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TuscaroraBorealis
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We were up on Saganaga this past weekend. It's prime time there! Berries were very easy to find, but we did have to search a bit to find the big juicy ones.
Needless to say, it was blueberry pancakes for every breakfast.
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SaganagaJoe
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quote 24kGold: "Just returned from Saganagons and the blueberries were all over our island campsite. We were constantly grazing. One morning we picked a bunch and with a little brown sugar I made blueberry syrup for our pancakes. I miss Quetico already. 
Terry"
Not to get off topic but that's a big thick pancake you have there, how did you do that up in the Q? By the way how was Deb? (I'm Northwoodspaddler on Seagull Outfitters' message board)
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Canoearoo
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there was blueberries everywhere on lake one
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Magrockt
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Blueberries everywhere up the entire Magnetic Rock trail by Gunflint lake.
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Pinetree
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quote Canoearoo: "there was blueberries everywhere on lake one"
They ripe now.
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Kiporby
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tons of blueberries and raspberries right now in the burn areas on the Gunflint lakes. We had blueberry and rapsberry pancakes on Alpine Lake lake week. YUM!
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Pinetree
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Was up the Gunflint early June and observed plants loaded with little green berries. I thought things looked promising?
Observations and turning a little blue yet?
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3Ball
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I have seen a lot of fruit, and even some blue color. It should be a good year and it might be a bit earlier.
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Banksiana
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Managed a few handfuls yesterday- exposed sunny ridges showing some ripe fruit.
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dicecupmaker
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August 3rd! Just got pan cake mix today! The 'big pack; started today!
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Doughboy12
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Headed up in 5 hours....!!!
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bhouse46
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"Excited sounds". I planned a summer trip hoping to arrive in time to enjoy some great blueberry pancakes and such. Three weeks from today I plan on being there. Sure hope I'm not too late.
Excited to hear more reports.
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mpifkin
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quote Captn Tony: "Set up most my trips in late July, early August just so I can have blueberry pancakes!
Heading up for the 2nd time this year in 1.5 weeks."
Don't forget to bring some back to share with me Captn!
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Captn Tony
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Set up most my trips in late July, early August just so I can have blueberry pancakes!
Heading up for the 2nd time this year in 1.5 weeks.
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Pinetree
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quote Doughboy12: "Headed up in 5 hours....!!!"
Well don't eat them all.Save some for us.
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Doughboy12
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quote Pinetree: "quote Doughboy12: "Headed up in 5 hours....!!!"
Well don't eat them all.Save some for us."
I'll leave all the green ones I find...;-)
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AndySG
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quote Pinetree: "Was up the Gunflint early June and observed plants loaded with little green berries. I thought things looked promising?
Observations and turning a little blue yet?"
What lake(s) were you on?
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Pinetree
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quote AndySG: "quote Pinetree: "Was up the Gunflint early June and observed plants loaded with little green berries. I thought things looked promising?
Observations and turning a little blue yet?"
What lake(s) were you on?"
Mainly the border route- Duncan-Rose-South,but spent a day down by Ram lake and stopped along the road and seen the berries in openings and logging areas.
Didn't check the burn which should be awesome. It started raining very hard that last day.
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AndySG
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quote Pinetree: "Mainly the border route- Duncan-Rose-South,but spent a day down by Ram lake and stopped along the road and seen the berries in openings and logging areas.
Didn't check the burn which should be awesome. It started raining very hard that last day."
How was the canoe trip up there? I'd like to know more about Duncan and Rose. Especially the fishing. Thanks.
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SaganagaJoe
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quote 24kGold: "Just returned from Saganagons and the blueberries were all over our island campsite. We were constantly grazing. One morning we picked a bunch and with a little brown sugar I made blueberry syrup for our pancakes. I miss Quetico already.
Terry"
Not to get off topic but that's the biggest pancake I have ever seen, how did you do that up in the Q? By the way how was Deb? (I'm Northwoodspaddler on Seagull Outfitters' message board)
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ArrowheadPaddler
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They were fairly abundant along the border route north of Echo Trail. Some were ripe enough to eat.
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24kGold
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Just returned from Saganagons and the blueberries were all over our island campsite. We were constantly grazing. One morning we picked a bunch and with a little brown sugar I made blueberry syrup for our pancakes. I miss Quetico already.
Terry
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groupleader42
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Whats the latest word on the Gunflint?? Anyone been up in the last few days? Was hoping to get their this weekend, talked to Tuscarora and they said they are on the downward slope... so conflicting reports. Thanks in advance.
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Pinetree
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Sounds like it is not super good,but fair number of green ones last week. Farther west by Isabella some were small and kind of dried up.
I know sometimes where a little more moisture present they survive a little better.
Gunflint updates anyone?
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Banksiana
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Breakfast on McNeice Sunday.
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DeterminedOrange
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Any new reports from the Gunflint area?
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arctic
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Peak time in Quetico last week.
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OldGoat
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Just back from Cherokee loop out of Sawbill. Blueberries everywhere, and 7 berries where actually ripe enough to eat.
Next couple weeks should be good in that area.
Goat
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OldGoat
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Just back from Cherokee loop out of Sawbill. Blueberries everywhere, and 7 berries where actually ripe enough to eat.
Next couple weeks should be good in that area.
Goat
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Papinator
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Snowbank loop trail was loaded with them in all the burn/rocky areas in June...
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drglock
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quote Pinetree: "Was up the Gunflint early June and observed plants loaded with little green berries. I thought things looked promising?
Observations and turning a little blue yet?"
What part of the Gunflint were you in? (Nevermind, just read one of the replies where you stated your location :))
I was there mid June and was looking for them but didn't see any berry bushes anywhere. Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough, or maybe I didn't recognize them without fruit on them. But my girlfriend and I recall seeing lots of them around basswood lake last year and thought maybe they weren't as abundant in this region. I was on the same lakes as you. I must not have been able to recognize them without ripe fruit on them.
Well I leave in just 12 days for my next trip. Sounds like timing will be just right. ;)
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Doughboy12
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quote Pinetree: "quote Doughboy12: "Just back... (Well riding home with Lindy at the moment)
Blueberry were starting to ripen and we sampled a few. Raspberries were also getting to the sample stage on the way out. "
Thanks,that must mean you didn't eat them all."
Just all the blue ones I found. So about 1% of the berries.
The camp we stayed at on Polly was packed with them.....green ones...:-(
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Doughboy12
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Just back... (Well riding home with Lindy at the moment)
Blueberry were starting to ripen and we sampled a few. Raspberries were also getting to the sample stage on the way out.
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Pinetree
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quote Doughboy12: "Just back... (Well riding home with Lindy at the moment)
Blueberry were starting to ripen and we sampled a few. Raspberries were also getting to the sample stage on the way out. "
Thanks,that must mean you didn't eat them all.
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walllee
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Cache Lake area was full of them.
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lil_red
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I'm hoping to find some on our trip to LLC the end of August - not sure if they timing will be right or not.
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24kGold
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quote SaganagaJoe: "quote 24kGold: "Just returned from Saganagons and the blueberries were all over our island campsite. We were constantly grazing. One morning we picked a bunch and with a little brown sugar I made blueberry syrup for our pancakes. I miss Quetico already.
Terry"
Not to get off topic but that's a big thick pancake you have there, how did you do that up in the Q? By the way how was Deb? (I'm Northwoodspaddler on Seagull Outfitters' message board)"
I use a skillet with folding handle. Rather than try to make several small pancakes in it I just make one big pancake per person. On that particular day we had fried apples to pour over our pancakes, but I couldn't resist gathering enough blueberries to make a pot of syrup to go along with it.
It was good to see Deb again and she's looking great. Always look forward to seeing her. Good to see you hanging around in here.
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Canoearoo
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quote Pinetree: "quote Canoearoo: "there was blueberries everywhere on lake one"
They ripe now."
Yup, just got back 2 days ago. They were everywhere 
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24kGold
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quote MNLindsey80: "I swore to my husband that there was a patch of Blueberries on the eastern campsite on Fairy Lake - but he told me no way...
Rebuttal?"
Only if he was already a buttal. (Oh, that was so wrong)
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brokepaddler
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Just got back from a trip Fall Lake to Basswood Falls. The blue berries were every where and very tasty.
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MNLindsey80
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I swore to my husband that there was a patch of Blueberries on the eastern campsite on Fairy Lake - but he told me no way...
Rebuttal?
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Pinetree
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I know people are picking them now with a lot of green ones still out there.
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2old4U
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After reading the reports here I headed up with four empty ice-cream pails and intentions of filling them. Well, true, the berries are everywhere, BUT they are tiny and it took me over an hour to pick enough to cover the bottom of one bucket...and in 93 degree heat and humidity I said the heck with it and went swimming instead. A guy with one of those fancy berry pickers could have done much better, but I just use my fingers. Got enough for pancakes and a blueberry shake or two and that's about enough. Maybe they'll be bigger next year I hope..
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Pinetree
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I heard by the Kawishiwi river some of the berries are dried up and not to plentiful.
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Pinetree
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quote arctic: "Peak time in Quetico last week. "
Thanks for the update,hope you had some blueberry pancakes.
My Quetico trips always been in May or early June than late September. I will have to do a summer trip sometime.
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OldGoat
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Just back from Cherokee loop out of Sawbill. Blueberries everywhere, and 7 berries where actually ripe enough to eat.
Next couple weeks should be good in that area.
Goat
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bhouse46
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Came out from Tuscarora 08/01. Lots of raspberries in the burn area, small but plentiful and more coming. Chatted with a guy at Trail Center who was out all day picking a gallon of blueberries. Plentiful but very small with more to ripen. I found patches along the portages and had a total of about 15 - 20 berries. Hiking around my campsite I found patches but they looked like they had been chewed off and only one or two berries were left. I also noticed some service berries but they were not quite ripe, pretty small and hard.
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arctic
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The blueberries on Argo were as big as my thumbnail and extremely abundant.
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