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Looking for something near Nugget Lake? Nigh Lake is around here, and going for a hike on the Canfield Portage is always a perfect adventure. A common amount of precipitation falls here at Nugget Lake; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain, and February is when it's the driest. Whitewater paddling is pleasant on Vermilion River, and on a great day you can take a hike along the Beatty Portage. Now, you may believe that's plenty but
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| | there's even more fun stuff to do here at Nugget Lake. Paddling on Vermilion River is so much fun, naturally you could also go to Pauline Lake while you're here; it's not far at all. Nugget Lake is a good location to visit for more than one day, Lake Jeanette Campground is a good location to camp nearby, and after a long day outdoors Elbow Lake Lodge is a great place to spend a night or two. During the long summer days at Nugget Lake highs are ordinarily | |
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in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 40's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 10's, and nighttime lows in the-20's for Nugget Lake. You'll need more than a day to discover everything
Nugget Lake has to offer, you can camp at Sand Beach Campground. This lake is so wonderful. There is a pleasant hiking trail near Nugget Lake called the Echo Trail; if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Gaunt Creek.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 48.16528 Longitude: -92.32611
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Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (Eightmile Creek to Cty 24) |
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Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class II-III - 5.5 miles long (Vermilion Dam to Twomile Creek) |
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Vermilion River, St. Louis CountyCounty, 15 miles away Class II-IV - 4 miles long (FS491 to CR24) |
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Nigh Lake, St. Louis CountyCounty, 2 miles away |
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Echo Lake
 | ...since 1970. Back then the only cabins available for rent were the spring bay cabins which are not in service but still standing to date. Now there are two resorts on the lake and a public campground. Echo lake is fabulous for jumbo bluegill and the colors of these fish are remarkable. Back in the late seventies when my father stayed at spring bay resort, my father caught the 13th bluegill ever reprted to be taken out of the lake. Al Johnson, owner of the resort at that time kept a notebook of any bluegills/sunfish ever caught due to the fact that the species was not native. The first time I went to this lake was back in 2000. I casted my nightcrawler harness out and slowly reeled my bait and felt a nice tug, thinking I had a bass on I came to the surprise to have the biggest bluegill hooked I've ever caught in my life. After measuring the brilliant, blue and purple colored gill I recorded that it was 11 inches long. The fight the gill gave was that of a good two pound black bass. The fish were spawning and I caught 8 more in that same bay that were all gigantic in size. The next trip... |
Giants Ridge
 | 27 miles away Giant's Ridge is my favorite local ski hill. I know all the people that work there and ski there.... |
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