BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
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Entry Point 1 - 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
Trout Lake - 1
Number of Permits per Day: 12
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
Trout Lake - 1
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
Thursday, June 14, 2018 Today was our last full day on Iron, so we did a whole lot of relaxation and hanging out. We didn't even head out fishing until the afternoon. Fishing was slow again, but we finally hooked into some action back in Peterson Bay and caught enough to have another fish fry to celebrate our last night on Iron Lake. We ate and watched the sunset as we packed things up for an early departure in the morning as we planned to camp on Agnes our last night before heading out the Moose River on Saturday. One thing we noticed today, is that for the first time all week, there were a few empty campsites on Iron. 
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