{"id":2191,"date":"2011-10-17T15:55:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T21:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2011-10-17T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T21:58:10","slug":"trip-to-east-bearskin-lake-october-13-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"Trip to East Bearskin Lake October 13, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bob and I drove up to the Arrowhead on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area to celebrate our anniversary and revisit a place I visited as a child. When I called to book us into Bearskin Lodge I asked if they knew about an old Forest Service Cabin anywhere around there. Yes, they said, right across the bay from us &#8212; it is still there and still used for the same purpose (available to Forest Service employees and their families). I was in grade school when Dad worked for the Forest Products Lab in Madison, Wisconsin. Our family took advantage of these offers and visited several remote cabins no longer in use as Ranger stations or lookout stations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2195\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2195\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2195\" title=\"judy - Imp lake 1953\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/judy-Imp-lake-1953-625x910.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/judy-Imp-lake-1953-625x910.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/judy-Imp-lake-1953-102x150.jpg 102w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/judy-Imp-lake-1953-450x655.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/judy-Imp-lake-1953.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is me at nine years old at one of the summer USFS spots.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2196\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2196\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2196\" title=\"bearskin 004\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-004-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-004-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-004-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-004-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-004.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">waiting for us in our cabin -- the romantic special included a bottle of Gunflint Red wine and they also gave us a blueberry pie since I said (on facebook) that my brother remembered the blueberry pies -- still a specialty of the Lodge.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2197\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2197\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2197\" title=\"bearskin 005\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-005-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-005-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-005-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-005-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-005.jpg 1444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#5 cabin -- Birch<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2198\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2198\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2198\" title=\"bearskin 010 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-010-Copy-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-010-Copy-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-010-Copy-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-010-Copy-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-010-Copy.jpg 1505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a little better than camping<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2199\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2199\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2199\" title=\"bearskin 012 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-012-Copy-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-012-Copy-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-012-Copy-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-012-Copy-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-012-Copy.jpg 1106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">loved this<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2201\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2201\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2201\" title=\"bearskin 022 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-022-Copy-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-022-Copy-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-022-Copy-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-022-Copy-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-022-Copy.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">best pie ever -- you were right, Jerry, remembering all those years ago!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2202\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2202\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2202\" title=\"bearskin 028 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-028-Copy-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-028-Copy-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-028-Copy-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-028-Copy-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-028-Copy.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USFS Ranger cabin we stayed in sometime in the 50s<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2203\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2203\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2203\" title=\"bearskin 034 - Copy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-034-Copy-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-034-Copy-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-034-Copy-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-034-Copy-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-034-Copy.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">took a peek inside -- Mom cooked in this little kitchen -- no running water!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2204\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2204\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2204\" title=\"bearskin 039\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-039-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-039-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-039-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-039-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-039.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">down by the water at the USFS Cabin -- a big boat house<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2205\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2205\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2205\" title=\"bearskin 042\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-042-625x465.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-042-625x465.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-042-150x111.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-042-450x335.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-042.jpg 1758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">looking towards Bearskin Lodge from the USFS Ranger cabin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2206\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2206\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2206\" title=\"bearskin 050\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-050-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-050-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-050-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-050-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-050.jpg 1690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">our cabin #5 Birch at Bearskin Lodge<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2207\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2207\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2207\" title=\"bearskin 051\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-051-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-051-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-051-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-051-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin-051.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">popular watering hole and restaurant on the Gunflint<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2208\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2208\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2208\" title=\"bearskin2 002\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin2-002-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin2-002-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin2-002-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin2-002-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/bearskin2-002.jpg 1475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a nice lasagna dinner and the Gunflint Red at the Lodge<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob and I drove up to the Arrowhead on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area to celebrate our anniversary and revisit a place I visited as a child. When I called to book us into Bearskin Lodge I asked if they knew about an old Forest Service Cabin anywhere around there. Yes, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[13,11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2211,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191\/revisions\/2211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}