Paddling Northern Minnesota

by Diebel, Lynne Smith

• ISBN13: 9781931599511
• ISBN10: 1931599513
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: Trails Books

Author Biography

Lynne Smith Diebel grew up in Minnesota, where, as a ten-year-old, she learned to paddle an old birchbark rice-gathering canoe and an only slightly younger canvas-on-wood canoe on Cedar Lake near Faribault

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(9)
River Trips	16	(124)
Big Fork River
County Road 14 to Bigfork	16	(2)
Bigfork to Highway 1	18	(2)
Highway 1 to County Road 5	20	(2)
County Road 5 to Highway 6	22	(2)
Highway 6 to Highway 6	24	(2)
Highway 6 to Big Falls	26	(2)
Big Falls to Gowdy Landing	28	(2)
Boy River
County Road 7 to County Road 53	30	(2)
Cloquet River
Indian Lake to Bear Lake Road	32	(2)
Bear Lake Road to Carroll State Forest Road	34	(2)
Carroll State Forest Road to Island Lake Reservoir	36	(2)
Island Lake Dam to County Road 15	38	(2)
County Road 15 to Highway 53	40	(2)
Highway 53 to Highway 2	42	(2)
Crow Wing River
Crown Point Road to County Road 13	44	(2)
County Road 13 to Tree Farm Landing	46	(2)
Tree Farm Landing to Anderson's Crossing	48	(2)
Anderson's Crossing to Knob Hill	50	(2)
Glendalough Lakes
West Battle Lake to Lake Blanche	52	(2)
Kettle River
County Road 27 to County Road 52	54	(2)
County Road 52 to Highway 23	56	(2)
Sandstone Rapids to Highway 48	58	(2)
Highway 48 to Snake Bit Landing on the Saint Croix River	60	(2)
Little Fork River
County Road 914 to Highway 73	62	(2)
Highway 73 to County Road 495	64	(2)
County Road 495 to Samuelson Park	66	(2)
Mississippi River
Lake Itasca to Coffee Pot Landing	68	(2)
Coffee Pot Landing to 510th Street	70	(2)
510th Street to Pine Point	72	(2)
Grand Rapids to County Road 72	74	(2)
County Road 72 to Jacobson Campground	76	(2)
Jacobson Campground to Lee Ferry Access	78	(2)
Lee Ferry Access to Palisade	80	(2)
Palisade to Waldeck	82	(2)
Waldeck to Aitkin	84	(2)
Otter Tail River
Phelps Mill to County Road 3	86	(2)
Friberg Dam to Diversion Dam	88	(2)
Diversion Dam to Mount Faith Avenue	90	(2)
Pike River
County Road 379 to County Road 362	92	(2)
County Road 367 to Highway 1	94	(2)
Pine River
County Road 118 to Pine River Dam	96	(2)
Pine River Dam to Upper Whitefish Lake	98	(2)
Cross Lake Dam to County Road 11	100	(2)
Prairie River
County Road 60 to Prairie Lake	102	(2)
Red Lake River
Saint Hilaire to Red Lake Falls	104	(2)
Red Lake Falls to Huot	106	(2)
Rice River
Forest Road 2182 to Bigfork	108	(2)
Shell River
South Twin Lake to County Road 25	110	(2)
Saint Louis River
County Road 7 to County Road 27	112	(2)
County Road 27 to County Road 52	114	(2)
County Road 52 to Floodwood	116	(2)
Floodwood to Highway 2	118	(2)
Scanlon to Thomson Dam	120	(2)
Fond du Lac Dam Upstream Loop	122	(2)
Sturgeon River
County Road 923 to County Road 114	124	(2)
Turtle River
County Road 22 to County Road 12	126	(2)
Vermilion River
Shively Access to Twomile Creek	128	(2)
Twomile Creek to Buyck	130	(1)
Buyck to Highfalls	130	(4)
Whiteface River
County Road 52 to County Road 52	134	(2)
County Road 52 to County Road 133	136	(2)
County Road 133 to Floodwood	138	(2)
Boundary Waters Trips	140	(40)
Bwcaw East 1
Bearskin Lake-Rose Lake Loop	142	(2)
Bwcaw East 2
Gull Lake to Saganaga Lake	144	(2)
Saganaga Lake to Knife Lake	146	(2)
Knife Lake to Ogishkemuncie Lake	148	(2)
Ogishkemuncie Lake to Seagull Lake	150	(2)
Bwcaw East 3
Seagull Lake to Red Rock Lake	152	(2)
Red Rock Lake to Gull Lake	154	(2)
Bwcaw West 1
South Hegman Lake-Trease Lake Loop	156	(2)
Bwcaw West 2
Six-Day Trip Overview	158	(2)
Mudro Lake to Basswood Lake	160	(2)
Basswood Lake to Lower Basswood Falls	162	(2)
Lower Basswood Falls to Friday Bay	164	(2)
Friday Bay to Iron Lake	166	(2)
Iron Lake to Lake Agnes	168	(2)
Lake Agnes to Moose River North	170	(2)
Bwcaw West 3
Three-Day Trip Overview	172	(2)
Fall Lake to Basswood Lake	174	(2)
Basswood Lake	176	(2)
Basswood Lake to Moose Lake	178	(2)
Sea Kayaking Trips	180	(20)
Lake Superior Water Trail
Gooseberry River to Little Two Harbors	182	(2)
Little Two Harbors to Northshore Mining Access	184	(2)
Northshore Mining Access to Tettegouche State Park	186	(2)
Cascade River to Grand Marais	188	(2)
Susie Islands
Grand Portage Bay-Susie Islands Loop	190	(2)
Voyageurs National Park
Kabetogama Lake to Rainy Lake	192	(2)
Ash River to Kettle Falls	194	(2)
Appendixes
1 Trip Distances and Gradients	196	(1)
2 Trips Grouped by Skill Level	197	(1)
3 Resource Materials for Paddlers	198	(1)
4 Paddling Instruction, Clubs, and Organizations	199	(1)
5 Useful Web Sites	200