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chessie
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Deeznuts: "Tin can Mike? Didn't that used to be called murphy?"
Yes, it did. After Mike Murphy. Rumor has it he would drink his coffee out of a tin can, hence the name change. On old maps (like 100 years old!) you'll see it referred to as Murphy Lake.
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egknuti
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chessie: "Deeznuts: "Tin can Mike? Didn't that used to be called murphy?"
Yes, it did. After Mike Murphy. Rumor has it he would drink his coffee out of a tin can, hence the name change. On old maps (like 100 years old!) you'll see it referred to as Murphy Lake. "
Winner! The "entry point" is the old Range Lake entry and I used to be able to hike the old Cloquet Line all the way to Tin Can before a beaver damn raised the water level on Sandpit. The old line ran along the north east side of the lake.
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CanoeViking
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Paulson
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egknuti
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Looking north. In the distance, on the left, you can see the lake.
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Michwall2
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Clearwater
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treehorn
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Shell
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portagerunner
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Lamb
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TreeBear
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Rose
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naturboy12
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Agnes
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Z4K
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Stuart
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chessie
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egknuti: "chessie: "Deeznuts: "Tin can Mike? Didn't that used to be called murphy?"
Yes, it did. After Mike Murphy. Rumor has it he would drink his coffee out of a tin can, hence the name change. On old maps (like 100 years old!) you'll see it referred to as Murphy Lake. "
Winner! The "entry point" is the old Range Lake entry and I used to be able to hike the old Cloquet Line all the way to Tin Can before a beaver damn raised the water level on Sandpit. The old line ran along the north east side of the lake. "
It was the 'center of the earth' photo that was the dead giveaway ;) !
I wondered if you followed the old RR grade (built by the Swallow and Hopkins Co.) - it ran on the east sides of Range and Sandpit, then west side of Murphy, up to Horse, with a split going to Fourtown (I think). Is this one and the same as the "Cloquet Line"?
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egknuti
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chessie: "egknuti: "chessie: "Deeznuts: "Tin can Mike? Didn't that used to be called murphy?"
Yes, it did. After Mike Murphy. Rumor has it he would drink his coffee out of a tin can, hence the name change. On old maps (like 100 years old!) you'll see it referred to as Murphy Lake. "
Winner! The "entry point" is the old Range Lake entry and I used to be able to hike the old Cloquet Line all the way to Tin Can before a beaver damn raised the water level on Sandpit. The old line ran along the north east side of the lake. "
It was the 'center of the earth' photo that was the dead giveaway ;) !
I wondered if you followed the old RR grade (built by the Swallow and Hopkins Co.) - it ran on the east sides of Range and Sandpit, then west side of Murphy, up to Horse, with a split going to Fourtown (I think). Is this one and the same as the "Cloquet Line"? "
Yes. This was part of the Cloquet Line. Ha! I thought that early clue would give it away to fast.
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trstuck
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Burntside
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LindenTree
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Davis
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plander
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Cocytus
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Jackfish
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Must be Wet Lake. :)
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KawnipiKid
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Lac Jules Verne
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egknuti
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Looking toward the center of the earth
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LindenTree
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Good game eg, I have no idea, but it looks so familiar.
Not the Vento Unit cause three portages in have already been called?
I cannot find online maps of the old BWCA boundary's, to reference. I will say Smoke.
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Z4K
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Horse
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Deeznuts
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Heritage
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KawnipiKid
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Fishhook
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LindenTree
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Ogishkemuncie Lake
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chessie
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Tin Can Mike Lake
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Deeznuts
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Tin can Mike? Didn't that used to be called murphy?
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Z4K
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Range
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Deeznuts
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Looks pretty clear. Gonna go with Fat
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LindenTree
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Gogebic
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chessie
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Slim
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Mocha
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Core
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LindenTree
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Bog
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LesliesDad
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Jitterbug
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egknuti
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 Looking east. I used to be able to walk to this lake from the “entry point.” Now I have to take 3 portages.
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WhitePine1
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Fourtown?
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MikeinMpls
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WhitePine1: "Fourtown?"
I agree with WhitePine1. I think it's Fourtown, specifically the Fourtown side of the portage to Boot.
Or I could be completely delusional
Mike
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egknuti
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MikeinMpls: "WhitePine1: "Fourtown?"
I agree with WhitePine1. I think it's Fourtown, specifically the Fourtown side of the portage to Boot.
Or I could be completely delusional
Mike"
You may be delusional Mike, but it’s not Fourtown. :)
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LindenTree
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West Pike
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Mocha
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Pine
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AlmostCanadian
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Keneu
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egknuti
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 looking west. The name of this lake is not the original name, but it does have a connection to the previous name.
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egknuti
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These striations grab your attention as you come to the end of the portage.
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egknuti
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 looking east from the portage
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WhitePine1
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Paulson
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