I am at a disadvantage here, as I cannot figure out how to use the "quote" feature, and anyway, I know I am talking "apples and oranges" with you guys.  Just another couple of comments:

PJ:  I know that you know this, but there are hundreds of campsites in the BWCA that are not like Lake Three.  Just like there are hundreds of portages in the Q unlike Prairie Portage.

And in my four decades in the canoe country (BWCA primarily, with some trips in Quetico, Algonquin, and one in Temagami) the only times I have encountered the problem with TP and human waste scattered around it was not in the BWCA.  Also, have never encountered items like grates and lawn furniture stashed in the BW, nor are there large chimney-type fireplaces.  Yes, the portages are easier, and depending upon where and when you go, you will see a lot more people.  It has a different feel about it, a less "wilderness" feel, than the Q.

Some don't disparage, but many do. 

Nails in trees really bother me.  I rarely remember seeing them, and even more rarely remember using one.  I think what bothers me most is when people carve initials in birch trees or strip the bark.  In fact, the initial-carving is probably one of my biggest pet peeves wherever I go in the great outdoors.

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