Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

locator Map of Boundary Water Canoe Area: Eastern Region

Prefaces

Chapter 1: introduction to the BWCA Wilderness

Chapter 2: How to Plan a Wilderness Canoe trip

Chapter 3: Entry from the Sawbill Trail

• Entry Point 36—Hog Creek
• Entry Point 37—Kawishiwi Lake
• Entry Point 38—Sawbill Lake
• Entry Point 39—Baker Lake
• Entry Point 40—Homer Lake
• Entry Point 41—Brule Lake

Chapter 4: Entry from the Gunflint Trail—West

• Entry Point 43—Bower Trout Lake
• Entry Point 44—Ram Lake
• Entry Point 45—Morgan Lake
• Entry Point 47—Lizz Lake & Swamp Lake
• Entry Point 48—Meeds Lake
• Entry Point 49—Skipper Lake & Portage Lake
• Entry Point 50—Cross Bay Lake
• Entry Point 51—Missing Link Lake
• Entry Point 52—Brant Lake
• Entry Point 54—Seagull Lake
• Entry Point 55—Saganaga Lake

Chapter 5: Entry from the Gunflint Trail—East and Arrowhead trail

• Entry Point 80—Larch Creek
• Entry Point 57—Magnetic Lake
• Entry Point 58—South Lake
• Entry Point 60—Duncan Lake
• Entry Point 61—Daniels Lake
• Entry Point 62—Clearwater Lake
• Entry Point 64—East Bearskin Lake
• Entry Point 66—Crocodile River
• Entry Point 68—Pine Lake
• Entry Point 69—John Lake
• Entry Point 70—North Fowl Lake

Appendix i: Routes Categorized by Difficulty and Duration

Appendix ii: Commercial Canoe trip outfitters

Appendix iii: lake index for fishing

Appendix iV: BWCAW Hiking trails in the Eastern Region

Appendix V: More Resources

Photo Credits

Index

About the Author

Robert Beymer has been a frequent visitor to the Boundary Waters Cano Area Wilderness for the past 40 years, and was a canoe trip guide for seven summers at a private camp near Ely. He and his wife, Cheryl, have lived on the edge of the wilderness since 1984. Their home serves as a convenient starting point for day trips by canoe, as well as on foot, snowshoes, and cross-country skis. In addition to his two volume guide to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Bob has written three other books about the Quetico-Superior region of northeastern Minnesota and Ontario. His articles have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines, including Boundary Waters Journal, Silent Sports Magazine, Camping Journal, and Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. When the muse screaming in his ear was too loud to ignore, Louis Dzierzak walked away from a successful advertising career to become a full-time freelance writer. He’s written about issues and trends in outdoor recreation for over a decade. Lou firmly believes that paddling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is the best way to recover from constant publishing deadlines.