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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Skipper Lake. Be careful coming to Skipper Lake, you might not ever want to return back home again. Get wet paddling on Cascade River, and while you're here you can take a hike along the South Lake Portage. From a rain point of view Skipper Lake is a pretty common location; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and February is when it's the driest.
Stay the night at Gateway-hungry Jack Lodge.
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| | Lakes are delightful; Lum Lake is a lake that's in the neighborhood of Skipper Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Super 8 Motel - Grand Marais is a glorious site to get some rest; going for a hike along the Height of Land Portage will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood. Not far from Skipper Lake, you'll find Misplaced Lake which is a striking lake, and whitewater paddling is great on Cascade River.
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that you need to camp here for a while, Cascade River Campground is a pleasant site for that; if the weather is tremendous, you can go for a hike along the Stairway Portage. The warmest time of the year at Skipper Lake arrives with
high temperatures in the 70's. Summer night lows drop down to the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 10's, and overnight lows at Skipper Lake through the wintertime typically descend into the-10's.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.04556
Longitude: -90.56806
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Lutsen, Minnesota, 20 miles away
1088 vertical feet |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class II(IV) - 3.5 miles long (FR157 to CR45) |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (CR45 to Cascade River State Park) |
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Cascade River, Cook CountyCounty, 16 miles away
Class V+ - 0.5 miles long (Cascades of Cascade) |
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Lum Lake, Cook CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Echo Lake
| Echo is a nice lake to stop and drop a line when in the Schroeder tofte area. It is just up the road from Nine mile lake campground and has an easy to catch supply of small trout. Don't look for a big meal here but it is a fun and easy place to have the kids wet a line....Echo is a nice lake to stop and drop a line when in the Schroeder tofte area. It is just up the road from Nine mile lake campground and has an easy to catch supply of small trout. Don't look for a big meal here but it is a fun and easy place to have the kids wet a line.... |
Two Island Lake Campground
 | 11 miles away
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... |
Gunflint Pines
| 13 miles away
Relax and escape the city life. Located on the south shore of Gunflint Lake next to Gunflint Lodge the Gunflint Pines Resort & Campground offers Lakeside camping, cabins and camping cabins. Whether you're in a tent, camper or RV we can offer you a well spaced site within our wooded grounds.
We offer a full service resort with boat rentals, guide service, public Laundromat, snacks, gifts, groceries and supplies. We have a great system of hiking trails directly behind the resort. We are surrounded by the Superior National Forest, and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness.
What we offer is an escape to a simpler life, quiet campgrounds, evening campfires, hiking, fishing, wildlife, Morning coffee at the lodge and dockside fish tales. What we don't have is cell phones, texting, TV, Newspapers, deadlines, traffic and stress. Bring your family and your pets. Come relax in the Northwoods... |
Lutsen
| 20 miles away
Lutsen is not just a good ski area, it's the only real skia area around really. It's almost twice as high ar any other area within a reasonable distance. It has a great variety of runs for all levels.... |
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20 miles away
