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July 10, 2007
:: Savanna Portage
The above picture is of Lake Shumway in Savanna Portage State Park, about 17 miles northeast of McGregor, MN. I took this while enjoying my morning coffee around sunrise on Saturday morning (July 7th). Mrs. Pierre and I took a mini-vacation over the 4th of July, first visiting my in-laws at their summer place near Hinckley, MN over the 4th and 5th, and then heading up to Savanna Portage for the weekend. We also took the boat along to fish Big Sandy Lake, near the camp.
The campground and park is beautiful, like so many MN State Parks, and had relatively new shower and restroom facilities to augment the well kept, sheltered, and shady campsites. The campground is adjacent to Shumway, one of four lakes within the park which are fish-able, but only from shore, or a boat with electric motor. Our campsite was a "shoreline" site, with a 150 foot path to the lake. The only drawback on our stay was the infestation of deer flies. We tried to keep perspective when visiting the ranger station and interpretive center, which displayed journal entries of early pioneers, voyagers, and explorers all describing the horrid conditions in which they portaged from the Lake Superior and the St. Louis River to the upper Mississippi River via the "Savanna Portage". They all complained of "blood sucking insects" as well. One can only imagine the infestation in the late 18th century.
Posted by pierre at July 10, 2007 2:04 PM
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