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Gunflint (Magnetic Lake) Cross River Loop
by mmagwest

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/17/2018
Entry Point: Magnetic Lake (EP 57)
Exit Point: Cross Bay Lake (EP 50)  
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 3
Day 2 of 7
Wednesday, July 18, 2018    We carry a wind-up radio with us and rain was predicted for day 3. So the plan was to get as far as we could so we could chill if it rained. We canoed 15-1/2 miles to the western part of Lake Saganaga. The Minnesota 3 can cruised, and we had minimal portages. And more importantly, the Lake Saganaga was calm with a subtle headwind. My son sat in the middle and navigated us. He would give me a bearing, I'd set my compass and steer us across the lake. We camped at the site closest to Rocky Point.    There was fire damage along the Pine & Granite Rivers. We saw lots of blueberries, and an eagles nest with two eaglets.