Hungry Jack Lake
Gunflint Ranger District
Hungry Jack Lake is not in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, but it is often used by paddlers who are lodging on this lake and then making their way into the BWCA.
Hungry Jack Canoe Outfitters and Cabins is located on the south shore of this lake. The Hungry Jack Lodge and Campground can be found on the north shore of the lake, accessible from Hungry Jack Road.
You can access the Moss Lake Trail from Hungry Jack Lake. To do this, take the portage to Moss Lake. There trail intersects that portage.
Logging occurred on Hungry Jack Lake predominantly in the 1920's and 1930's. This area was worked by the General Logging Company. Access was provided by spurs being built into the area by the existing Alger-Smith Company railroad (Heinselman).
Hungry Jack Lake drains to the north into West Bearskin Lake through a short creek channel. Leo Lake feeds Hungry Jack Lake through a creek flowing into the west end of the lake. Hungry Jack is always hungry for more water afterall.
References:
Beymer, Robert, Boundary Waters Canoe Area – Volume 2 – Eastern Region (Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 2006), 230.
Heinselman, Miron, The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999), 107, 210.
Exploring Hungry Jack Lake
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This view is toward the south across Hungry Jack Lake. The location is the start of the portage to West Bearskin Lake (aka Bearskin Lake). West Bearskin Lake is the jumping off point to the Duncan Lake entry point and the Daniels Lake entry point.
Looking towards the east from the Moss Lake portage. The Hungry Jack Lake Lodge is visible in the distance.
View to the west from the Moss Lake portage.
Route Connections for Hungry Jack Lake
From Hungry Jack Lake, you can portage to either Flour Lake, Moss Lake or West Bearskin Lake (also known as Bearskin Lake). There is also access to the Moss Lake Trail by using the portage to Moss Lake.
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