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Ham Lake to Long Island Lake
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yes, you can find weekend
canoe rental
solitude in the Boundary Waters
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canoe area. Just portage into
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partners
a dead-end lake or pond-hop
between beaver streams. the
MapS Ham Lake to Long island Lake
• Voyageur Maps #6, #9
loop consists mostly of large,
and #3
clear ponds and beaver streams.
navigation is easy—just don’t
• W.A. Fisher Co. F12
leave your map at home. Short,
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• Mackenzie #4 and #7
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easy portages link lakes filled with
bWca reServationS
reasonably secluded campsites.
Boundary waters bounty.
photo: Stephen Brede
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route planning
Access is from the Gunflint Trail, north of Grand Marais. There is a Forest Service parking area at the
Exploring the Boundary
Cross River landing (BWCA entry point #50). Two short portages bring you to Ham Lake and your
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first campsites. Portage 140 yards to Cross-Bay Lake. Camp here or continue west to Snipe Lake or
south to Long Island Lake. The few portages that connect these lakes are less than 275 yards.
general bWca WiSdoM
Boundary Waters Canoe tips
Camping, by Cliff Jacobson Adventurous paddlers will want to explore the beaver stream that runs from Long Island Lake to Fool
Lake in May or June when the water is high. Wading, dragging and lining are part of canoeing beaver
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streams. Wear sturdy wet shoes and keep a 15-foot line attached to each end of your canoe.
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—Cliff Jacobson
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New Brunswick/Maine
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The St. Croix River
canoe rentalS
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if someone designed a river that could be enjoyed by paddlers of all skill
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levels, was close to cities and towns, had just enough whitewater to keep Canoose Outpost,
it interesting and promised good fishing and good water levels through
canooseoutpost.cceflyer.
august, the finished product would look a lot like the St. croix river
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dividing new Brunswick from maine.
topographic MapS
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21G, #6 and #11
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The put-in is on new Brunswick’s Route 4, just below the dam at the outlet of
Spednic Lake, a one-hour drive from Fredericton. The only real whitewater is a
class II to III set at Little Falls, about 10 kilometres from the put-in. There are trails
Water levelS
around the falls on both banks, but most people only use them to carry back up to usgs.gov/, use the Search
run the set again (and again). There is no fee for the well-maintained campsites all
button and go to Real
along the route. The take out is at Loon Bay where there is a public parking lot off
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Route 3.
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the St. croix aS a
did you Know…
canadian heritage
river
In 1604, Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain established the first european
settlement north of Florida at the mouth of the river. That’s just one of the reasons
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the St. Croix has been designated a Canadian Heritage River. —Doug Scott
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