Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Help Identify Lakes/Route from old photos
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Jaywalker |
Z4K: "…..If you had instead titled your thread "Name That Lake #85" you'd probably have an answer by now! Let's go NTL crowd, THIS IS WHAT WE TRAIN FOR…"No kidding, this one round actually counts! I’d certainly encourage WesternHills to look through the Charles L. Sommers (now Northern Tier) photos and exhaust that option, but I have to say when I look at the photos on the dock and the size of the water and position of point or islands , I don’t think these photos were taken at the Sommers Base. When I look at satellite images, the water and islands/points don’t seem to add up. Someone else please look and render an opinion. I am pretty sure the Base has not moved. Sommers/Northern Tier has sent gobs of scouters out in the wilderness for many decades, but my impression is plenty of more local scout groups just go on their own. My first trip was with my scout group several years before this, and we just did it on our own because we had BWCA experienced people in our group. |
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WesternHills |
Jaywalker: "I’d certainly encourage WesternHills to look through the Charles L. Sommers (now Northern Tier) photos and exhaust that option" I'm going through each photo now. Looks like there are 3 pages of them. I'm surprised and impressed that Sommers posts all those pictures. |
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egknuti |
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bfurlow |
Atom: "Freeleo1: "The landing at the base reminds me of Canadian Border Outfitters, which is not in business now. " I believe they sold to new owners that went a different direction with the property. I don't recall what that direction was now. |
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Mocha |
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Mocha |
Start with LaTourells on Moose Lake. send them a few of the photos and your dads name, perhaps they keep client records a long time. good luck and i hope you get to recreate this trip of memories. |
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WesternHills |
I'm fairly new to this community, and fairly new to the BWCA in general. I am currently planning my 4th trip into the boundary waters and could use your help. I have in my posession several photos from my father's last trip to the boundary waters with my older brother. Do to challenges in life, my father never took me when I was old enough to go. Both my father and my older brother have long since passed away, and I'd like to (in some respect) reconnect with them, by going on the trip they once did. I have no idea what entry point they used or lakes they camped on. All I know is they went with a BSA scout group, and the photos are dated Sept/Oct 1985. I know the pictures aren't great, but if any of you could identity the lake (lakes?) shown, and maybe the entry point, I would be much appreciated. Thank you. |
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MikeinMpls |
Kinda/sorta relatedly, there is a guy on TikTok who figures out what games (usually football or baseball) are being played in the background of movies and TV shows. Often the game being played in the background is nowhere near accurate to the era of the movie. Mike |
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Freeleo1 |
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Atom |
Freeleo1: "The landing at the base reminds me of Canadian Border Outfitters, which is not in business now. " Not to stray off topic but do you have any more information on why CBO shut down? That is really sad to hear. |
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wrestlencanoe |
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prettypaddle |
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Jaywalker |
I’m not seeing anything familiar, but in case it helps anyone else it looks to me like the flat rocks with the dancing guys was just to the left of the one with the young man holding the pike. In the dancing guy photo on the right, there is a thin spot with two rocks that stick up. Those same rocks seem to be just above the pikes head. And not sure, but does that look like water flowing in like a small river above the rocks on the right? To Freeleo1’s point, it’s possible these were shot during low water, but even if they were I’d think those rocks sticking out like that would be visible in satellite photos. |
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WesternHills |
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Z4K |
WesternHills: "How many entry point lakes allow motor powered boats?" From west to east: Crane/Little Vermillion/Loon/LLC, Vermillion/Trout, Farm, Fall/Newton/Basswood, Moose/Newfound/Sucker/Basswood, Snowbank, Saganaga, Seagull, East Bearskin, Clearwater, South Fowl. Also notable are lakes outside of the wilderness area that one can access BWCA entry points from, like Burntside, Gunflint and Poplar. I am not a regulation history buff, nor was I alive in 1985 so I really don't know if the motor regulations have changed since then but I want to say that they haven't. If you had instead titled your thread "Name That Lake #85" you'd probably have an answer by now! Let's go NTL crowd, THIS IS WHAT WE TRAIN FOR I'd guess Seagull based on the pictures, but the Boy Scout involvement makes me want to say Clearwater or Moose. The rest of the pictures clearly rule out Clearwater (Vento unit lakes are easily identified in photos). My first guess will be an Entry at Moose for a trip into SAK, which, even without pictures, would be a good guess based solely on statistics. I hope we can help you reconnect with your family! and Thank You for providing some out-of-the-ordinary content! |
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gopher2307 |
https://photos.bwca.com/w/WESTERNHILLS-080622-003047.JPG The Rock |
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Mocha |
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prettypaddle |
Here's a link to the folder for 1985 https://www.flickr.com/photos/holry/albums/72157663723579089/ |
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Freeleo1 |
Back to the photos, I hadn't thought about a delay in photo processing, so it could be earlier in the year. The rock peninsula should be a pretty recognizable feature. |
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pswith5 |
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