Thanks everyone for the information.  It has been helpful.  I will take a 90 degree turn at the bottom of the hill before Mack!  Kim

Ment NE corner of Mack....

My info will mostly relate to fishing, I do remember the last two portages into Mack were tough with the last section into Mack waste deep in mud with biting flys and mosquitos. The NW corner of Mack has a large bay. If you like large Pike this is  a good area to cast for a trophy. The transition between the main lake and that bay is an awesome place to fish for bass and walleye. The Wawiag is a day long trip from Mack to Kawnipi. The first site into Kawa Bay on your left as you enter the bay is a keeper. Moose in the AM and PM are a high probability. The mouth of Kawa bay and the narrows a few miles down the bay are absolute magnets for many SM, walleye and pike. This section of lake is probably about the best fishing you will find anywhere.

any pics of Mack?

We've been in Mack via a fly-in trip.  We were dropped off in Clay and paddled the Greenwood Creek to the Wawiag and up Mack Creek into Mack Lake.  A few beaver dams, a couple of portages and then you're in a beautiful lake.

We didn't spend much time there so we didn't fish and although we looked for the pictographs we didn't find them. 

We plan to return again some time...

Happy paddling,
Sue

Yup, in May of 02.  Mack is awesome, great fishing, especially for walleye and smallies.  Nice campsite for fishing on the peninsula that juts down between the northwestern and northcentral lobes of the lake.  The portage from Mack to Munro is not an easy one.  Steep, with a floating bog landing on the Mack Lake side.  When we were portaging back into Mack from Munro, I got about 60 ticks on me.  It was amazing- I could see them on the branches and getting on my clothes, but with a canoe on my back there was nothing I could do.  Had to strip buck nekked at the floating bog to get them all off of me and my clothes.  We went from Munro to Kenny Lake and back, and I don't recommend it.  There's at least nine short in and out portages, and the trip includes such memories as the "boulder field of fun", and "the triple portage"...

I went up through Ross and over to Munro about 10 years ago.  The portage into ross and the one into Cullen starts up the creek.  They were not at that location on the maps I had.  The last portage into Mack ends by coming down a steep hill and transitions to flat rapidly.  At that point you can see the lake straight ahead down a wide beautiful path that deteriorates into a floating bog.  I got mud in my pants pockets and I never fell down.  As soon as you get to the bottom of the steep hill and can see the lake ahead make a 90° left turn.  You can find game trails that take you to the lake with less than ankle deep mud.

my dream route for a long Oct solo

Going to go there on a trip end of July.  Wondering if anyone has any information on portages etc.  Going to see the pictographs on Mack and fish along the way and back.   Going through Cache Bay.  I have been on Saganagons only up to Dead Man's Portage.  Been on Falls Chain many times. So, any tricks along the way through Bitchu, Ross, Cullen etc.  to Mack?  Thanks.  Any information appreciated.