Cramer Road/Temperance Loop (Light)

An easier field trip

Heading northeast out of Finland, MN, the Cramer Road (aka Lake County Road 7) is a popular entryway into the Superior National Forest and it allows access to innumerable lakes, wetlands, and streams. After a few stops along the route, we’ll spend some time around Harriet Lake and the large open meadow adjacent to it. From Harriet Lake there is quick access to a nearby fen with lots of water tracks, several other lakes, swift-flowing smaller streams, and a flooded gravel pit. We’ll also be just a few minutes’ drive from the Trestle Inn, a really funky, rustic, North Woods bar and restaurant.

We'll finish up our driving loop by surveying some stretches of the Temperance River, looking for some of the mid-summer Clubtails.

Possible Species:

• Aeshna spp. (blue darners)
• Somatochora spp. (striped emeralds)
• Boyeria vinosa (fawn darner)
• Hagenius brevistylus (dragonhunter)
• Lestes spp. (spreadwings)
• Chromagrion conditum (aurora damsel)
• Coenagrion interrogatum (subarctic bluet)
• Ophiogomphus colubrinus (boreal snaketail)
• Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (rusty snaketail)
• Ophiogomphus carolus (riffle snaketail)
• Stylogomphus albistylus (eastern least clubtail)
• Calopteryx maculata (ebony jewelwing)

Sites:

Baptism River access – Clair Nelson Intermodal Transportation Center (aka Finland Community Center), Lat 47.42906 Lon -91.22727

Harriet Lake, Lat 47.65760 Lon -91.11453

Temperance River site, Lat 47.80107 Lon -90.84537

This is to be determined. We may see what folks haven’t seen and would like to focus on for species to determine the sites. The sites will probably be close to Wolf Ridge since folks will be leaving on Tuesday.