The Zwaal Family

1973 Pelican Narrows to Island Falls [Jul 14 - 20, 1973]

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Draining Rabbit Lake [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 1 / 93

Gulf Uranium Mine [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 2 / 93

Map of the 1973 trip [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 3 / 93

Hanson Lake Road, our group of 14 [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 4 / 93

Hanson Lake Road, our group of 14 [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 5 / 93

Pelican Narrows Nipawin Air Service [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 6 / 93

PelicanNarrows, we load the south-end group [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 7 / 93

We fly to Otter Lake via Nipawin Air [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 8 / 93

Medicine Rapids [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 9 / 93

Medicine Rapids [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 10 / 93

Bruce and Michael unload on the first night [ Jul 14, 1973 ] 11 / 93

Number 30 position, for Bob Needham I'm water skiing [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 12 / 93

Sunday morning, we carry on the 3 portage [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 13 / 93

West of 3 portage, rock kettle [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 14 / 93

Lindstrom Lake, Lily Pads route and path [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 15 / 93

Lily Pads on Lidstrom Lake [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 16 / 93

Lidstrom Lake Lily Pads [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 17 / 93

We enter south part of Frog Portage [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 18 / 93

Frog Portage, note new rails on portage [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 19 / 93

Frog Portage, Trade Lake in background [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 20 / 93

Frog Portage, Karl, Hans, Fred, new rail portage [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 21 / 93

Young bald eagle on Uskik Lake [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 22 / 93

Beaver dam near government campsite on Uskik River [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 23 / 93

Beaver cutting on Uskik River [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 24 / 93

Uskik River camp, good fishing [ Jul 15, 1973 ] 25 / 93

Both Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 26 / 93

Kettle Falls looking south [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 27 / 93

Middle of the Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 28 / 93

Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 29 / 93

Kettle Falls spray [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 30 / 93

Don Willison at Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 31 / 93

Pelicans over Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 32 / 93

Kettle Falls from south side opposite portage [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 33 / 93

Ourom Lake, looking west to Kettle Falls [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 34 / 93

Junction of Reindeer and Churchill Rivers looking north [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 35 / 93

Junction of Reindeer and Churchill Rivers. We meet on time [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 36 / 93

Uorom Lake looking north east, junction Reindeer River [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 37 / 93

Atik Falls looking south on Reindeer River [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 38 / 93

Atik Falls on the Reindeer River [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 39 / 93

Iskwatam Rapids, looking south east Uorom Lake [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 40 / 93

Iskwatam River looking to Reindeer River [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 41 / 93

Island and junction of Reindeer and Churchill Rivers [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 42 / 93

Iskwatam camp, rapids on both sides [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 43 / 93

Steep Hill Rapids looking north [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 44 / 93

Tuesday night, Iskwatam camp site [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 45 / 93

Iskwatam camp night on the island [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 46 / 93

Iskwatam site, alone with my sore head [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 47 / 93

Iskwatam camp site [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 48 / 93

Iskwatam camp site [ Jul 17, 1973 ] 49 / 93

18 foot canoe runs rapids west of Breckenridge [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 50 / 93

18 foot canoe runs rapids west of Breckenridge [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 51 / 93

Dinner stop at gorge [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 52 / 93

Gorge, portage stop [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 53 / 93

Dinner stop, we repair the 18 foot canoe [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 54 / 93

Gorge, Iskwatam into Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 55 / 93

Gorge, Iskwatam into Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 56 / 93

Gorge, Iskwatam into Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 57 / 93

Gorge, Iskwatam into Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 58 / 93

Gorge [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 59 / 93

Dinner stop at the gorge on Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 60 / 93

Dinner stop at the gorge on Wapumon Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 61 / 93

Gorge after Iskwatam Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 62 / 93

Downstream of gorge with rapids below [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 63 / 93

Camp on east end of Wintego Lake [ Jul 18, 1973 ] 64 / 93

Larry and Jim run Wintego River [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 65 / 93

Stan and Kamil run Wintego River [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 66 / 93

B and M Rapids, Stan and Kamil start down [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 67 / 93

B and M Rapids, here is where Bruce and Michael swim [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 68 / 93

B and M Rapids, here is where Bruce and Michael swim [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 69 / 93

B and M Rapids, Wintego to Pita Lake [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 70 / 93

Pita Lake river just after B and M Rapids [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 71 / 93

Cameron Falls, we line and then swim the rapids [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 72 / 93

Night camp on island in Pita Lake [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 73 / 93

Campsite on Reeds Lake after the accident [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 74 / 93

Shoreline on Sokatisewan Lake [ Jul 19, 1973 ] 75 / 93

Sokatisewan Lake, dinner [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 76 / 93

Island Falls control dam south of the island [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 77 / 93

Hydro dam at Island Falls north side [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 78 / 93

Generating station photo taken in February 1974 [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 79 / 93

Generating station photo taken in February 1974 [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 80 / 93

Island Falls generating station [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 81 / 93

Generating station at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 82 / 93

Generating station at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 83 / 93

Island Falls, town is closed [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 84 / 93

Playground at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 85 / 93

Sandy Bay indian settlement [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 86 / 93

Sandy Bay, end of trip [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 87 / 93

Control dam run-off [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 88 / 93

Control dam at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 89 / 93

Poor road at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 90 / 93

Poor road at Island Falls [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 91 / 93

Map of Churchill and Reindeer Rivers [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 92 / 93

Mushrooms along Reindeer River [ Jul 20, 1973 ] 93 / 93