Guess What Campground?

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Re: Guess What Campground?

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No, not Birch Island.
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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lake Ritchie canoe camp
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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No, not Lake Richie.
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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Meritt Lane?
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Yep, Merritt Lane.

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Re: Guess What Campground?

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Well that was a total guess, by process of elimination. I assume that's in front of the tent site? I'm traveling so someone else can put up.
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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Here's one. Or two.

These should be easy enough.
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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Merritt Lane is on my itinerary in June and I haven't been there before. Treeplanter, your picture added to my anticipation! I have a picture that may or may not stump most of you but I have already put up more than my share of pictures, so I'll wait until I guess correctly on someone else's picture.
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Re: Guess What Campground?

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Looks like a lighthouse in the distance. Is this the south shore?
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kolo wrote: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:42 am......Merritt Lane is on my itinerary in June and I haven't been there before. Treeplanter, your picture added to my anticipation!..........
Merritt Lane is a beautiful campground. Very picturesque setting. Being that it only has one shelter and one tent site, it’s normally always occupied. Last August, we were on a day paddle, and were surprised to find the campground totally empty as we went by. So we stopped and had lunch on the dock.
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Merritt Lane is a beautiful campground. Very picturesque setting. Being that it only has one shelter and one tent site, it’s normally always occupied. Last August, we were on a day paddle, and were surprised to find the campground totally empty as we went by. So we stopped and had lunch on the dock.

I am going in June and while I would love to get the shelter, I will be happy to camp at the tent site. I am really looking forward to the trip. I will be paddling down Rock Harbor to Moskey, and then the inter lakes route and eventually finishing at Malone Bay.
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As for the two pics Jrwiesz posted, my guess it's Malone Bay, looking out at the Menagerie Island lighthouse.
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treeplanter correct with Malone Bay views.
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Here's a "guess where I am" pic. First hint, we're between two landmarks.

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