Thanks for the reply and policy explanation. Probably best that I explore it on my own. The scout's Vietnam is what the Berard map calls Tea Pail Portage. Interesting that info is so scarce that an equal number of paddlers are using the uglier portage of the two options to Stonehouse from Africa Lake. But then maybe scouts are choosing it on purpose. Northern Tiers site does list some routes but it sounds like the scouts can put their own plan together and have a unique adventure.