logging road to Presque Isle (2.6 + 4.75 miles)

Though this small creek was first run many years back, it does not see many paddlers due to the 'remote' put-in by way of an unmarked logging road (off Cty 519) five miles south of S.Boundary Road. Depending on seasonal conditions, it is a drive or walk (just under a mile) east on this road to the creek. (The 'featured photo' above-right attempts to show the options for access to the put-in. You'll obviously want/need to click the photo enlarge it enough to see the detail.) Following a bend to the left, one encounters the first of the three named falls that drew paddlers here in the first place: _Ogima Falls, Ogimakwe Falls, and Abinodji Falls_. All three are varied pitch bedrock slides that rate from class III to IV at most flows. These are followed by a little over a mile of continuous class II-II+ water consisting of boulder bed interspersed with small ledges which runs down to the confluence with the Presque Isle. Copper Creek runs into the Presque Isle below the canyon, where you will run part of the fast, wavy 'Conglomerate Staircase' section and the four ledge sequence around Lepisto Falls. When Copper Creek is running, it will likely be at a high flow for the Presque but, with appropriate caution, this can be great fun. An intimate creek run for openers, followed by a big water play run, offers the best of both worlds. Now if it would only happen more often when it's warm! Take-out is at South Boundary Road bridge in Porcupine Mountains State Park. The following video shows (at least part of) the trek into this creek, the run, and the part of the Presque Isle you'll run after the confluence (clickable link): _https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsFypNYKbjk&t=51s_