New Trip Report posted by smuts

Trip Name: Finally a solo.

Entry Point: 26

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Nothing like a trial by fire first solo eh? :) Thanks for taking/posting the pictures of the old locomotive. Cool beans.

Thanks for taking the time to share your story & photos.

According to the Minnesota Historical Society the vessel was called the Bull-of-the-Woods. The article also mentioned that scows like these, although serving common purposes, were often one of a kind in appearance. A synonym for this type of vessel was also said to be an alligator. That was term that the poster arctic used.

The pictures on this website look different than yours though. I wonder if it tips with lake levels or if there are two different things in the lake there.
Waypoint webpage

quote inspector13: "
According to the Minnesota Historical Society the vessel was called the Bull-of-the-Woods. The article also mentioned that scows like these, although serving common purposes, were often one of a kind in appearance. A synonym for this type of vessel was also said to be an alligator. That was term that the poster arctic used.


The pictures on this website look different than yours though. I wonder if it tips with lake levels or if there are two different things in the lake there.
Waypoint webpage


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It does look like the same style of vessel. The one that you mentioned and added the link about (thank you very much for doing so) is in Hoist bay in Burnside Lake, the one that I photographed and visited was in Hoist Bay of Basswood Lake. The one that I saw had a lot of wood decking below and around it, as did the one in the link that you shared. Must have been the same type of creatures.

Thanks again for sharing the link. I am very interested in the history of that area. After seeing the dock remains and the old artifact, I purchased a book on the history of the BW right after I exited the Lakes.

Very enjoyable report! Glad you had a good trip and made it through that storm okay. The potential of getting windbound away from all my gear always makes me a little nervous when I'm daytripping.

I'll have to head up to Hoist Bay on both Basswood and Burntside to check out those boats. Very cool!

smuts: I didn’t catch that until you pointed it out. Thanks, that explains some of my confusion, as I have just seen "Hoist Bay" mentioned when it comes to the sinking of a logging scow. Congrats with your solo by the way.

Great report! Thanks for sharing.

Smuts what was the biggest Pike of your trip?

The one that inspector13 referred to in his link is featured in a historical tour of Burntside Lake (by pontoon boat) that you can take with Emily Wahlberg. It is a 2 1/2 hour tour that leaves from the marina at Burntside Lake. We did it this year and found it rather interesting.

Good trip report, I liked your photos, too.

Looks like you had a great trip. Thanks for sharing.

quote wawasee: "Smuts what was the biggest Pike of your trip? "

33 inch Pike in Wood Lake. From what I have found, the pike in Wood Lake are usually pretty thick. Hula Lake pike were smaller and thinner, typical for a Lake of that size and depth.

Spartan2 thanks for the info on the tour. After I read about the "scow" (thanks inspector13) I went on a mad search to find out what they were, looked like, and did. Pretty cool items; and I have no doubt that that is what is in both Hoist Bays. I wish it were sunnier when I was there so that I could have photographed all the decking below, as well as what appeared to be a large boom or hoist that was submerged.

Somehow I missed this trip report, marvelous. This is precisely the kind of solo I'd like to do (pike & history). Great pics of the train & you've excited the thought of doing just this some September in the future. Thanks.

I missed it too - I was on my own trip. Glad you had a good one. Wood looks like a pretty nice lake from your pictures.