The first part of this summer's canoe trip was in Atikaki which is just west of WCPP in Manitoba. I found the route from Wallace Lake to the Bloovein River via Aikens Lake and the Tea Pail Portage to be a great paddling route. This is the link to the trip report on CCR and includes a G4map, GPS file and PDF of the trip journal which is picture heavy. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Glad to read about and encounter another canoeist who has paddled the Atikaki Park.  I was a guide with the Scout facility in Bissett during the summers of 1998 and 2010 through 2014.  You went through the southern section of the park, while I paddled throughout the middle sections ( Bloodvein River, Sasaginnigak, Kawaseecheewonk etc. ) I hope that your trip was as enjoyable as my summers were.

I don't know of any "Tea Pail" portage.  The Bloodvein and Sas waterways, as well as the Gammon west of Stonehouse and the "Africa" portage, are all used and maintained by the Scouts. 

As for route info, that can be tough to put on line, as each Scout trip follows an itinerary planned out by the Scouts themselves ( with some "assistance" by the Charlie Guides).  Each route is custom made by each Scout crew.  Those of us who have worked for the Scout program hesitate to put route suggestions on line, as there are some Scout leaders who will decide a route for the Scouts, then assert that the routes are fixed, set itineraries like what is at Disneymont Philmont.  The Scout Leaders will then refuse to allow the Scouts to plan their own trip, and having the Scouts plan the trip is a central part of the program.  Almost every time, the Scouts come up with trips that are more physically challenging and adventuresome than what the leaders think of as a canoe trip -- and one of the main points is to get the Scouts to take a challenging, rigorous canoe trip, not a fishing trip.   

With Northern tier, there are no set, fixed itineraries.  Plus, some of the names used for portages and lakes are appellations that have been created by the staff at Bissett.  For example, the pair of portages between Stone house Lake and the Gammon river are called "Viet Nam," and the lake in the middle of the pair is called "Africa Lake."  Neither of these are official Canadian names. Same with waterways known as "Mordor," which is the waterway and region directly east from Scout Lake to the Ontario border and Hobbs Lake, and Heartbreak Portage, which is the trail that exits Scout Lake to the immediate NNW.  "Heartbreak" derives its name from the fact that it traverses a swamp, and can take crews 3 to 6 hours to complete.  Scout Lake and Hobbs Lake are official Canadian names, while "Mordor" is not.   

Fond memories  of the area.  I look forward to canoeing there again.  The Map table / chart table at Bissett is made from several of my notes. 

Additional note:  The Scouts have not been using the Obukwin portages since the 1980s.  I have no idea what condition they are in.  Many of the campsites along the Bloodvein are in fair-to-passable condition.

What's the travel time by car from say the Twin Cities up above and northwest of the 'Peg to get at Atikaki? Just curious about the logistics.