Thursday, September 17, 2020 A cold morning. I woke up to some frost covering the canoe, tent and items around camp. I had my coffee and rehydrated bacon and eggs and off I went. Met up with Barkley on the next portage as we were both planning on snagging sites on Burnt Lake. A beautiful, crisp, cool and calm morning! Very enjoyable paddling as we headed south and eventually accomplished the 210rd portage into Burnt. This day I was fortunate to find the the first site I investigated was open. I believe it was the only island site on Burnt. The only disappointment about this lake and Smoke are that they were very stained with algae. Not the typical BWCA generally clear lake. Very nice spacious site with trail going around the entire island. 3 to 4 tent pads around the island. This site would be great for a group but since it was so busy I snagged it. Tried a little fishing from the eastern shore but no luck. ~Jack Lake, Kelly Lake, Burnt Lake