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.
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).
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.
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).
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