Burke to Basswood*
*Baley Bay

Quetico portages
Posted by: Ed Stevens
Season/Year: Summer 99
Water Level: unsure
Length: 84 rods
Rating: easy
Additional Perspectives:
Clouserminnow

Portage Description:
Very nice, mostly flat, worn dirt track. Good beach landing at both ends. Skirts a swampy meadow on the right. Sighted moose on two separate trips.

Lake after portage: Basswood*
Known campsites: not sure
Lake Description:

Basswood is a huge lake with usually unbroken winds from the west. About an hour paddle from here to Prairie Portage.

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

Portage into Quetico Park with QuietJourney.com