This is probably a long shot but 3 of us, in solo canoes, are leaving tuesday morning (5/17/2022)
to head up to do a 6 day paddle on the Upper St. Croix River. Gordon Dam to hwy 70.
It has been raining hard in that area and the river level has been high but dropping slowly.
If it continues to drop we'll be OK but if they get more heavy rain we probably won't.
So the question is are there any comparable river paddles to do in Northern Wisconsin or
Michigan that we could switch to ? Meaning a multi-day river trip of Class I-II difficulty.
We're coming from NE Indiana so it's a LONG drive if the river is blown.
I've been working to get this trip together for about 5 months now and I should have
known better than to put all my eggs in one basket, to use a really old phrase.
I am continuing the trip over to LP of Michigan to meet up with a Group in the Pine River
area over Memorial Day. I'll be in the Boudary Waters for a two week Trip in Mid-Late Sept.
Larry S
on edit: I do have a good River Guide to Michigan but NOT Wisconsin. So I have been considering
a multi-day paddle/camp on the Upper Manistee River as an Alternate.
Larry
to head up to do a 6 day paddle on the Upper St. Croix River. Gordon Dam to hwy 70.
It has been raining hard in that area and the river level has been high but dropping slowly.
If it continues to drop we'll be OK but if they get more heavy rain we probably won't.
So the question is are there any comparable river paddles to do in Northern Wisconsin or
Michigan that we could switch to ? Meaning a multi-day river trip of Class I-II difficulty.
We're coming from NE Indiana so it's a LONG drive if the river is blown.
I've been working to get this trip together for about 5 months now and I should have
known better than to put all my eggs in one basket, to use a really old phrase.
I am continuing the trip over to LP of Michigan to meet up with a Group in the Pine River
area over Memorial Day. I'll be in the Boudary Waters for a two week Trip in Mid-Late Sept.
Larry S
on edit: I do have a good River Guide to Michigan but NOT Wisconsin. So I have been considering
a multi-day paddle/camp on the Upper Manistee River as an Alternate.
Larry
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