CHAINSAW SISTERS Traditional Cache
eagleyes: It is pretty much an inactive cache, not having a log in two years, even though it is there, but now removed. I think most cachers these days like P and Gs, not like in the beginning years of caching.
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USFS PERMIT- Located near Ely,Minnesota. Map is wrong. Go about 8
miles up the ECHO TRAIL (about 12 minutes) and TURN RIGHT on to
NORTH GRASSY LAKE ROAD. Follow your GPS and signs to the MUDRO LAKE
BWCAW ENTRY POINT. There are no services along this route so be
prepared- gas, food, water. Your cell phone may not work here
either. BYOP
.I WILL DELETE ANY SPOILERS (LOGS/PICTURES) THAT INDICATE WHERE THE CACHE IS LOCATED or of the CONTAINER.
You are standing at the site of the former CHAINSAW SISTERS SALOON. This 30+ acre site, adjacent to the BWCAW, was owned by twin sisters Marlene and Michele Richards from 1988-2006. The name came from their past when they trimmed trees with chainsaws for the USFS. Tired of living in the woods, they sold the property and moved to town to enjoy the comforts of city living.
Through the years many people entering the BW through the Mudro Lake Entry were able to leave their vehicles here, knowing it was a secured area. Coming and leaving the wilderness, they were able to enjoy a cold drink and share talk about the trail and water conditions. Not only paddlers, but snowmobilers, hunters, berry pickers, anglers, and even those just wanting to go for a drive found themselves enjoying the camaraderie here among the pelts, photos, antique chainsaws, and leaving dollar bills with messages tacked to the walls.
Keeping this site out of the hands of a commercial developer took the cooperation of three agencies – the TPL, the Friends of the Boundary Waters, and the USFS. The TPL (Trust for Public Land), with help from the Friends, bought the land in December of 2006, and held it in trust until the USFS could gather the money to buy it from them. The transfer of land to the FS was made in September of 2009. The USFS money came from the LWCF (Land and Water Conservation Fund), which was established in 1965 to reinvest revenue from offshore oil and gas royalties to acquire land for public outdoor recreation in America.
In keeping with the wilderness philosophy, all buildings were removed and the area will be allowed to return to its natural state, except for maintaining a parking lot for the Mudro Lake entry into the BWCAW.
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