quote carmike: "Try Brule. No portaging at all, with some nice daytrip options north, west, and east, for pretty much everything that swims.
If you could make it to Insula and don't mind a "burn area," that would work well, too.
Or head to Knife via Moose.
There's a very good recent thread about a man and his elderly father looking for a trip with much the same qualities that you are. I'd check that one out (I'd link to it, but I don't know how).
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thank you. I am already following that thread as well.