Muskeg Lake
Making Connections
Maps
- Fisher
F-13, No. Gunflint Trail,
Gunflint, Bearskin Lakes
- McKenzie
4, Gunflint Lake
Links
- DNR Lake No.160427
- Lake Map No. C1119
- Lake Table No. 10C
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
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Description
Muskeg is a small lake, not unlike
an arrowhead in form, pointing west to Long Island,
a short paddle and a 24 rod portage away. The portage off the east end is
legendary, dropping some 150' into the Long Island basin from the higher
ground to the east. Most of the change in elevation is concentrated
in something under 100 rods of the 185 rod portage, making the haul up from
Muskeg to Kiskadinna a serious workout, especially
if you're packing aluminum. Campsites
Muskeg is a small lake, and has but one
campsite, but it is a fine one, elevated on a rocky point extending from
the eastern shore. Planning Considerations
There are several east/west routes through
this eastern end of the BWCA, following the topography of its long, narrow
lakes. Muskeg sits near the end of the Pillsbery/Henson route, running
from Horseshoe in the east to Long
Island in the west. If you're averse to hill climbing with a canoe
on your back, you may want to plan your route so that you descend the portage
into Muskeg. Wildlife
Notes and Comments
Last updated on
11 April, 2004
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