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Landing at Camp 3

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang arriving at the site of their camp number three. Billy Mac and Bill Marr are walking along a dirt road toward Carl (left) and another of The Gang.
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Camp 3

Date: 1909
Description: The men are gathered around the mining camp table at their camp on Presque Isle River.
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The Wannigan

Date: 1909
Description: One of the men launching a wannigan onto the Presque Isle River.
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Camp 5

Date: 1909
Description: The fifth camp of The Gang's trip on the bank of the Presque Isle River. One of The Gang (probably Howard T.) is reading a book.
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The Noon Portage

Date: 1909
Description: Two of The Gang carrying a canoe on a portage in the Presque Isle River.
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Cooking at the Camp

Date: 1909
Description: One of the boys watching as one of the men is cooking over the fire in "the kitchen" at their camp.
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Camp 9

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang relaxing at their ninth camp of the trip.
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Fred Carr

Date: 1909
Description: Fred Carr is sitting on his pack smoking a tobacco pipe. Photographer Howard Greene captioned this image "Chief of the Rough Necks."
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Bessemer Boccacio Camp

Date: 1909
Description: The Gang posing by the tent at the "Camp of the Bessemer Boccacio."
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Fisherman's Dock

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang standing on Fisherman's Dock on Fall Lake with their travel supplies at the beginning of their trip. Billy Mac is second from the left, and third ...
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Reading a Map

Date: 1910
Description: Fred Carr and Bill Marr reading a map together while sitting on the ground.
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Boats On the Lake

Date: 1910
Description: A Steam Tender towing a bateau on a lake (probably Basswood Lake).
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Canoeing On a Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Two of The Gang paddling their canoe on a lake.
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Portage at Basswood Lake

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang's canoes are at the shore of Basswood Lake as they prepare to portage.
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Consulting the Maps

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang is sitting on their packs or bedrolls as they consult their maps with a ranger.
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Lunch Break

Date: 1910
Description: The Gang stop for a lunch break between Crooked and Iron Lakes. There is an American flag and another flag displayed among their supplies.
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Sitting by the Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Billy Mac and Dad sitting on a tarp, looking out over the lake. Another person is sitting on the right. There is a flag displayed that may be an Ontario fl...
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The Three Boys

Date: 1910
Description: The three youngest travelers of The Gang posing together. From left to right are: Charles Isley, Fred Hanson, who is holding a fishing pole, and Howard T. ...
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Sailing The Tub

Date: 1910
Description: Bill Marr, on the left, and Carl, on the right, paddling Bill's folding canoe known as The Tub. The vessel has a sail.
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Selling Blueberries

Date: 1910
Description: Carl standing next to an Indian woman who is selling blueberries to The Gang. One of the men is in the foreground. Lac La Croix is in the background.

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