Howard Lake
Making Connections
Maps
- Fisher
F-12, Little Sag, Tuscarora, Temperance Lakes
- McKenzie
7, Tuscarora
Links
- DNR Lake No. 160789
- Lake Map No. C0276
- Lake Table No. 8B
- 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
Howard is a deep, moderate sized bilobe
lake, 6¾ miles SSW of Gunflint Trail's End and 41 miles ENE of Ely.
It sits 110 rods east of the northern end of Gabimichigami,
draining into Gabi. Over a mile long on its east/west axis and up to a half
mile across, the center of the lake is over 100' deep. The Kekekabic Hiking
Trail passes by the north end of the easterly bay. Along its southern shore
and the large northern peninsula, Howard supports some of the oldest forest
in the region, having not burned for nearly two centuries (since 1801).
The forest off the northwest end dates from 1815, while that to the west
was burned in 1876, and the east end in 1894.
Campsites
Howard has two established campsites,
one on the lakeside of a small point on the southern shore, the other at
the far north end where it does double duty as a campsite for hikers on
the Kek.
Planning Considerations
Howard is not on the way to anywhere,
but does provide a smaller scale alternative to camping on the big water
of Gabimichigami. The more adventuresome
party might want to consider making a through route of Howard by taking
advantage of the presence of the Kekekabic Trail to improvise a long portage
east to Seahorse on the Chub River. Or consider hiking cross country to
the southeast to little Chip Lake, sitting nearly 100' above Howard's southern
shore. Because it's there.
Wildlife
The size and depth of Howard suggest quality
fish habitat but there are no DNR fisheries surveys available to confirm
that.
Notes and Comments
If anyone knows who Howard was, we'd love
to hear about it.
Last updated on 11 April, 2004
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