We took a tour of the northwest corner of the lake. We hadn't been there before and decided we needed to check out every inch of the lake while we had the chance. The bent tree is at the entrance to Gold Portage. The second picture is the start of Gold Portage from the Lake Kabetogama side. You can only go so far by boat or canoe and then you come to a little rapids that you can tube through if there is enough current to make it fun or just portage around it. This outlet from the lake flows into Black Duck Bay which is part of Rainy Lake.
The Gold Portage got its name from back in the day when they used to go this way to get to the islands on Rainy Lake that had gold bearing ore on them. Rainy Lake had gold mining for a short time until the veins ran out. You can take a tour boat to see whats left of the mining equipment and shafts on the islands. Now the area is all part of Voyaguers National Park so you can't explore for gold anymore.
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