 | Saturday: Camped at the Trail’s End campsite off
the Gunflint Trail.
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| Sunday: Put into Gull Lake and took the Saganaga
Corridor north (Ron and Sheryl 3 times!, when they had to go back for the permits).
Paddled through the main portion of Saganaga Lake until reached American Point. Rounded
the point and continued down the shoreline till found a desirable campsite.
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| Monday: Crossed Swamp Portage and Monument Portage and
continued down Otterback Lake until the portage into Knife Lake. Located a campsite just
around the corner from the whitewater.
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| Tuesday: Continued down Knife Lake till crossed between
2 islands (and had to portage the canoes due to the low water levels) and began the return
1/2 of the trip through South Arm Knife Lake. Unable to find any open campsites here, so
did the 25-rod portage into Eddy Lake (past the scenic Eddy Falls) and raced with several
other canoeists for the only remaining campsite on the lake. During our lunch, had a
surprise visit from a black bear.
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| Wednesday: 3 quick 15-rod portages (passed through
Jenny and Annie Lakes) then a long stretch through Ogishkemuncie Lake with a 38-rod
portage into Kingfisher Lake immediately followed by a 25-rod portage into Jasper Lake,
where Steph selected the campsite.
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| Thursday: Began with a 45-rod portage into Alpine Lake
and, our last portage, 20-rods into Seagull Lake. Paddled all the way across the lake to
the river entrance, and out of the landing at the other end of the Trails End campground.
Stopped in Grand Marais for the traditional Dairy Queen treats.
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