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Entry Point 68 - Trout Lake
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
Pine Lake - 68
Number of Permits per Day: 12
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
Pine Lake - 68
Kelso and Matt's 2018 Kruger Challenge
by Kelso
Trip Report
Entry Date:
September 15, 2018
Entry Point:
Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake)
Exit Point:
North Fowl Lake (70)
Number of Days:
4
Group Size:
2
Trip Introduction:
When Matt (Nordstjernen) and I found out about the WaterTribe Kruger Challenge, we knew we had to give it a shot. Read the 2018 Kruger Challenge discussion thread here. It was an honor to participate in this new BWCA tradition, following in the footsteps of Verlen Kruger, Clint Waddell, BeaV, and many others. My highlight of the trip is actually not described in this report. To me, the best part was meeting the other challengers as they each finished at Grand Portage, as well as meeting Clint Waddell and hearing him describe his now legendary canoe voyages.
View our trip GPS track here.
Report
Monday, June 11, 2018 After the relief of finding a site and settling in, it was time to do some serious fishing. I have been to Iron on numerous occasions and it is one of my favorite locations, so we started to hit up some of our favorite hot spots on the lake. Fishing was pretty slow to start, but we were able to pull in enough Walleyes and Smallies to make a dinner out of it. Douglas wanted to do some exploring, so we hiked around our site and up the shoreline of Iron lake and were surprised to find several old lures, and some trash along the way. Dougie really likes exploring the trails and even bushwacking off trail a little to find cool stuff. it makes me a little nervous at times, but he never seems to stray to far... I think I need to lighten up and let the kid be a kid. After a glorious sunset, we headed to the tents for a relaxing night of sound sleep.
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