Oh, OK ya I get it. Like the Stanton thread, same experience different take.

I have never associated Atikokan with a canoe trip any more than I would Eau Claire, Duluth, International Falls, Thunder BAy... and some McDonald's on either side of Madison always seems to make my tummy growl. They are just fortuitous places to stop on a means to an end. It will never be the Ely or Fish Creek (WI- during tourist season) of the north at a dozen or so entries per day max capacity. Timber mining....

FWIW - The road to Batch idea was floated a while back too:
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I've not heard much lately but like the restaurant analogy - if it's not too crowded - but that's just me.