Nighter: Lynx & Shell
Trip Reports
LIS July 2004
There are no bad days in the BWCA
Loop Around the Horn, EP14 to EP 16
Bite of the Pike
Destination Finger Lake
First Trip-Been back since...
Little Indian Sioux River north
LIS North to Moose River
Little Indian Sioux- North 2007-- Hot and Uphill!
LIS north to Little Loon, Gun, Gebe, Oyster and Shell
little indian souix to nina moose
Shell Lake Base Camp
Little Indian Sioux Loop Through The Beartracks
A Much Needed Trip
Four years to Nahimana (Photo link added on 8/7/08)
Four Solos 2008
Pauness Lakes to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, loop
Too many motorboats
Shell Lake Basecamp
LIS / Shell lake
June-July 2009
Divas - JB and Canoe Bender doing Pauness
Mom's first trip: LIS North out EP16
The First of Many
5 Rivers Trip or Lac La Croix circumnavigation
Little Indian Souix River North
LIS Solo
Lac La Croix - around the horn
LIS to Steep, Lynx with day trips
A week of R & R on Little Loon
Yodeler bushwack
Annual Adventure
Ohio Boys going North - 2010
Solo LIS River North
Is it really solo?
Winter Camping, Shell Lake
SS Diva Slug Fest
My Wifes First Trip
LIS North, Hustler, Gebe, Lac La Croix, Moose River
The Year of the Beaver
sept solo
2011 Heritage Lake Basecamp
a
LIS North Loop, April 2012
Little Indian Sioux and Beyond
Severe Trip
Snow Bay 2012
EP 14 exit EP16
2012 LIS North (14) loop to Moose River (16)
Gusto
Little Indian Sioux North Loop Solo
Lots of Animals
From Tinder Box to Please Pass the Napalm
Little Indian Sioux Getaway Trip
EP 14 to EP 16 Northern Loop
Loon Lake
LIS-First Solo!
Little Indian Sioux Solo Trip
LacLaCroix (It's A Really Big Lake)
My Trip on Everytrail.
.
15 Day Solo Trip LIS North
The Storm / Bushwack to Rangeline / A Trip to Warpaint / Lynx Lake
Warpaint Lake
Finally, a full week in the BWCA! LIS through Slim/Beartrack/Finger/Oyster/Lynx.
Little Indian Sioux #14 Sept. 2014
Shell - Little Shell - Lynx
Little Indian Souix and beyond
Sioux Hustler Area Voyage
Lazy, Fishless Awesome guys trip up the LIS
Sam and Andrew's First Adventure
Solo July 2015
Dear Mariel
Portage clearing trip 2016/ LIS North
Keep Calm & Paddle On!
Western Lac La Croix and Lakes to the South
LIS North to Loon and LLC
LIS North to Lynx, August 2016
Leaky Canoe on the Little Indian Sioux
EP 14 Lynx lake
Solo Trip-EP14 Shell/Lynx
First Ever Solo- Little Indian Sioux River North- July 2017
Where Are The Maps?...and No Pictures, Please--our 2017 trip on the Little Indian Sioux
Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster to EP 16
BWCA Sept 2017 EP14
Paddling with friends
BW Full Send 2018
Indian Sioux North Solo
Operation Bushwhack!
Shell Basecame for Wife's Second Trip
Stormy September - Namakan-Loon River Loop
2018 BWCA Trex
June 2019 LISN to Devils Cascade
LIS Loop 2019 - Rivers and Storms
July 2019 Trip - 5 days
First trip to the western area BWCA
LIS September Paddle
The Camps Return to the BWCA
Nonstop wind
Lynx Lake Trip June 2020
A Walk In The Woods - Second Time To The Boundary Waters
Sioux-Hustler trail push
Shell Lake June 2021
Mid-Summer Lac La Croix Paddling Trip
Familiar waters-strange circumstances
September LIS Loop
100 Mile Solo on the Border
LIS Loop of Solitude
I found my thrill on blueberry hill
May 2023 EP14
There will be BUGS!,... and a floatplane.
LLC to Moose Lake
Lac La Croix - The Big Lake
2023 LIS North (14) - Moose River North (16)
Ep 14-14 loop with Weeny PMA exploration
Snow Bay + Fat Lake- August 2023
LLC Interior Tour
Fall 2019 Trip to Lynx Lake - YouTube

EP 16 - Moose/Portage River (North of Echo Trail)

Moose/Portage River (North of Echo Trail) - 16
Routes
Route - Moose River EP16
Trip Reports
My First Trip into the BWCA
Autumn in the BWCAW
E P 16 to E P 24
Jeffords Twosome 2005
June 2005
Moose River North
Moose River North June 2006
June 2006 Solo... (The Foot Trip)
Newbies- Moose River North to Moose Lake
Paddling Pageant and the Sioux Hustler portage
Sausage Party 2006
2007 Moose River Trip
May 2007 trip - EP 16 to Crown Land and High Falls
Oyster Lake-Quality Trip
Nina Moose to Iron Lake
Oyster/Agnes/LLC
Oyster agnes LLC
Old Friends and New Places
A Wildlife adventure
Moose River to LLC
Bill and Rob 2008 Moose River Trip
Opener Weekend '08-EP 16 to Oyster and back home via Ramshead
A Trip of First's
first time to Lac La Croix
Radtke's on Lac La Croix '08
Aug 2008 - Moose River out & back
Moose River North to Iron Lake and back again
Moose River to Agnes
A Group of Newbies
Early June 2009 EP #16 First trip for all of us
Boulder Bay 2009
Agnes, La Croix, Iron, Stewart
Father and Son Trip
The Gary Harden Trip: Where a boy Harden's into a man!
BWCAW 2009
Four Old Girls Tackle the BWCA
A New Adventure
Perfect April Trip
EP 16 to EP 24
Oyster, Ge-be, L.L.C.
Father and Son Trip
Moose River to LLC and Iron, near-tragedy on Agnes
FS rides again!
Extreme
Oyster Creek and Boulder River
Moose River North to Lac La Croix
Father's and Son's
A couple returnees and four newbies from EP 16 up to LLC
Sept. 2011
Trip to Iron Lake Fall 2011 (2019 remake)
Winter Lake Trout
Moose River North to Iron
Angler hooks walleye, the fish returns the favor
Father / Daughter Trip
Iron Lake or Bust
September Morn
Oyster Lake Base Camp 2013 (Green,Rocky,Ramshead, Ninamoose)
EP 16 -- Agnes Lake
EP16 to Lac La Croix West to East Loop
moose river north entry 16
EP 16 Nina Moose to Agnes Basecamp: A Family Excursion with a bit of fishing
Try to Remember a Day in September
Annual Fall Trip to Lake Agnes
Oyster, Finger, LLC September/Oct 2013
Pictorial Trip Report - Lake Agnes in October
THE FIVE WORN OUT INDIANS
Fall 2014 Lake Agnes Trip
A Perfect Trip
Moose R. North to Iron/LLC. First as a trip "leader"
Moose river north
Father-Daughter trip to Iron lake via EP16 Iron lake
Moose River First Solo
Fall 2015 Lake Agnes Trip
Iron Lake Trip 2016
Agnes - LLC
More than I imagined
Fall 2016 Lake Agnes Trip
Wolf sighting between Oyster and Hustler
Agnes - LLC - Ge-be-on-e-quet Loop
LAC LA CROIX VOYAGERS
Memorial Day Heat--Moose River North 2018
June 2018 to Oyster & beyond
Relaxing Jaunt to Nina Moose
8 day 7 nights EP16 Boulder Bay, LLC, Ge-be-on-e-quet, Oyster, Agnes
27 day solo
Return to Iron Lake
Entry point 16
Bushman goes back to the BWCA
Moose River to Tiger Bay
May 2020 - Nina/Moose > Iron > Crooked > Basswood > Horse > Mudro
EP16 Loop - Oyster, Ge-be-on-e-quet, Lac La Croix, Nina Moose
EP16 - I-R-O-N Lake Fishing Expedition
Tiger Bay, Agnes, and we suck at portages
Sept 2020 EP 16 Loop - Nina Moose, Oyster, Ge-be, LLC, Agnes, Nina Moose
namaycush redemption
Lake Agnes Basecamp
May 29-June 4th Nina Moose to Lacroix with plenty of wind
Trip with Friends BWCA 2022
June fishing exploits on Lac La Croix
#16 Moose River Loop

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 4 - Crab Lake & Cummings Lake

EP 6 - Slim Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 7 - From Big Lake

EP 8 - Moose River South

EP 8 - Moose River South