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Going for a hike on the Vaseux Portage is always a good adventure, and Kimball Lake Campground is a good local campground. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Devil Track River, and Best Western Superior Inn & Suites is a good spot to get some rest. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors fun stuff the area close to Benson Lake has to offer. Go for a hike on the Great Cherry Portage, and lakes are such calm locations, why not stop at Mink Lake. Kimball
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| | Lake is a nice lake close to Benson Lake, and if you come at the right time of year, Brule River offers some great whitewater.
This lake is so wonderful. Benson Lake is a magnificent location to visit for more than one day, Go-fer Cabins Trailer Court is a magnificent location to camp nearby, and Gunflint Hills Golf Course is a golf course close by. Summertime highs at Benson Lake ordinarily tend to be in the 70's; all through summer nights temperatures are | |
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in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 20's with temperatures at Benson Lake dipping down into the 0's all through winter nights. Near Benson Lake you hit upon the Lesser Cherry Portage which is a splendid
hiking trail, and after a long day outdoors East Bay Suites is a glorious spot to spend a night or two.
This lake is so wonderful. A typical amount of rain falls here at Benson Lake; the month of September is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is February.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.85
Longitude: -90.24806
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| These outdoors activities are available near Benson Lake. |
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Devil Track River, Cook CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Class II-V - 4.9 miles long (Maple Hill to Lake Superior) |
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Brule River, Cook CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class I-III(V) - 18 miles long (Northern Light Lake to Sauna Bath Rapid) |
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Devil Track River, Cook CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class II-III - 3.2 miles long (Devil Track Lake to Maple Hill) |
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Trout Lake
 | Trout Lake approx 14 Northwest of Grand Marais,MN and then 4 miles east on #140 (Trout Lake Road)to the lake. Mink and Kimball lakes are also accessed by this road. BOATERS BEWARE - the public landing is a ''carry in landing'' meaning no trailered launches here. If you prefer you can launch at Trout Lake Resort for a fee of $5 to $10 but their landing is shallow as well and very rocky. NO BIG BOATS can get in and that's the way the folks at the resort like it. A boat with a ten h.p. will do the trick. In fact the folks at Trout Lake Resort will rent you one if they are not reserved by the resort guests for ~$35 for 1/2 day. The like is super clear and boasts lake trout and rainbows. We caught one rainbow on a lazy fishing/swimming expedition and another boat on the lake caught a small laker and one rainbow. This lake would be real fun for trout in the spring when they are near the surface but they can be found by trolling in 20 to 30' along the shore lines in late summer as well as the deeper spots.... |
Two Island Lake Campground
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I have only been there in the winter waiting for the mushers to come through (for the Beargease Marathon), it is where I want my ashes to be. I missed one year of the Beargrease race (1998) but the next year I was there at Two Island it was a full moon and it was snowing at the same time, could see down the trail like it was daylight but it was snowing....that was my sign...like I didn't fall in love with it before...this is a beautiful place, small camground but nice in the summer. jkf... |
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7 miles away
