Portage Description:
Easy to difficult pending water level. We had a knee deep muck slog and over several beaver dams--took a good 30 minutes.

Lake after portage: Basswood*
Known campsites: 8+
Lake Description:
The gem of Basswood is this bay. We were headed for Burke and had to cross treacherous SW winds with whitecaps breaking over the gunwales. Was an adrenaline pumper! If you're going to Burke, there are 3 small islands to shelter behind as you cross, and 2 have great campsites. Got scolded by some otters by the big island at the Burke Lake takeout!

Portage from Basswood* into:
South
Burke
Sunday
Indiana
Unnamed* *on the way to Kett
Sunday
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Pipestone Bay
Poacher
Burke
Unnamed* *between Nest and Basswood
Unnamed* *Between Basswood's North bay and Burke
Newton
Sucker
Basswood River
Good
Basswood* *Back Bay
Basswood* *Jackfish Bay
Crooked
Indiana