Honker Lake
Making Connections
Maps
- Fisher
F-12, Little Sag, Tuscarora, Temperance Lakes
- McKenzie
7, Tuscarora
Links
- DNR Lake No. 160601
- Lake Map No. N/A
- Lake Table No. 8A
- MDH Fish Consumption Advisory
- N/A
- MPCA Water Quality - N/A
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Scale 1:21420
Full image approximately 2
miles square
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Description
Honker is a small lake on the eastern
boundary of the BWCAW, 4¾ miles south of Gunflint Trail's End and
45½ miles ENE of Ely. It is connected to Bingshick
downstream by a short 15 rod portage; the creek may also be passable. The
forest wrapping around Honker dates from the big fire of 1864, with isolated
remnant stands dating back to 1801 surviving of the southeastern corner
and amid the younger trees of the west end.
Campsites
Honker has no established campsites but
is quite convenient to the two fine sites on Bingshick.
Planning Considerations
Honker is not on the way to anywhere,
but does offer an accessible side trip from Bingshick
for fishing or just exploring a new lake.
Wildlife
Honker harbors White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) and Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), the latter likely an immigrant from Bingshick where the species has been stocked. White Sucker, of course, are ubiquitous.
Notes and Comments
One would assume that the name for this lake
is derived from the common slang for goose, but one never knows for sure
up here.
Last updated on 11 April, 2004
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