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Mighty Mississippi to the Rainy River (Read 2160 times)

CG9603 Full Member Offline Posts: 129 Location: Middleton, WI Joined: Mar 7^th, 2004	Mighty Mississippi to the Rainy River May 2^nd, 2005 at 5:29pm	Quote Print Post
	Is there anyone out there who has done this route, via either the old fur trade era routes of Mississippi r. - Savanna Portage - Saint Louis R. - portage - Vermillion R - Canadian border, or Mississippi R. - portages - Big fork R - portages - Rainy River (Grand Mound Historical monument)? If not, has any member of the forum been on a part of these routes? What were they like?


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canoeknave Inukshuk Offline Posts: 32 Location: Benton Harbor, Michigan Joined: Jan 4^th, 2005	Re: Mighty Mississippi to the Rainy River Reply #1 - May 10^th, 2005 at 12:18pm	Quote Print Post
	I have not been on these extended routes, but have canoed several parts of the Big Fork River. While not wilderness, the Big Fork is a nice river to paddle. There are a few rapids that can be run (class I-II) and maintained campsites along the river. The DNR has a map of the put-ins, campsites, rapids, portages, etc. I like the stretch from the town of Big Fork to Little American Falls. The river should be run in the first half of the season. The water level can get pretty low come August.


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