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• Day Use Motor
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       Ely Area/Kawishiwi Ranger District
       Grand Marais Area/Gunflint Ranger District

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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Entry Map

Cook Area/LaCroix Ranger District

#A Trout Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor maximum. Access is from Lake Vermilion via a 180-rod portage suitable for portage wheels. For more information, please call the LaCroix Ranger District at in Cook 218-666-0020.

Ely Area/Kawishiwi Ranger District

#C Fall Lake ONLY (Valid only on Fall Lake. Travel not permitted beyond Fall Lake.)
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. Access is a boat landing at Fall Lake. Valid only on Fall Lake, not Newton or Basswood. For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#D Fall Lake and beyond.
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. Access is a boat landing at Fall Lake. Valid on Fall, Newton, and Basswood Lakes (except the paddle only area of Basswood). For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#E Moose Lake ONLY. (Valid only on Moose Lake. Travel not permitted beyond Moose Lake).
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. Valid only on Moose Lake, not Newfound, Sucker or Basswood Lakes. For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#F Moose Lake to Newfound and Sucker Lakes. (Valid only on Moose, Newfound, and Sucker Lakes. Travel not permitted beyond Sucker Lake.)
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. Valid only on Moose, Newfound, and Sucker Lakes, not Basswood Lake. For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#G Moose Lake to Prairie Portage to Basswood Lake.
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. Valid on Moose, Newfound, Sucker and Basswood Lakes (except the paddle only portion of Basswood). For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#H Snowbank Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.

#I South Farm Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. For more information, please contact the Kawishiwi Wilderness Station in Ely at 218-365-7561.
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Grand Marais Area/Gunflint Ranger District

#J Saganaga Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. No motors allowed (use or possession) west of American Point. Access to Canada. For more information, please contact the Gunflint Ranger Station in Grand Marais at 218-387-1750.

#K Seagull Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 10 h.p. motor limit. No motors allowed (use or possession) west of Three Mile Island. For more information, please contact the Gunflint Ranger Station in Grand Marais at 218-387-1750.

#L Clearwater Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 10 h.p. motor limit. For more information, please contact the Gunflint Ranger Station in Grand Marais at 218-387-1750.

#M Bearskin Lake
Method of travel is day use motor. 25 h.p. motor limit. No motors on Alder or Canoe Lakes. For more information, please contact the Gunflint Ranger Station in Grand Marais at 218-387-1750.
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