Category: Quetico Provincial Park
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Fishing French Lake
Wanting to catch a couple of fish for dinner, we went to a rock behind the Teaching Center, that a ranger had recommended. Martha patiently watched and played games on her phone while I fished a variety of lures with the regular spinning rod and the ultralight rod. Nothing. No hits, no runs, no errors.…
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Paul Kane Trail
Monday, September 8, 2025 39 deg at 4 am I laid in bed readdressing my furnace problem. Sail switch, I decided. Was I blocking air flow with my tape? I could hear the technician I might hire, laughing at my Velcro tape job. On our way to hike, we stopped at the canoe launch parking…
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Hike French Portage and Falls
Sunday, September 7, 2025 39 deg at 6 am Still having trouble with the furnace, I went out and surveyed the problem again. Of course there could be one or several problems, so I have watched some videos, which were helpful. All the wires were connected, but the cover for the flywheel was loose and…
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The Whiskey Jack Trail
September 6, 2025 36 degrees at 6:00 We are on Central Time now. All the stars were out this morning! I should have gotten a picture, but it was too chilly to lay on the picnic table. We waited until 10:00 to go exploring the park, hoping for a little warmer temperatures. There were lots…
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Drive to Quetico Provincial Park
September 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM 41 deg at 6:00 Martha had learned about a special sweet roll while she was waiting on a bench at the shower house back in Rabbit Blanket campground, Lake Superior Provincial Park. “If you go to Thunder Bay you must try a Persian!” said the young lady who was also…