@mad mat,
we always do the atikokan ranger station because we enter through nym. we have always driven through the night to get there when the ranger station opens. we have to leave around 11pm to get there in time from wisconsin. i guess i was hoping for a way to get all the permits without having to be there a day early. our group ballooned to 8 this year so its already hard enough to find a 7 day span where everyone is free.

as for the quetico card thing, its the quetico outdoors card issued by the ministry of natural resources. i got one 2 years ago i think? it has all my information that i would normally have to write out on the forms but in a neat card thing. it swipes like a credit card so then all my info transfers onto their forms. all i have to do is sign it and im ready to go.

the only issue was last year we had a guy who didnt have his card, so we were slowed down by his paper work. unfortunately its the same for this next trip as well.