Fortune Bay Expedition Team

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@marvegner2272 Ай бұрын

A real great trip all round

@I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST Ай бұрын

Hello from Florida, very nice drive.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@ronald9279 Ай бұрын

Is that phone booth out in the middle of nowhere

@ronald9279 Ай бұрын

I remember going there with my brother, thanks for the memories.

@ronald9279 Ай бұрын

I remember going there with my brother, thanks for the memories

@waynegordon4018 Ай бұрын

If you come again get someone who knows the area. You missed some of the best falls and attractions

@KellysCanoeing Ай бұрын

Your day three hike from Woodl to the Sawyer-Goodwin campsite is probably the hardest place to hike in that wilderness. It is the reason the McCormicks and Bentleys built the 1200' boardwalk across the west bay of Bulldog Lake. Another reason the McCormicks/Bentleys built their dam to replace Sam Reedy's dam was to keep Bulldog lake. In the independent report commissioned by the US Forest Service about the McCormick Experimental Forest, Fred Rydholm spoke of Bulldog lake only being 6 or 7 feet deep.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

The blowdowns from the recent storms really beat us up, just so much time and energy spent climbing over tangles of fallen trees or finding ways around them. It was quite different from our hike the year before when the woods were more open. Circumnavigating the two main lakes didn't leave us a lot of options to pick an easier route, and we're glad we did it once but probably won't do that route again.

@KellysCanoeing Ай бұрын

The loggers dam, Sam Reedy's dam was wooden, its remains are visible further south in that channel. The cement dam was built in 1914 by the McCormick/Bentleys. They would drop the water level In winter to help prevent the ice heaves on the boat house on White Deer Lake. All those forget me nots came from one package planted in the 40s by the super intendents wife outside their cabin. Shows how far invasive species go. Going in the the McCormick in June is brave, I made that mistake once. The Bentleys and the McCormicks refused to visit in June because the bugs were so bad. Cryus McCormick had frogs brought in to try to eat them. The big foundation was for the dining cabin it burnt down in 1947. It was never rebuilt. Gordon McCormick last visited in 1942. Back in the day there was a staircase to the top of the fortress. White Deer Lake was originally called Fortress lake. Great videography I like how you identify the plants.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

Thanks for all the interesting info. Hiking up the river valley, I find it hard to imagine logs ever being able to float down it. The bugs were persistent but after a while we just sort of got used to them, and the wipe-on picaridin definitely helped. As a last-minute thought I stuffed the Thermacel into my pack and we were thankful for it in camp as it provided a small zone that was mostly bug-free.

@KellysCanoeing Ай бұрын

Your campsite on Bulldog lake was not only the official starting point of the Bentley trail to the Huron Mountain club but it was first where the Sawyer Goodwin logging company had their office. That Cabin was later used by one of their employees and his wife and child. The cabin was later removed and there was a garden on the spots to grow food to be served at Woodl. It is interesting that everyone climbs the acropolis while ignoring castle Rock. Castle Rock is key point on the old maps for hiking distances. Not that anything would be left but I believe Castle Rock is where they built the gazebo.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

We were planning to climb Castle Rock too, and possibly some of the other hilltops. But by the time we were done at the Acropolis it was getting late in the day so we had to move on to reach our campsite before the rain set in. If we return to that area we'll try for some of the other hilltops.

@KellysCanoeing Ай бұрын

That well defined trail to Bulldog lake is the OG Bentley trail, it went al, the way to the Huron Mountain Club completely through the wilderness.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

Yeah we briefly followed another piece of it to the north on our last day, but there's not much evidence left of it in the less-traveled areas.

@KellysCanoeing Ай бұрын

Very cool, that first foot bridge was not there three years ago. Finding the bridge from the old Bentley trail is a score. First time I've seen modern photography of that bridge. The McCormicks and Bentleys knew every inch of that land, their trails followed the best routes, easiest and best views/scenic spots. I believe the book Superior Heartland shows the bridge with a doctor and his his wife hiking from 100 years ago.

@fortunebay Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, and thanks for the info. I've had my eye on that set of books and they come up on eBay from time to time but so far not at a price I'm willing to pay.

@vancouverislander 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed your video very much. We were there a year before you. I see QR 389 hadn’t improved but at least it keeps the numbers down on the TLH. We missed a few places you found so it was nice to see these. You missed a few gems too which you can see in our story if you’re interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKDGaJxth56NnaMsi=FNaxz8T37BBVxc9a Thanks for sharing and happy onward travels.

@wolftrainservicesltd6418 2 ай бұрын

That highway is sure got a lot better than when I was on it in the 80s hauling tires up to the labrador they used to blast The Rock and that's what you drove on

@benoittrottier 2 ай бұрын

Beau video, merci de partager vos aventures 😊

@fortunebay 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@danfish4life249 3 ай бұрын

Making me homesick. Spent a lot of time along the L. Superior shoreline picking agates and camping plus in the fall it's a good area for grouse aka partridge. I'm old and hate cold now so I live on the coastal bend of TX. Great video really get a feel for what this area is like.

@mandyclarke7438 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@jimmiksche1527 4 ай бұрын

My kind of people, thanks!

@9252LIFE 4 ай бұрын

My wife drove out to Crisp Point in the middle of winter not knowing that it was a snowmobile trail only in the winter months.. Her and our four daughters buried their rig and had to hike to the lighthouse area where there was luckily a emergency phone as the cellphone service is not existent out there. I had to drive out with our fully locked and winched Jeep to get her and the girls out. Years back some older ladies got stranded out there and I believe they survived on Girl Scout cookies. Lol

@blauer2551 5 ай бұрын

Sad day when I heard the Rainbow Lodge was lost, they owners were good people.

@bgockel 7 ай бұрын

This looks like so much fun!!

@bgockel 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this fantastic footage. Looks like an amazing trip!

@joshuabelangercoash5664 9 ай бұрын

Around what date was this trip taken?

@nickjacques8754 10 ай бұрын

Get outta my backyard. I kid I kid

@mrnobody5381 10 ай бұрын

Took my son up there to camp when he was younger, and i was shocked at the fire damage. As a young man, i remember going there. It was a different place. Its still beautiful, but not anything like i remembered it.

@flynorthprod 11 ай бұрын

A very relaxing video to watch - thanks. 👍

@fortunebay 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Our next McCormick trip is coming up and who knows what we'll find this time.

@adventureswithfrodo2721 11 ай бұрын

The horned figure 8 scare me. much better way to stope your self then this.

@flynorthprod 11 ай бұрын

Really excellent video! Looking forward to watching your other videos. I hope you are making more ! 👍👍👍

@fortunebay 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes we're headed back to the McCormick Wilderness soon and will be making another series from that trip.

@4TechRollToll 11 ай бұрын

Unrelated to this video, but almost 10 years ago I was in the sturgeon river valley and rather deep in the cedar swamp. I saw something tucked under a tree and it was a ziplock bag with some FBET stuff. Completely randomly recognized the logo while scrolling.

@fortunebay 11 ай бұрын

Interesting, I assume it fell out of someone's pack or pocket. That was before I (Jay McClellan) joined FBET so I'm not sure who was up there back then, but we did spend some time around the Sturgeon River last year during our Spring Warmup trip (kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZS2nWmnp9mHd8U).

@mikeodonovan7325 Жыл бұрын

great trip lovely to watch must see watch for camping/conoeing adventurers thanks for putting this up classssssssss

@rogerallan3452 Жыл бұрын

Love the U.P.

@fortunebay Жыл бұрын

Us too, and we look forward to going back this year.

@kerryseabrook2438 Жыл бұрын

awsome trip.

@kerryseabrook2438 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic videos. Thank you so much for your hard work of creatting these beautiful clips.

@fortunebay Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed them.

@PAClimber Жыл бұрын

After fixing the stalled device, why not just leave the prusik on and rap with it as a backup? Could easily swap it from the foot loop to your belay loop

@tompizza Жыл бұрын

I’ve been there three times, alway boated down the Otter Tail then onto Ogoki to get there. It’s a nice spot to camp too! Lots of great fishing.

@fortunebay Жыл бұрын

That looks like an amazing route! I'm curious, if you have been to Amy Falls, in the drone footage we could see what looked like a white structure, maybe an open framework for a large tent. It was maybe 50 meters into the woods on river left just upriver from the falls. Do you have any idea what that is?