I'm a wilderness camp director, looking for a good introductory, non-BWCA lake trip for groups of youth. We had previously been going to Sylvania in the UP, until they informed us this year that there's a rule against guided trips
I'm thinking about offering a trip in the Trout Lake Semi-Primitive Non-motorized Area, part of the Chippewa Nat. Forest, but I can't find very much information about it. We want to be able to do a 4 night trip, and the maps aren't very clear about portages and campsites in some of the farther out lakes. Has any one been there? Any thoughts?

I never knew this existed, and I've been hunting there since I was a kid. My dad owns 90 acres just west of Bluewater Lake bordering on the Chippewa NF, which I've hunted ever since I was 12.

There are a few lodges/resorts in the area along with a few camps.

Camp Hiawatha on Deer Lake is very close. It is run by Voyageur's Lutheran Ministry ( (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)). The Bluewater Covenant Bible Camp ( (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)) is pretty much bordering on the Trout Lake SNA. I'm not sure if either of them would know anything about it, but it is a start.

(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) is the closest to an actual outfitter I can think of in the area.

There are also other lodges and resorts on Bluewater and Wabana that you can ask.

I've heard that the (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) that they have for sale for $10 is pretty good.