Kelly Lake
Making Connections
- Portage Northwest, 230 rods, to Burnt
- Portage North, 65 rods, to Jack
- Portage South, 3 rods, to Peterson
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
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Description
Kelly is a long, narrow, shallow lake
on the Temperance River, pinched by high hills on either side, those to
the west rising more than 250' above the lake. Stretching over two miles
north/south on the Temperance but often very narrow, Kelly covers 152 acres,
but has a maximum depth only 13'. The northern portion of the lake
is quite shallow and weedy. Just upriver to the north, and accessible by
a 65 rod portage, is Jack. A 3 rod portage to the
south, not shown on all maps and not always required, connects with Peterson.
To the west, a 230 rod portage links up with Burnt
and the east/west route of the Fire Lakes. At the extreme northeast
corner of Kelly is the mouth of Pipe Creek, twisting westward through a
series of small ponds from the Pipe Lakes area to the east. Campsites
Kelly supports five established campsites,
four clustered around the open bay and point on the eastern shore, opposite
the portage into Burnt, and the fifth at the extreme north end of the lake
close by the mouth of Pipe Creek. Planning Considerations
Kelly is an elongated link on the Temperance
River route, running up from the Baker Lake entry
through Peterson, Kelly, Jack,
and Weird into South
and North Temperance. This is a
chain of smaller lakes and some more rugged portages, providing the most
direct route into Cherokee. The Fire Lakes chain
to the east gives access to the Alton/Sawbill
area. Wildlife
Kelly supports populations of Northern
Pike (Esox lucius), Walleye
(Stizostedion vitreum),
White Sucker (Catostomus
commersoni), and Yellow Perch (Perca
flavescens).
Notes and Comments
Kelly is something of a different paddling
experience, using one's paddle to pull the boat through the weeds for much
of the length of the lake. And if you like the shallow, weedy paddle
of Kelly, you just might want to try bushwhacking up Pipe Creek to Tobacco
Lake, perhaps with a side trip to Stem. The campsite at the north end of
Kelly would make a great base for a day of mucking about in little streams,
beaver ponds, and, well... muck. Some of us think it sounds like fun
anyway.
Last updated on
11 April, 2004
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