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kirkbenjamin

07/13/2008 11:46AM

Left my 5 year old Keen sandals on a camp site on the north end of Friday bay (island)(monday 7/7). Am kind of attached to them. (green, size 14)

Is this a lost cause??

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Irishstone

07/13/2008 12:01PM

Kirk-

The good thing is that not everyone wears a size 14.

You never know you might just get lucky.

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adam

Moderator

07/13/2008 01:44PM

I made this a sticky topic for now. If you have something you have lost or found post it. If you have found something, you may just want to specify that you have found an item in such in such a place and see if someone comes forward that knows what the actual item specifics to show that it is theirs.

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DeterminedOrange

07/13/2008 03:53PM

This is a copy from a post I made a few weeks ago. Still no word from the owner...

I found this June 19th on the Misquah-Little Trout portage. It looks like something pretty nice but I do not know much about reels. If anyone lays honest claim to it, I will do my best to get it back to them. Thanks.

...other members ID it as a Pflueger Presidential series.

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Corsair

07/13/2008 06:31PM

My wedding ring on Spoon Lake (Got caught in my fingerless gloves)and fell into the water.

Yes I was a DUMB A** for taking it I know. Had I left it at home I would have gotten grief for not wearing it, it was a loose loose situation.

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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Badgerboy

07/14/2008 08:40AM

Long sleeve Fleece jacket, blue and gray, bright green liner. Has a nice bright blue rolllock pocket knife in the pocket. Youth size. Left by my 10 yr old on EP 33 prtage the day we went in, June 21. Just the first of several things he "misplaced" on his first trip;-))

Take'm to the Wilderness, introduce them to the wonders of God's creation. They will be better for it.

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abcrodgers

07/15/2008 09:07AM

This might be a long shot. Red British Ensign Flag lost around Loon Lake Aug 2004. Sentimental value.

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ceresota

07/17/2008 11:51AM

I just got back from our trip yesterday, 7-16-08. Not a big deal but I lost a small wallet size Duluth Pack Zip-up pouch. I used it to keep small items keys, phone, money. In this case I only had my stash of cigars. It was relatively in-expensive so it's not a big deal. However, if anyone found it on a portage it would be greatly appreciated if you contacted me. It was lost on Tuesday 7-15-08 somewhere between Clear Lake and the Kawishiwi river or on one of the river portages, on our return to entry #30.

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Ho Ho

08/05/2008 06:12AM

Lost - Green women's rain jacket. I think it got left on the short portage between North and South Hegman. Fortunately it was old, but I hate to litter the wilderness. Ho Ho

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HKB

08/06/2008 09:39AM

08/04/2008 08:34PM

HELP! My blue REI stuff sack with the name "Keith" written on it was lost on my way out of the BWCA. My clothes, my book "The Paper Lion", and my hammock were inside the stuff sack. Came out of the BWCA on 8/3/08 at entry point #16 around 12 noon. Started that day at 7am from Lake Agnes site #49, third site on the left from Nina Moose River heading north into Lake Agnes. I think it may have bounced out of the VNO trailer after my group was picked up. A stop was made at entry point #14 to retrieve another canoe before heading back to Ely. I suspect someone in my group didn't synch the Duluth pack properly that morning because two others in my party lost a shoe each. Any information is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Benutzer

08/07/2008 11:20AM

Lost - Suunto compass probably somewhere between the Hustler River and Lucky Finn lake. Good thing it was our spare one. I'm not expecting it to be found by a human any time soon. ;)

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Walterego

08/11/2008 07:31AM

Left behind something good in Friday Bay.

My flask was half full of Kettle One Citron, refreshing in the shade...left sitting on a big boulder (what else), discovered lost when we got to Saturday Bay campsite. This is serious. Very serious...Last Wednesday.

God's love is everywhere, embrace it.

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Canoedad2

08/13/2008 08:39PM

Lost: Sawyer Wooden Canoe Paddle with a leather thong on the grip end. On Monday August 11, I just left it at Pipestone Falls on the portage into Newton Lake. If anyone finds it leave it at the Fall Lake campground office or e mail me. Thanks

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kanoes

08/13/2008 08:50PM

you should have paddled back for it (the kettle thing). not that far. :)

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unknown

Guest Paddler

08/18/2008 04:45PM

right before the one mile portage, the north end of it on wagosh, south of crooked lake, someone left a cabela's waterproof camo duffle bag. we checked the contents to see if any identification could be found but none....just some wet pants, sandles, sleeping bag and umm......some pieces of shrroooooms, or the funny mushrooms. anyone want to claim it. or its probably still there.

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paddle2paddle

09/02/2008 01:22PM

Found lots of rope, some of it pretty good with a nice hook/clip at one end. Also found a pair of boys sleeping pants at a campsite on Pipestone Bay of Basswood with footballs/basketballs/hockey sticks, etc on it. They're too small for me. Kind of made me laugh.

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sloughman

09/05/2008 08:53AM

LOST PADDLE on WINCHELL.

A buddy of mine misplaced his wood (blond) bent shaft paddle. He thinks he left it at the campsite on Winchell, or may have left somewhere on the Cliff Lake/Cones portages. He doesn't remember the brand, thought it might be "Bending Branches," but he also said he got it at Fleet Farm whom I'm pretty sure doesn't carry BB. I may be wrong.

He lost it August 17th.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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eglath

Moderator

09/10/2008 03:01PM

sloughman -- no offense to your buddy, but how does one leave their paddle behind at a campsite?

cheers,
eglath

Pictures?

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sloughman

09/10/2008 06:02PM

Thankfully, it was his spare.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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dmr

09/11/2008 07:46AM

IN 2007 I lost a small nylon bag with some small plastic worms but more importantly my fishing pliers, both a Rapala brand and also a curved Kelly forceps/hemostat. Almost 100% sure I left it at the campsite on Vernon that abuts the portage to Brule Bay (next to the outlet to Brule with the waterfall...). Fortunately still had the Leatherman (sometimes redundancy is good!). Of all of it, the only thing I really miss is that hemostat for sentimental reasons--came from the UW Hospital OR...

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linkslvr

09/12/2008 05:47PM

Lost:

2 fishing rods at the south put in to Kekekabic Lake. One had a Cabella's logo on the handle, the other was a push button spin cast with a gold colored bale. Left there on 9/8/2008

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Malamom

09/13/2008 05:11PM

Hey dmr- Your hemostat came from UW hospital...as in U of Wisconsin? Funny thing- the hemostat in my tackle box is also from UW hospital, as is the one in my paddling buddy's tackle box. We must be responsible for the rise in the cost of health care!

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BrownTrout01

09/21/2008 03:26PM

Found: (actually snagged)

BPS Bionic Blade rod with Shimano Syncopate reel. Caught in 20'-30' FOW on a lake in Quetico. Tell me the lake and location (private message please) and we can talk.

d.paulson@comcast.net

BT

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great melinko

09/28/2008 08:21PM

Try boots next time.

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kanoes

09/28/2008 09:07PM

lost my marbles at the end of the gaskin to henson portage.

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ffmike

09/30/2008 12:09AM

Found: Glasses in a hole in a log on La Croix.

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mr.barley

09/30/2008 11:24AM

"lost my marbles......"

I doubt that they'll ever be found.

serenity now

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Hoe1979

10/05/2008 12:53PM

Lost - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 - silver

Last seen between Wednesday bay and Gun Lake. Lots of BWCA.com logo stickers pictures. Grrr sorry Adam I will have some 35m shots soon.

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RoJoYo

10/07/2008 09:35AM

Lost: One small, collapsable camp saw at last campsite before portage SE end of Ensign Lake.

"You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing." B. Franklin

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neufox47

10/14/2008 10:48PM

Lost: Multi Tool in leather case with the name Irvin R. Mason (I might be a little off on the spelling, knife was bought from the LL Bean outlet as a return, fortunately my name isn't Irving R. Mason) inscribed in it in the Number Lakes. Knife was a graduation gift from my grandma..

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dogwoodgirl

10/20/2008 08:23PM

Seen at the Sawbill landing this morning.....one leather boot. No, I didn't check to see if it was a right or a left boot( though I could assume it was a left one).

~On to Fort Chipewyan before the snow flies!

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Grandma L

10/31/2008 02:27PM

Mr. Barley - The "lost boys" sent Toodles his marbles back from Neverland. You too might need the help of some "lost boys". This message board is full of them. - "lost boys" not marbles. Keep looking!

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bromel

11/21/2008 03:36PM

Back in 1991, my brother Jeff left his Blueblocker sunglasses sitting in a campsite on Splash Lake. He realized that they were missing after we had travelled through a couple lakes and portages. We decided it was too much to go back for them.

Then, after we got home, we got our photos developed (we used to use real film cameras back then!) and we spotted his sunglasses in a photo leaning next to a tree stump in the grass. Now, every time we go to the Boundary Waters, he asks me if we are near Splash Lake because he wants to go back to see if they are still there. He thinks maybe the grass grew up over them and they are still hidden.

Did anybody find the Blueblockers on a campsite at Splash Lake?

Bromel

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bromel

11/21/2008 03:44PM

FOUND: GLOVES IN QUETICO

I found a pair of camoflauged, fleece gloves hanging from a campsite tree in the Quetico in July 2008. If you lost such gloves, just email the name of the lake and your mailing address and I will send them to you.

Bromel

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kanot

11/24/2008 04:13PM

A few years back I lost a pair of sunglasses right as I was getting out of the canoe at a portage (I can't recall the lake right now). The water where they fell in was quite shallow (about a foot deep), but very muddy and murky. I spent 20 minutes digging around in the mud and scanning the bottom before giving up on the search. Two years later I come back to the same portage when one of my buddies comments that this was the spot where I lost my sunglasses. I laugh and look down into the water and there I see the faint outline of what appears to be two lenses. I reach down, and there are my sunglasses. Amazingly, no one had stepped on them over the years and besides being extremely grimy, none worse for the wear. They now are my lucky sunglasses.

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jigga

11/27/2008 08:37AM

Lot of stuff being left in the wilderness. What's up with that. Thankfully I have never left any items, yet!

James Martens

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bapabear

12/03/2008 01:30PM

Kanot, great story. I lost my cell phone last Memorial Day somewhere between my house and my friend's place. Care to help me look?

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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sberens6

12/31/2008 11:41AM

I've lost a pair of sunglasses and a Swiss army knife over the last few years. The sunglasses fell out of my lap and into the water as I was trying to photograph a loon. They went about 3 feet down and then seemed to hover in the clear water. For a moment, I thought they might actually float back to the surface. Then down they went, disappearing into the deep.

I did find a reel handle, a few jigs and a Christmas tree air freshener on the portage into Birch back in July!

Oddball: Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?

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captn tony

01/01/2009 08:03AM

A member of my group gave away a paddle to another group on the Magnetic River a few years ago. Left a net at a portage. Over the years found a net, a fishing rod, a nice watch, lots of fishing lures.

You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke

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stubs

01/05/2009 12:39AM

Maybe a long shot--

My dad lost his fishing hat in one of the narrower sections between the Lake One/Lake Two portage and EP 30. It was decades old, and maybe worth a dime, but he would love it back if anyone's snagged it.

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520eek

01/15/2009 01:16PM

lost my mind up there. does that count? i really don't miss it!!

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!

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jonicski

01/16/2009 10:01AM

lost:6 rods & reels in rapids at bottom of curtin falls(aug 06)

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Captn Tony

01/24/2009 07:14AM

sberens6
I keep looking at your list and cannot help but wonder why someone needs a Christmas tree freshener among all those pine trees? Does anyone out there have an answer?

You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke

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wkdoit

02/04/2009 01:24PM

I Left my rod case with 4 or 5 rods in it at a campsite on Bald Eagle Lake. Didn't figure that out till 2 portages in coming back via the Snake River. It was raining and my partner and his kids were driving me nuts at that point, so we didn't go back to get them. I had my info on the case and fortunately a guy called me a week or so later and shipped them to me. Lucked out. I would most likely go back and get them today.

as always,cheers-wk

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wawasee

02/19/2009 08:09PM

Lost twenty thousand dollars in small bills on moose camp lake anybody find it!

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tworke

02/19/2009 10:40PM

the government has it now

That tree looks familiar?!

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Les Ismore

02/24/2009 12:10PM

Hey Captn Tony, I've been doing some thinking, and I think I figured out the reason for the christmas tree air freshener. He must have taken it there to recharge it. With all those pine trees throwing scent into the air, at least some of it would have to soak back into that air freshener, right?

Build a man a fire, keep him warm for a night; set a man on fire, keep him warm the rest of his life.

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Voyageur

02/25/2009 09:07AM

Air freshener.
Maybe he put it in his tent when rhe rolled it up and stored it for the winter to get rid of a musty smell. Then when making camp remembered the air freshener was still there.
I store some of my gear(sleeping bags, packs,etc) with dryer sheets.

Remember this is fun... and your having it.

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doggypaddle

03/01/2009 08:26AM

September 07, found a Gerber knife on Gun Lake.

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zimrl

03/02/2009 10:47PM

Lost: Flip flop on portage, 30 inches of mud. I'm hoping it will grow so I can go back in a few years and harvest a new pair.
Lost: nice tan camp chair with armrests on last portage going to Lower Basswood Falls from Horse river(2006). Doubt I'll ever see that either.
Found: full bikini sitting on a rock in campsite on south end of Bald Eagle, along with a green life jacket(2005).(heard banjo playing in the woods)
Found: nice big frying pan.
Lost: one day of sanity on Island river going into Bald Eagle, probably won't see that one either.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Ben Franklin

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PapaDave

03/03/2009 10:45PM

Left on the South west end of Lake Disappointment, The only thing I left behind was a brand new, unopened container of Gulp Alive fishing bait.

If anyone has found, don't return unless you want too. Just let me know how the fish bite on that stuff up there.

I never did get a chance to use it.

Thanks
PapaDave

PapaDave

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zimrl

03/08/2009 07:43PM

This is really interesting...I just read this forum a few days ago and today at church, I spoke with some friends that were up last year and lost their digital camera. I told them I would post again on here to see if by some crazy circumstance somebody had found it. They went in on EP 30 and went down the south Kawishiwi exiting EP 32. They are not sure where or when they lost it, but may have been on one of the portages or campsite. It was the one and only time their whole family would be up there together and they really are missing the pictures they took. Any possible info would be great! My email is rcde@hickorytech.net

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Ben Franklin

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Dennisal

03/26/2009 10:30AM

LOST: lots of lures over the years. Various colors and shapes. If found please forward...thanks.

Never lost. All portages and roads go somewhere or they would not be there.

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Basspro69

04/08/2009 04:23PM

Lost Jimmy Hoffa, Osama Bin laden, Every Vikings quarterback since Fran Tarkenton, And a can of bug spray, Please return the bug spray !!!!

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Jimmy2toes

04/14/2009 08:19PM

Found: Lots of fishing lures every year at most campsites we stay at, myself and my boys will go swiming and bring snorkels and masks with, I think one of my sons found at least 10 or 12 fishing lures this last year.
Jim

Paddle Fast, Live Slow

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eagle93

04/18/2009 09:52PM

Still hoping that someone will turn in pack left on Lake One landing last summer. Belongs to our school's summer school program. Gray Granite Gear pack. Loaded with kitchen and other supplies.

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nolanbunch

05/01/2009 12:48PM

Lost: Yellow, number 2 pencil on Fourtown Lake, on or about Aug. 3, 2008. Identifiable by teeth marks and worn eraser tip. Great sentimental value. Please help. Also missing small, wire paper clip, but could have left that at the outfitters.

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JJD

05/02/2009 01:21AM

nolanbunch what color was the papper clip?

"WHAT? did i say something wrong? what'd i say?"

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nolanbunch

05/05/2009 10:19AM

Green. Vivid green. (Oh, how i miss it....)

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JJD

05/06/2009 10:15PM

i have it right here and you dont wanna know what ive done to it.

"WHAT? did i say something wrong? what'd i say?"

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fishtamer

05/18/2009 02:14PM

hey i found a pair of mens glasses black and they are at the grocery store lost and found in ely, but good luck there were about 10 pairs of similar the lady said.

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fishtamer

05/18/2009 02:14PM

a shoelace of excellent quality.

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Kid Rodriguez

05/18/2009 07:19PM

I lost my scruples (oh, wait, I never had any).

If you come to a fork in the river, take it.

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bumabu

05/27/2009 12:09AM

LOST......small bottle of Visine for Contacts somewhere in the Kawishiwi Triangle.

LOST......Dignity while getting dumped into very cold water by a bow rookie.

Let me know if you find either so I can recover them.

Who I am precedes what I do, not the other way around.

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nolanbunch

05/29/2009 12:01PM

I FOUND IT!!! I FOUND MY PENCIL!! It was in my daypack right next to my collection of belly-button lint. Whew! Thank God!

Thanks to all of you and the hundreds of hours you spent helping me in my search. Funny...I had it the whole time! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

(Has anyone seen my paper clip?)

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dalet

05/29/2009 06:33PM

Lost: One 9 1/2 pound smallmouth bass on basswood. If found do not attempt to retrieve it. Just tell me the GPS coordinates and I will risk my life and limb to go after it.

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beanman

06/07/2009 05:45PM

A person in my group lost his filet knife and sheath. Black in color, I believe Winchester was the brand. We stayed at campsite #1795(10) for 3 nights last week. If you find it please contact me at 715-563-2443 - Brian

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Buffy

06/15/2009 10:44AM

FOUND 06/09/09: Butt section of a FENWICK FISHING ROD at an island campsite on Agnes Lake in the Quetico.

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Yeti of the Prairie

06/22/2009 08:46PM

As a FYI for those in the Ely side of the BW....Radio station WELY (94.5) in Ely does an EXCELLENT job of posting personal and emergency message, including info on lost and found items. And, even if you don't having anything to find or lose anything, WELY is a great community and BW resource for local info. You can find them at wely.com.

Yeti of the Prairie

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Mongo65

06/27/2009 09:27AM

LOST!

My main 1st Aid kit on the Alpine end of the Seagull to Alpine Portage. One of the trip mates forgot to put it in their canoe before setting off.

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.

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aracette

06/28/2009 10:20AM

Left a sawvivor saw at campsite on pipestone bay near the mouth of small lake with portgage (canoe only) to Jackfish Bay/Basswood Lake. It was my brothers and would like to get it back to him. Please contact with any information. Thanks

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mhclon

06/28/2009 12:50PM

LOST-somewhere in the US. My wife had a beloved rain jacket for over ten years. R.I.P. old greenie!

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bapabear

06/28/2009 01:47PM

Found: landing net at campsite just below small rapids south of the Eskwagama Lake portage heading south on South Kawishiwi River.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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heypaddler

07/02/2009 04:23PM

Found: XL Black Marmot Rain jacket on portages between McEwan and Louisa Lake, Quetico.

Found: 3 fishing rods on portages in the same area.

Paddler's who lost these items were probably there June 16th through the 26th sometime.

canucanoe?

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drnatus

07/05/2009 02:57PM

Lost
Nalgene water bottle in a black web carrier with a silver space saver cup at bottom and a tackle box. Lost on Loon Lake. 6/28/09

Never criticize someone until you walk a mile in their shoes....by then you'll be a mile away and they will be shoeless!

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dadof6

07/07/2009 10:05AM

I heard on WELY last Friday that someone found a wedding ring on the South Arm of Knife lake....contact the station for more info.

"My life has been a series of campfires." Sigurd Olson

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bapabear

07/08/2009 12:11PM

Found: 5 Gallon bucket

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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bapabear

07/08/2009 12:13PM

heh, heh :-)

(couldn't resist)

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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VoyageurNorth

07/09/2009 07:54PM

Someone lost one of our SPOT devices near the north side of Bald Eagle lake, near Gabbro.

So, anyone who may be in the Bald Eagle area, north side near Gabbro, if you find it, could you bring it in or send it to me? He realized that he couldn't find it this morning and is back in Ely now.

The person who lost/misplaced it would appreciate getting refunded for the amount I had to charge him for it and I'd be mighty happy about it too.

Lynn

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Grandma L

07/27/2009 02:56PM

Found - reading glasses with neck strap in tin Accura case on Insula in early July. Send e-mail to claim.

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VoyageurNorth

07/27/2009 10:25PM

I thought I had posted this, but the SPOT was found & turned in.

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Earl

07/29/2009 12:14PM

Found: marbles, at the end of the gaskin to henson portage - rather large.

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mr.barley

07/29/2009 05:09PM

I'm pretty sure they belong to kanoes. As I recall he lost his there.

serenity now

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kanoes

07/29/2009 07:22PM

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! funny earl and barley!

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Bill Perry

Guest Paddler

08/15/2009 11:07AM

Found, wedding ring in Sag Lake region. If you lost it contact me and we can talk. Bill Perry (wlperry@gmail.com).
Cheers, Bill

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SZWACK

08/17/2009 08:05AM

My wife lost her digital camera on 105 rod portage between going into Insula on Saturday 8/8/2009. It is an olympus 1030 in a orange case. We just did the relay for life in Elk River MN the week before and all her pictures from that event were on it. She is 5 years cancer free. She is just devastated over losing this camera. If you found this camera or know who did please reply. Thank you so much.

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bstrege

08/17/2009 04:41PM

Accidentally left 3 green seat cushions (from Spring Creek Outfitters) at the Kawishiwi Lake landing on 7/25/09.

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natron

08/20/2009 09:33AM

Lost: Nearly new Vasque Breeze Hiking boots (size 10.5). Left at bottom of stairway portage between Duncan and Rose Lake on 8/14. Just broke in- very bummed. 218-206-4431. Thanks!

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Kendra

08/20/2009 03:07PM

Found---size 6/7 bikini top in the lake a few feet out from the 40 rod portage between Upper and Lower Pauness.

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mhclon

08/27/2009 06:30PM

While I have no actual expectation of getting it back, I left my Petzl headlight behind a log at the middle camp on Moose lake on 8-10-09. It had brand new lithium batteries in it which should last for quite a long time. If nobody has found it yet it should be behind the log on the left of the tent pad between the cut logs. Works great!

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GraniteCliffs

09/03/2009 09:26PM

Found on Shade Lake several days ago. A pair of glasses. Obviously left behind by someone who will be missing them. Looked like they had been there for several days due to the dust and film on the glasses.

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jondska

09/04/2009 08:49AM

Found: Camo shirt on an island in Quetico Lake on 8/31/09. Pockets are stuffed full of stuff including a camera. Paper in pocket has names Nick, Ben and dad.

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

09/06/2009 07:40AM

Lost a pair of sandals at Lux Lake July 23, 2009. Thank you to the brave soul that packed them out and disposed of them.

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GraniteCliffs

09/22/2009 09:04PM

I am feeling guilty. I still have the pair of glasses I found on Shade Lake three weeks ago, mentioned above. No one has claimed them. Anyone have any other ideas as to how to advertise my find? I would like them to find their owner.

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GSP

09/23/2009 01:05PM

Lost Gerber multi-tool somewhere between Friday Bay and Mudro on 9-16-09. If someone finds it would like to get it back. thanks Brian

German Shorthair Pointers Rule Serenity is found in your mind, not somewhere you seek.

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bradcrc

09/27/2009 05:23PM

seeing that someone lost a camera made me think of something, not sure if it's a useful idea or not, but I think I'll try it next trip.

print a sheet out with your name / phone / address. Leave the sheet near your computer you unload pictures onto, and take that as the first picture with your digital camera each time you clear the memory card.

If someone finds the camera, the first picture will be your contact information. (if they find the camera at the bottom of the lake they won't be able to read that, but then you won't want it back anyway)

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kanoes

09/27/2009 05:30PM

great idea!

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Koda

10/06/2009 03:21PM

Found at the island campsite in the SW part of Disappointment Lake: Two large fish skins including tail, approx. 24 inches long. Also numerous eggshells and corn husks. Will the idiot who dumped that trash in the bushes please return for it and pack it out properly?

Thank you from all future users of that site.

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Stumpy

11/12/2009 11:57PM

I almost lost something on Disappointment Lake, while guiding a group of college girls 27 years ago.
Good thing I exercised some self control.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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Springer2

01/10/2010 08:30PM

Lost 6/2/09: St. Croix 6'6" rod and new Shimano reel, probably a jointed Shad Rap attached, probably at the end of the Bird to Anubis portage. It was a very sweet setup.

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HikingStick

02/03/2010 02:21PM

quote wawasee: "Lost twenty thousand dollars in small bills on moose camp lake anybody find it!"

Don't exaggerate. There was only $5k when I found it.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Geezerboy

03/27/2010 06:40PM

quote wawasee: "Lost twenty thousand dollars in small bills on moose camp lake anybody find it!"

Yeah I ssaw it there and boy was I surprised. I left it there cause I thought you might come back for it. Hiking Stick you need to return that fifteen thousand or your concience is going to bother you for the rest of your life.

Sit tight, I'll just step on that rock and then into the canoe!

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Packfan4

03/29/2010 07:10PM

I lost a custom made map of the Brule Lake Area. It has my name on it. I lost it in the woods on the ridgeline northeast of North Temperance lake while on a hike.

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Captn Tony

04/03/2010 06:09AM

I found it, took $15000 and bought Ford stock,it's now worth $45000!!! I'll get your $15000 back to you some day?

You're going to HELL and you're going to drag me with ya!! -Gunsmoke

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HikingStick

04/13/2010 10:10AM

quote Geezerboy: "Hiking Stick you need to return that fifteen thousand or your concience is going to bother you for the rest of your life."

Sure. Push me to return the $15k after you had me PayPal $5k to you. Gotta love dis country!

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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UncleMoose

05/03/2010 11:33AM

Found a small pack with fishing tackle just off to the side of the portage trail between Fairy and Gun. It looks like it could have been there for a while, but I figured I'd throw it out there anyway, just in case. If you can describe it reasonably enough, I'll be happy to reunite you with it.

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sternpaddler

05/10/2010 01:39AM

Lost: About 2 dozen fishing lures, a windlighter, assorted bits of skin and blood and many of my worries over the last 20 years.

Found: assorted fishing gear about 70% was returned, two life jackets, two grates, a paddle, assorted hats, a sandal, in 1994, a stringer with dead fish on it, assorted clothing (nothing interesting), about 6 or 7 Duluth packs of garbage, and my piece of mind.

If it appears freshly dropped on a portage trail, I hang it up at 4-5 feet off the ground, if it appears to have laid a while, I tend to drop it off. Never found anything expensive except fishing gear.

Years ago on Ogish we found 2 large plastic garbage bags full of wet gear; a pillow, a sleeping bag, lots of clothes, books, magazines and other assorted odds and ends. It was soaked, mold was growing in it, and it had the smell which is how we found it. We dried and burned all the paper, dried the gear and clothes and packed it out. It sure did stink. I guess to whoever left it, you're welcome.

-Mark "Lord of the compass, I thought you said that way was north."

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HikingStick

05/19/2010 06:50AM

Found: Two Nalgene water bottles along the portage up to Fishdance. Based on their condition, I'm guessing they were lost just this year (2010). One was blue, the other was different and more likely to have some sentimental value attached to it. Email me if you think they're yours, and describe them as best you can. If yours, we'll figure out a way to get them back to you.

z01riemer [that funny little "at" symobol] hotmail [punctuation] com

BTW--water levels on lakes One through Four, Hudson, and Insula are really low. I lost count of how many formerly snagged hooks and lures I found on this trip (though none were in any condition making them worth listing here). The low water may be a bear, but it does provide an opportunity to help clean up the shallows. Had the water not been so cold, I would have dove down in one spot to retreive a few old beer cans that were visible on the bottom near the Lake Three-Lake Four passage.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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HikingStick

05/19/2010 06:57AM

Lost (2006): my desire to give up when things got really hard (i.e., when I broke my leg on the Hudson-Insula portage).

Lost (2007): my fear of really long portages (took the "Stairway to Heaven from Pine across toward West Pike and then east to East Pike just for bragging rights in my group (only two of nine took this route).

Lost (2009): my unlrealistic expectations for getting up to the BWCA as often as I'd like.

Lost (2010): my fear of getting lost on the big lakes (it turns out I'm better with a map than I imagined).

Lost (2010): my fear of leading expeditions, rather than just being a skilled participant (I got my wife in and out in one piece, and left her wanting to schedule another trip).

Lost (2010): any desire to hang a food pack again (I love bear barrels).

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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bobapunk

05/25/2010 04:44PM

Lost:

Black Stuff Sack for my Hennessy Hammock. I had it at camp site 1716 on the peninsula on the south side of Lake Gabbro. It is black nylon and says "Hennessy Hammock Expedition A-sym" on it.

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blutofish1

05/25/2010 06:53PM

Two Jim Grandt 6' medium light custom rods with shimano symetre 1500 spinnihg reels attached. Dumped the canoe first evening out just west of U.S. point. Across from the campsite with the sandy beach. This was in June of 03. Almost cried.

blutofish

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bruceye

05/31/2010 10:33AM

I am a professional musician/guitar instructor/avid and seasoned BW enthusiast. Always thought how cool it would be to have my acoustic with at our campsite on Thomas. Unfortunately, the risk involved with packing in a $1,000. Taylor flattop has held me at bay.On wed. 5/26/10 while making our annual trip back in, you'll never guess what we found! Cased and intact with all 6 strings! Tell me the brand name and other specifics and I will return it with shipping cost contingencies otherwise, thank you for this fine B-dub pack-axe. It will be put to good use.

Bruceye

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bobapunk

06/01/2010 01:36PM

Whoa, wait...

You found a guitar in the BWCA??

How the heck do you go about forgetting/losing something of that size?

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houseofspam

06/01/2010 04:57PM

I was on Thomas May 25th and heard the guitar from our campsite.

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bruceye

06/01/2010 11:09PM

quote zimrl: "Found: nice big frying pan."

zimrl - This is a shot in the dark, but did you happen to find the frying pan on Thomas Lake?

Bruceye

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bruceye

06/01/2010 11:14PM

quote bobapunk: "Whoa, wait...

You found a guitar in the BWCA??

How the heck do you go about forgetting/losing something of that size?"

Yessireebob! As to how?? I don't know, Alzheimer's, blatant stupidity, sudden lack of interest in musical pursuits...? You tell me. All I know is it it's no D-38, but it plays real well.

Bruceye

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HikingStick

06/02/2010 08:34AM

Was it left out in the open, or was it something someone was trying to stow until a return trip? I wonder...

Also, did you contact the local radio station in Ely? They handle a lot of lost and found announcements (at least, they did).

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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TLAC5748

06/02/2010 05:15PM

FOUND - 2 extending wiener forks - Red rock lake north end, 5/28/10 or so.

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ELKO

06/02/2010 06:29PM

LOST: Swiss army knife with the word Tyler on it, Its laying somewhere near or on the first campsite as you get on it Perent lake from Hog Creek, thanks

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VoyageurNorth

06/04/2010 10:39PM

Found by a couple of my customers on a Quetico trip.

Found around Silence, Sultry and Summer on June 3rd; one Nikon camera remote control. Looks like a really nice one. Will be posting this on other boards too.

Maybe the people who lost it are still out or already back but hope they visit one of these boards. (also reporting to FS and WELY)

Almost forgot to add; remote is here at Voyageur North.

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kanoes

06/05/2010 04:39PM

LOST (stolen actually): a little bit of my heart and soul, woodland caribou provincial park...somewhere between mexican hat and elephant head. :)

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Jesse1986

06/10/2010 10:33AM

Found - I found a Very nice wedding band. Will only return to the rightful owner. Let me know If you lost one and we will go from there.

PS. - This is for lost and found people. Stop posting worthless messages plz, it makes it hard to use for people that actually lost stuff. Thank you.

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kanoes

06/10/2010 08:34PM

lighten up francis.

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Firetiger29

06/14/2010 09:17AM

Lost - Three fishing poles. Left them at the staging area at entry point 16. Two Berkley rods and one hand made rod with my signature on it.

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Mad_Angler

06/17/2010 10:37AM

Lost:
Keen sandles on Alpine or Red Rock lake over Memorial day...

Fish where the fish are...

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HikingStick

06/17/2010 12:01PM

Hmmm... Two posts about lost Keen sandals. It makes me wonder if there is something special about them...

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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MeatHunter

06/18/2010 09:48AM

FOUND

One small life vest with contents in pockets. Found at the end of the long 210 rod portage before lake conchu. Let me know what color vest you lost and name on it to identify. Found around 6-11-10

Some people see nature as being made "Just for them", and view others as an invasive species..... We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money? What’s interesting is the first group worked for their money .. the second group did not.” WTF???

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HangLoose

06/20/2010 09:44AM

FOUND: I found this small day pack near the large rock cliff on Stuart (EP#19). It weighs approx 1 or 2 pounds. It contains a small first aid kit, a disposable waterproof camera, some snack bars, a compass, a whistle and a few other emergency items. Nothing of any value and no identification. I left the small pack there thinking that the person might come back for it. Maybe it was a geocaching site even though that would be illegal? It is well hidden, but I took photos of it's exact location. If it is yours or you want to claim it or carry it out then send me an email and I will give you some more specifics.

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croixboy96

06/20/2010 01:56PM

Found on the portage from Horseshoe to Caribou on the Caribou side near the water:

Small Duluth Pack containing mostly bug spray. Smallest Duluth pack I have ever seen. Maybe 1 foot wide and 6 inches tall. black straps and buckles.

We thought it was from the group immediately ahead of us so we threw it in our canoe but when we caught up to them we found out it wasn't theirs.

Croixboy96

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." - Ty Webb

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joebobmcgeerodriquez

Guest Paddler

06/21/2010 11:38AM

Left two fishing poles at Nina Moose campsite on Friday. One is sentimental and customized with my name on it. If any one picks it up let me know.

Thanks

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jb in the wild

06/21/2010 07:53PM

quote kanoes: "lighten up francis."

Love it!! Stripes!!!

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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Nimbus2010

06/22/2010 09:50AM

Lost this hat somewhere between Ima and Disappointment, most likely on a portage. If anyone found this hat, with or without the bandana attached, I'd love to somehow get it back. Thanks =)

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inthewoods

07/01/2010 01:16PM

lost camera card on island site in north lake (that was the last place we saw it) got home not in camera bag small purple scandisk memory stick 32mb

"ya like thats going to work"my wife

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VoyageurNorth

07/01/2010 04:32PM

Lost & found here & on Quiet Journey works!

I posted about a remote for a Nikon & the guy spotted the message and claimed it!

So, you never know, keep posting your lost & found and if you get it back, I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be interested in knowing. (Right?)

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gbusk

07/10/2010 05:52PM

quote kanoes: "LOST (stolen actually): a little bit of my heart and soul, woodland caribou provincial park...somewhere between mexican hat and elephant head. :)"

Funny, same thing happened to me too.

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MrWalleye

07/11/2010 10:55AM

Bruceye, that guitar is kylowater's a fellow forum members guitar. He left it in the hustle and bustle at a portage trying to rush in and meet us on Ima. It's a dean playmate! He traveled back to get it from Ima and you must have already picked it up! He lives in Blaine, MN

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Ky-lowater

07/13/2010 12:58PM

Bruceye,

The guitar you found is mine. It's a Dean Playmate 3/4 acoustic guitar. It's not really worth the shipping costs to me, or the drive time either. So i guess it's yours. Do me a favor though next time you find something, leave it there. Whoever left it is probably coming back for it. I carried the canoe on that portage and didn't double check that one of the others in my group grabbed it. I realized I left it there that day and went back for it. It was a rough week without something to strum on.

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croixboy96

07/13/2010 01:08PM

That brings up an interesting point;

When do you leave something that you found and when do you pack it out with you and try to find the owner. You don't really have any idea if that person is coming back for their property (or even if they know where they left it) and the only way to get it back may be for someone to pack it out.

So...are there certain items you would pack out and certain ones you should leave? Does that break the 'pack it out' rule?

Just wanted to get everyone's thoughts. I found a SMALL pack on a portage that I assumed someone didn't even know they were missing so I grabbed it. A guitar, I might leave because someone would realize pretty quick that they left a guitar (I hope) and may go back for that.

Croixboy96

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." - Ty Webb

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bruceye

07/13/2010 10:00PM

quote Ky-lowater: "Bruceye,

The guitar you found is mine. It's a Dean Playmate 3/4 acoustic guitar. It's not really worth the shipping costs to me, or the drive time either. So i guess it's yours. Do me a favor though next time you find something, leave it there. Whoever left it is probably coming back for it. I carried the canoe on that portage and didn't double check that one of the others in my group grabbed it. I realized I left it there that day and went back for it. It was a rough week without something to strum on. "

Ok folks, an obvious, badly-needed-by-some, brief lesson in possession etiquette from yours truly:

-When you find something of value, or at the least, valuable by your own standards, on the portage, at the camp, in the water or anywhere, you should NOT (leave it there) on the supposition that (whoever left it is probably coming back for it) because (probably) is never the sum of certainty and further more, what is the likelyhood that the next person will be considerate enough to post the missing item on a LOST AND FOUND board?

Kylo,I still have your axe, you left it on the portage near the water on the west entry to Jordan. It was about 3PM wed. 5/26. We exited the following sunday and I posted it the next day here and with a radio station in Ely. I do occasionally make trips to Mpls via 35. Give me your E-mail address and we can arrange to meet in the northern burbs or if you get up this way, drop me a line. My buisiness E-mail is home-werks@centurytel.net

Bruceye

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croixboy96

07/14/2010 11:27AM

quote bruceye: "Ky-lowater: "Bruceye,

-When you find something of value, or at the least, valuable by your own standards, on the portage, at the camp, in the water or anywhere, you should NOT (leave it there) on the supposition that (whoever left it is probably coming back for it) because (probably) is never the sum of certainty and further more..."

I think I lost you here. You're saying pack it out and find the owner in a forum like this, right? That is what have done in the past: pack it out. Maybe all the parentheses threw me off.

Croixboy96

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." - Ty Webb

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HikingStick

07/14/2010 11:47AM

I do believe the best option is to pack found items out, since there's no guarantee the original owner will come back (regardless of how soon thereafter). Some items (e.g., water bottles) won't suffer harm being left in the elements, but others (e.g., electronics, instruments, clothing) will be damaged by exposure to the elements.

While it may be inconvenient to learn that an item that was left behind was picked up by someone else, it's better than portages becoming cluttered with junk that is left in the hope that the original owner will return.

It would be a nice service for the ranger stations to provide a "lost and found" drop off. Then everyone could be made aware that found items are deposited at the stations, they could check in for their lost items, and the ranger stations could auction off unclaimed items at the end of the year.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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bruceye

07/14/2010 05:00PM

Croiyboy, yes by all means pack it out and post it. The printing error is that I should have used quotations instead of parenthesis. Im only questioning Kylos rational where he says I should have left it there.

Bruceye

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moosedog

07/15/2010 11:49AM

Found sunglasses on site (site between narrow river channel and Marabeouf just off Devils Elbow) at Marabeouf Lake (Granite River Route) on 7/8/10. Pretty well hidden..was at the site for several days and found it after the first 2 days there. If you lost some there, please let me know and describe the sunglasses (color, brand) and I'll get back to you.

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snohr12

07/17/2010 05:59PM

wow, I think picking it up is better then leaving debris in the bwca. How is anyone suppossed to know if your coming back/if you left it and know and or if you just didn't care to return to grab it. Also How long its been there could be a question also.

only tell true fish tales (or ones that cant be disproven)

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Nordic77

07/20/2010 09:55AM

Here's a really, really long-shot!!! About 4 years ago while portaging one of the Temperance lakes (north or south), I left behind a real nice Stearns Life Vest with stuff in the pockets, plus a compass attached to the vest. Alongside the vest I forgot my old Bait Canteen full of crawlers. I've checked from time to time with Sawbill Outfitters, but, no luck.

"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." Aldo Leopold

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RowdyGoodTime

Guest Paddler

07/21/2010 02:53PM

Here's a suggestion. If you find a lost item of any significance, leave a note on the item to this effect:

"Found this sitting here at noon on July 21st. I'm leaving it here in case the owner comes back for it. If you are reading this and more than 24 hours have gone by then please take it and leave a note here explaining where it can be retrieved."

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HikingStick

07/21/2010 03:37PM

The only problem with the note idea is that most notes won't survive wind and weather, and we potentially end up with little scraps of paper all along the portages. I think the best practice is to pack things out if you can.

Another great idea would be for people to ID their items. Even a set of initials can help. For anything substantial, spending the time to label a tent, guitar case, camera bag, or even a life jacket can save a lot of hassle if the item is found by a trustworthy paddler.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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gutmon

07/27/2010 05:46PM

The best protocol for found items seems to be the one I learned in kindergarten- finders keepers, losers weepers. Pick it up, post here, talk to people you see on your trip, let the radio station in Ely or GM know what you have, make a good faith effort. If someone gets reunited with their gear, great. If not, chalk it up to experience.

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groupleader42

07/31/2010 11:07AM

Lost: Wife's little toe nail on Misquah portage a week ago. Blue in color, don't think we will be needing it back but just letting everyone know it's out there... lol

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Kendra

07/31/2010 03:43PM

FOUND- a pair of prescription eye glasses on the west campsite on Shell Lake. It was the site north of the long portage out of Lower Pauness. They are now at the Ely radio station.

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Kendra

07/31/2010 03:51PM

quote

It would be a nice service for the ranger stations to provide a "lost and found" drop off. Then everyone could be made aware that found items are deposited at the stations, they could check in for their lost items, and the ranger stations could auction off unclaimed items at the end of the year."

I have brought things to the Ranger Station and they told me I couldn't leave it there because then it becomes Government Property. They advised me to take it the WELY radio station.

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Mort

08/01/2010 05:37PM

A member of our canoe crew lost a camoflage rain suit (top) on July 30th of 31st, at the northwest island camp site on Insula Lake. Please notify if found. Thank you.

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UPBoy

08/01/2010 11:34PM

Found - tackle box on the middle site on Boulder Bay on 7/29. It was left by a group of 4 canoes that stopped for lunch. Send me the details about the box and I'll ship it back to you.

UP Boy

I can only hope that when I die, my wife does not sell my fishing equipment for what I told her I paid for it

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Shikellamy

08/02/2010 09:57AM

Lost- Katadyn Gravity filter on Fourtown lake. 2nd site north of Horse lake portage. Left it hanging in a tree near the firepit (forgot to pack it up after we filled our nalgene's...AAARGH!) Slim chance anyone would return this to me, but I am willing to pay shipping, a small finders fee and punch your good karma ticket!

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OldMrC

08/09/2010 01:07PM

Lost - Small clear tackle box on portage from kawishiwi river to north end Insula on Tuesday, August 3.

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jwartman59

08/09/2010 05:41PM

lost- along caribou - clearwater lake portage, (or in this area) misc stuff, most notably car keys.

thanks.

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eagle93

08/10/2010 07:09PM

Lost keys with red plastic fob, either on a campsite on north of Lake Three or Lake One landing area.

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fitgers1

08/14/2010 11:28PM

Found this morning on the way out...
A Wal-Mart bag with an open and empty can of tuna and a few empty oatmeal packets stuffed in the brush on south side of portage at the Snowbank end of 140 rod portage to Disapointment. Pretty sad. Now it is in my trash can here in the cities if someone wants it back.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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fitgers1

08/14/2010 11:34PM

quote Kendra: "
quote

It would be a nice service for the ranger stations to provide a "lost and found" drop off. Then everyone could be made aware that found items are deposited at the stations, they could check in for their lost items, and the ranger stations could auction off unclaimed items at the end of the year."

I have brought things to the Ranger Station and they told me I couldn't leave it there because then it becomes Government Property. They advised me to take it the WELY radio station."

True! WELY broadcasts a couple times a day lost items that have been lost or found.

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jrlatt

08/15/2010 01:38PM

lost a leatherman in a Vargo fanny pack. Offering a $70.00 reward. I think it was left at the 210 rd portage on the North Kawishiwi River.

You can reach me at jrlatt@juno.com

Thanks Roger

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Guest

Guest Paddler

08/16/2010 12:58PM

Found: Man's ring on Pipestone Bay camp site on 8/14.

Lost: Black Nike Swoosh golf hat in Newton Lake on 8/15. I guess it's polyester so it will float and juding by the strong wind it is probably on the east coast by now. :-(

email" peter334 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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MagicStik

08/19/2010 12:23PM

quote ELKO: "LOST: Swiss army knife with the word Tyler on it, Its laying somewhere near or on the first campsite as you get on it Perent lake from Hog Creek, thanks"

You didn't happen to set it on a nice big stump or rock did you? I dind't see it there on 8/8/10. See below. :)

Lost Pocket Knife with my name on it. Left on stump/rock just north of the first camp site on Perent (from Hog Creek). Seems like a popular spot to cut some lures off before heading up the creek. :)

Brian

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Leftseat

08/22/2010 09:12PM

Found Hegman Lake entry off Echo 7/23/10:
Black backpack with car keys, cell, camera, ipod, wallet, etc.
Car was a Toyota Matrix (seen in parking lot) determined from repair receipts in pack. Probably belonged to family of 4 in Aluminum canoe we passed northbound on Hegman as we were leaving southbound. We found pack along entry trail, placed it on dead tree limb right at the put-in. Hope you found it there when you returned!

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VoyageurNorth

08/25/2010 05:20PM

Found on southwest campsite on Bald Eagle Lake... one car/vehicle key. Key has a large black top with no designated brand of vehicle marked on it. Just one key found, no key chain or anything else with it.

Found around August 24th or so. It will hang around VNO for a while, hoping someone will call for it. :-)

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jpboldenow

08/31/2010 09:58PM

Lost a custom left black knee brace on portage between Lake 4 and Hudson.

Was spotted by another group on 08-28-2010, but they left it on the portage.

Please send me an email at jboldenow@q.com if you find it.

Thanks

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nojobro

08/31/2010 10:15PM

sorry double post

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nojobro

08/31/2010 10:15PM

Lost at Fenske Lake Campground last week (around Aug. 25th): One pair prescription eyeglasses with brown rectangular frames. Weak, nearsighted prescription. Probably on the path down to site 7 or in the site itself. Also lost a spring for our stove in the site, but we bought a new stove, so....

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jb in the wild

09/01/2010 10:44AM

quote Kendra: "FOUND- a pair of prescription eye glasses on the west campsite on Shell Lake. It was the site north of the long portage out of Lower Pauness. They are now at the Ely radio station."

Kendra I lost that pair of glasses when we were out there on the 4th. Luckily I had another pair. Very thoughtful of you to go through all the trouble of packing them out and posting this, thank you. I'll try and get them back when I go up next time.

JB

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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VoyageurNorth

09/01/2010 09:05PM

JB, not sure when you'll be back up but I'd be willing to pick them up at the radio station for you & if you pay postage, I'll mail them back to you.

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Grandma L

09/02/2010 07:51PM

Found and returned - success-the system works

jpboldenow's knee brace - was found and WELY is sending it!

Thanks WELY for their lost and found services and thanks to whoever found the brace, carried it out and dropped it off there.

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waterdog

09/05/2010 07:56AM

Lost in the wind: Friday, 9/3/10. Lake 2 or 3.

Favorite hat. All cotton, fishing-hat style. Faded red. Safety pins pinned to the inside.

No value except I liked it a lot....and I hate junking up the wilderness.

Thanks.

"That'll do, Pig." Farmer Hoggett

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HawksEye

09/07/2010 10:06PM

FOUND: knife in black belt-holster, on black rock, south side of Ensign.

LOST: orange throw rope in throw bag in beautiful campsite on the SW corner of the SE end of Ensign. No need to return to owner, but boy do I feel stupid... blaze orange... how could I have not seen it at the waters edge when i left?

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houseguest

09/09/2010 11:09AM

Found: Cabela headlamp at campsite on Nina Moose. Looks like this:

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Kendra

09/12/2010 04:53PM

LOST- bwca.com bandanna at 9-12-10 Wing Night. Light color with orange print. My daughter said the last time she had it was sometime after dinner. She would really like it back because it wasn't hers.

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09/12/2010 07:38PM

lost-blue and white common target foldup style chair. sloppy me also left a bag of sunflower seeds around but i'm not worried about seeing those again.

tg

and into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul

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nojobro

09/13/2010 10:21AM

quote tg: "lost-blue and white common target foldup style chair. sloppy me also left a bag of sunflower seeds around but i'm not worried about seeing those again.

tg"

tg, I think my sister has your chair. She's in Richfield. I will ask her. It's a car camping type chair, correct?

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nojobro

09/13/2010 10:22AM

quote nojobro: "Lost at Fenske Lake Campground last week (around Aug. 25th): One pair prescription eyeglasses with brown rectangular frames. Weak, nearsighted prescription. Probably on the path down to the site or in the site itself. Also lost a spring for our stove in the site, but we bought a new stove, so...."

FOUND glasses, in the pocket of my rain gear jacket...

;-)

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nojobro

09/13/2010 10:24AM

Please also see the lost at wing night thread if you left something at wing night.

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09/13/2010 11:21AM

quote nojobro: "
quote tg: "lost-blue and white common target foldup style chair. sloppy me also left a bag of sunflower seeds around but i'm not worried about seeing those again.

tg"

tg, I think my sister has your chair. She's in Richfield. I will ask her. It's a car camping type chair, correct?"

hey nola-it is indeed a car camping chair-like all the others around the campfire. stuffbag was hanging over back of seat. thanks for picking up after us slobs;) if your sister has it maybe she could email me by clicking on my envelope?

tg

and into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul

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Trix

09/13/2010 12:22PM

quote tg: "
quote nojobro: "
quote tg: "lost-blue and white common target foldup style chair. sloppy me also left a bag of sunflower seeds around but i'm not worried about seeing those again.

tg"

tg, I think my sister has your chair. She's in Richfield. I will ask her. It's a car camping type chair, correct?"

hey nola-it is indeed a car camping chair-like all the others around the campfire. stuffbag was hanging over back of seat. thanks for picking up after us slobs;) if your sister has it maybe she could email me by clicking on my envelope?

tg"

tg: you a slob??????? Not even close!!! And I know that first hand! As always, I appreciate your efforts in the clean-up, so as we don't have a family reunion group size of raccoons sharing the camp with us!

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E: Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.

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jb in the wild

09/16/2010 06:27PM

TG I agree with Trix you packed all the trash if I remember right.
We didn't have to worry about the raccoons Rangers said they made too much noise laughing and kicked them out.

JB

You can't explain the obvious to the ignorant.

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croixboy96

09/20/2010 08:08AM

Found: Wooden Paddle on the Poplar side of the Meads to Poplar portage. It was leaning up against a tree in plain view. Maybe somebody decided to prop it up so it was more visible, but I decided to pack it out.

Croixboy96

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." - Ty Webb

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nojobro

09/20/2010 09:45AM

quote tg: "
quote nojobro: "
quote tg: "lost-blue and white common target foldup style chair. sloppy me also left a bag of sunflower seeds around but i'm not worried about seeing those again.

tg"

tg, I think my sister has your chair. She's in Richfield. I will ask her. It's a car camping type chair, correct?"

hey nola-it is indeed a car camping chair-like all the others around the campfire. stuffbag was hanging over back of seat. thanks for picking up after us slobs;) if your sister has it maybe she could email me by clicking on my envelope?

tg"

tg, I sent her an email and copied you on it. She doesn't read here. ;-)

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VoyageurNorth

09/23/2010 10:10PM

Found; 2 fishing rods on the upstream side of one of the portages on the Horse River.

Found today (Thursday, Sept 23, 2010) around 10 am.

Contact us at VNO if you think they are yours & you can identify them.

These were found by a couple guys (one "hangs out" more at Quiet Journey") who just came back from a trip today.

You can call our office or email me.

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jointedgull

09/24/2010 08:19AM

***LOST***: I lost a pair of 'Woody Max' Muck Company brand boots on one of the portages from Mudro to Sandpit to Tin Can Mike to Horse Lakes. They were carabinered together, and to be frank, I just plain forgot them!

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jtowncrew16

09/25/2010 03:34PM

Lost a silver digital camera in a black case around the water falls between crooked lake and Iron lake. Could be on either side of the lake it must have fallen out of my pocket. Don't care much about the camera it was partially broken, but would love the pictures back.

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jtowncrew16

09/25/2010 03:34PM

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Frenchy19

09/29/2010 06:29PM

On Sunday, 9/26, my daughter stashed our tackle box on the north end of the second portage on the Horse River. After returning from the Falls, it was gone. It was a blue, 2-sided Plano box with a blue clip strap attached to prevent it from opening. If you happen to have it, I would greatly appreciate an email. I will pay postage for its return.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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smuts

10/01/2010 04:14PM

Found a black zippered bag at a campsite on Horseshoe Lake. It appears to have made a lot of trips.

Not every turtle has a campsite; but every campsite has a turtle.

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jwartman59

10/12/2010 10:29AM

found

smaller duluth pack on iron lake side of curtain falls portage. i left it there because i thought there may be a chance you would come back for it. there were very strong winds gusts on iron lake, maybe you were trying to lighten your load for more free board? anyways i hope you had a nice trip.

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HikingStick

10/12/2010 10:36AM

Would it make sense to archive or delete some of the old messages under this thread? I can see up to six months of "Lost and Found" useful, but beyond that the thread just grows and grows...

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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VoyageurNorth

10/12/2010 02:54PM

Maybe soon it would be a good idea. Like at the end of canoeing season? We still have people going out & reading this forum.

But maybe in November there is a way for Adam to make this section of posting be retitled: 2010 Lost & Found?

Any other ideas? I agree it is getting pretty long.

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talusman

10/19/2010 06:19PM

Lost on Saturday 10/16/2010 in vicinity of Gunflint Lodge or by the Cross River Bridge a woman's Camelbak day pack/hydration pack. It's black with pink piping. Someone picked it up and I hope it's an honest person.

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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Banksiana

10/27/2010 04:52PM

Found

12X Binoculars in neoprene case on last portage between Burke Lake and North Bay. May have been there for a while. ID them and they are yours.

Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die.

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HikingStick

10/28/2010 08:45AM

I think you're hoping for someone who is more than honest. An honest person might admit they found something on the trail and didn't bother to try finding the owner...

You're hoping that the person who found it believes that "found" does not equate to "transfer of ownership". :-o

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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croixboy96

10/28/2010 08:51AM

I just hope that if I lost something and someone else found it, that they would make a good faith effort to try to return my lost property. Yes it was probably my fault, or someone I was with, for leaving it. But it's not like it has not or could not happen to anyone.

The higher value the item, the more effort I would hope they would put in. But besides the radio station in ely, where else would one go besides here to post 'found' items?

I wonder know how many people that visit the BWCA are also aware/visit of this site and how many people that post here find the owners or their stuff?

I have posted both items I found and never heard a peep. Found a paddle and a small Duluth pack thwart bag with some personal items inside on separate trips. Both are going to serve me well next season.

Croixboy96

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left." - Ty Webb

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jwartman59

12/04/2010 10:48AM

lost, a couple hundred dollars worth of fishing lures and tackle. throughout the BWCA and quetico over the past fourty years. if you find something like this it's most likely mine. thanks in advance.

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arctic

12/04/2010 07:35PM

quote jwartman59: "lost, a couple hundred dollars worth of fishing lures and tackle. throughout the BWCA and quetico over the past fourty years. if you find something like this it's most likely mine. thanks in advance."

We'll split it, jwartman59, as I'm certain that a lot of what's out there is mine! Actually, a mask and snorkel is now part of my summer gear while canoe tripping, so I'm slowly replacing what I've lost over the years.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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sleepnbag

12/05/2010 04:00PM

quote arctic: "
quote jwartman59: "lost, a couple hundred dollars worth of fishing lures and tackle. throughout the BWCA and quetico over the past fourty years. if you find something like this it's most likely mine. thanks in advance."

We'll split it, jwartman59, as I'm certain that a lot of what's out there is mine! Actually, a mask and snorkel is now part of my summer gear while canoe tripping, so I'm slowly replacing what I've lost over the years."

I have found numerous rusty lures via snorkel. It's actually a lot of fun.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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HikingStick

12/09/2010 02:59PM

quote jwartman59: "lost, a couple hundred dollars worth of fishing lures and tackle. throughout the BWCA and quetico over the past fourty years. if you find something like this it's most likely mine. thanks in advance."

Early this past season would have been as good a time as any for finding those old lost lures. My wife and I packed out at least a half dozen lures (or their remains) that we picked up during our trip in May. The water levels were so low that you could see snagged lures in many locations. The water was a bit too cold for me to go in and pull them all up (3-6 feet of water, maybe deeper in some areas), so what we found was along the low-water shoreline.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

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Beaverjack

01/10/2011 08:56AM

Lost - plastic tent floor protector at campsite on Afton Lake in late September. Left it drying on a big rock and didn't check thoroughly enough before bugging out. Don't need it back, but I'd like to know it found a home.

You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson

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VoyageurNorth

01/10/2011 04:59PM

Adam, is it time to archive this Lost & Found and start a 2011 one?

:-)

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PINETREE

01/10/2011 05:50PM

be nice to start fresh so you don,t have to scroll so far. Could leave existing available in alternate file.

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jpbwca

04/26/2011 10:06AM

This may be a longshot. But last june I lost a spinning rod and reel somewhere on pipestone bay. I believe it was left on an island. Its a shimano sedona on a tourney special rod. Any info regarding that would be much appreciated.

Live every week like its sharkweek

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jrlatt

05/22/2011 02:54PM

I lost some stuff last year and most was returned from a post on Craigslist.

Jrlatt

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paddlefamily

05/24/2011 08:57AM

Lost 4/20: My Suunto compass on portage from Lake One to Two (had another, but this one and I have traveled together for a long time :).

Think it dropped into the water right at the start of the portage. Has a gray cord on it.

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babjarmoluk

09/07/2012 09:58AM

Found a leatherman tool on a portage from poplar to caribou on Sept. 2.
Also the party with us lost their binoculars on the portage from caribou to horseshoe lk on 8-30.

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tobywan

09/09/2012 07:22PM

FOUND. A very personal poem written for Grandparents on there 50th Wedding Anniversary. Found in pack that was rented at Rockwood Lodge. A name on the paper is Jonathan W Harlan. Would like to get it back to you.

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1stSatInMay

07/21/2013 03:23PM

Leant one of my canoes to a group who went in at Mudro up to Crooked and back over Memorial Day.

I came back short one sling type portage pad. Thought I'd just check to see if anyone found it. You never know.

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945

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