Gunflint Trail (north shore/grand marais) TT free camping?

dewey02 wrote:
Generally the Forest Service tries to not locate or build portages in swamps and wet areas. Sometimes it is unavoidable to cross a wet area because it is the only route to get from one lake to another. In many, but not all cases, they put primitive boardwalks through the wet areas.

Come to think of it, I did do a swamp portage on one of my first BW trips. Along with allot of other miserable things.
I do have more good memories, and bad ones turn good. Like shooting newton falls solo in my tandem kayak to skip the portage.
Paddling next to a moose. Being dragged by a huge northern.
Being blown to the shore on 2 foot white cap rollers solo.
Guiding a lost girl scout troop towards home..
The list goes on and on. That's why after over 20 years I keep thinking about it.

It must be the solitude and beauty I miss after my latest visits to crowded colorado.