Minnesota Classic Glastron Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jason on January 22, 2011, 04:52:27 PM
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We are thinking of taking a trip up to Voyageurs National Park this summer with one of the two boats. Probably the V172. I would like to stay on the smaller lakes just to stay in calmer water. Maybe starting out on the East side on Crane Lake. More than likely will be tent camping. Has anyone made this trip before? Have any tips for the area?
That area just looks so beautiful. It's been calling me for a while but have just made it up their yet.
http://www.nps.gov/voya/index.htm
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I have not but a friend of mine has been up there quite a few times. I think he spends more time on Kabetogma and Rainy lakes. It real wild up there for sure. Bear etc. Easily get lost on those lakes but it looks like if you are going to Crane, you wont be in the MASSIVE chain to get lost in. I suppose you have a GPS so it may be a non issue. Looks fantastic no matter what. Bring plenty of gas cans and maybe a firearm. Guess I am not sure if that is a hassle or not. Is Crane still in the park? That would be a great place to spend some time exploring.
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Looks like Crane is on the edge of the park but you can boat into into it. Looks like there are camp sites all over the place. I wonder how bad the bugs are. I heard there are lots of rocks too below the surface. I'll have to bring a spare prop or two!
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My Dad's vacation was two weeks on Kabetogama. That may explain why I was almost 60 before I owned a boat. It's a great area if you're going to fish, or want to go out and camp on an island. If you're just going to run around I like Vermilion better.
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My Daughter has scanned some old slides. This is me around 1953.
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh181/50sflash/scan0167Medium.jpg)
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Was up there snowmobiling for four days. Looks just like Yellowstone with no mountain backdrop. Really beautiful! Kabatogema,Namakin, Crain and some small others are all accesible by boat, no connection with Rainy. All are accesible by snowmobile, however the Kettle Falls area is not because of heavy slush on Rainy. I would recomend having a good GPS with lakemap for your boating as it is easy to get lost, lotsa water!!