Beginning on the south side of the lake…Mr. I kept thinking – “Give it time! Now we take cell phones, a Garmin GPS device or two, an inReach Explorer for off-the-grid emergency communication, and two or three digital cameras – point & shoots and DSLRs –  and jars of batteries and power packs. Now we were looking at a vast and open expanse of water on a Lake known for its temperamental nature and sudden changes in mood. As we approached the tracks we saw a path on river right running up the steep banks but we kept going. It may be that guests in the fishing lodges at Mud River come up to the rapids to do some fishing but they were not hauling boats from bottom to top. Back then it was a half-dozen paper topos at $2.50 a sheet and maybe a paperback for rainy days. Next up – Logjam #3. Area map of Lake Nipigon. portage. The municipality of There are two bridges at the east end of town spanning the Nipigon River: one is a single-track railway bridge belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the other is a two-lane highway bridge constructed by the Province of Ontario.

Beaching our canoe at the boat landing, we made the climb up to the freshly cut lawn fronting three fairly dilapidated cabins, a woodshed, and an outhouse.

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Also indicated is my brilliant idea to deal with three of the four logjams – that is,  a 5.2-km. He had come up the west side of  Lake Nipigon in 1869 and written a report on his findings. We would finally be faced with some serious work!The mess of a logjam you see below is the one which took us the longest to deal with. Less than 2 km. We’d bring five or six rolls of 36 100 a.s.a. This portage is necessary to pass an old log jam, which has blocked the channel.When we got closer,  the first thing we noted is that the logjam the report mentions is no longer there. [In the satellite image above you can see the dock in its right place! We hoped that Windigo would not take offence at our passage and that Thunderbird would keep looking down!a view of Haystack Mountain from our Britannia Islands campsiteWe got to the Britannia Islands in the early afternoon after paddling the shallow waters along the shore of Windigo Bay right past Meeting Point. The satellite image above did have us wondering why a section of the river has a sandy white colour you associate with a dry river bed.We didn’t know it at the time but at the easternmost point of the Big Bend, we were no more than 2.5 km. below the bottom end of the used-to-be Big Bend Portage, we came to Logjam #4.Click on the image to see our easy way around the logjam! A spot on river left on one of the many bends of the river is what we settled on. Previous Post: Days 2 & 3 - From Cliff Lake To Ratte Lake To The Bear Camp For an overview map and some pix that highlight the entire 150 km. At 300 yards above this portage, there is a second one only 75 feet in length. Fishing for Brook Trout and Lakers. One evening in reading through Robert Bell’s 1870Having arrived at Lake Nipigon, I divided our party, and gave Mr. McKellar charge of one of the sections. Windigos are described as powerful monsters that have a desire to kill and eat their victims.While we had not seen much wildlife on our way down the Pikitigushi, on three or four occasions we had looked up and spotted an eagle riding the wind currents above us. When we saw Haystack Mountain from out on the lake we thought – What a visible landmark to guide them on their journey! Campground. To have the Thunderbird looking over and after us is not a bad thing!But as we left the narrow confines of the Pikitigushi – aka Muddy – River and entered Windigo Bay, we knew that we were entering a new phase of our canoe trip. For about 15 km, Highway 11 runs within Nipigon River and a lake. We’re curious!On our first day and a half on this stretch of the Pikitgushi from the Bear Camp, the silt and sandbanks were prominent; now we were seeing more clay – as in the image below. The power line connecting from Lake Nipigon supplies electricity to Thunder Bay and area. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

cruising speed. Later that afternoon we walked to the railway tracks from the property on a maintained path and wondered who stayed there and when.Max standing at our Mud River tent spot – north of the tracks on the east side of the riverAlso at Mud River is a Wilderness North lodge, though we did not walk across the bridge on the tracks to the west side to see what was there.If you have any information about the property – is it still a lodge? It may be the map you are thinking of. You’re not 25 anymore – it takes longer!” However, after a visit to the doctor and an ultrasound and x-ray later,  it looks like a partially torn tendon in my rotator cuff and a 5 mm. downriver. It was the right choice!We were at the other end of the once-portage trail just before noon – it had taken us about two and a half hours to travel the thirteen kilometres around the Big Bend.

The trail clearing at the top end gobbled up some time, as did the scampering over the logjam itself near the end. However – nobody home!We hauled our gear up the banks set up camp in a sheltered corner of the property. Nipigon is a setting off point for fishing excursions onto Lake Superior and the Nipigon River system leading up to Lake Nipigon. Thanks!Mud- River, Home.. nice pics and a detailed adventure.We’re happy to have made the journey down to Windigo Bay from the Bear Camp. We looked at the image above and saw that after getting around the initial blockage at the top, we might be able to paddle out without any more fussing around. On our canoe trips, we take this as a sign of good luck. However, coming up was the last of the logjams. Three extra-strength ibuprofen daily were also a part of the answer.As I write two months later,  the pain is still there. Sitting there out in the open – as if they were going to be used again very soon – were two lawnmowers.We shouted out “Hello” expecting to hear a reply. Lake Nipigon.

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