The North Seal River region is an awesome area. Geographically unique, here the subarctic transitional forest has an original beauty all its own. Winding eskers, some reaching 400’ above water level, intertwine through the area  with their unique characteristics. The trees are a mix of different pines and white birch, and  fauna  a mix of  lichens and other shrubbery and grasses unique to this area. From the air, the terrain appears flat but the eskers actually tower over the surrounding area. 

            At the main lodge, we have an unnamed esker right behind us. This esker actually extends over 60 miles, beginning South of Stevens Lake, running through Egenolf Lake, and North towards Nunavut. In 2008, we began developing a small travel route on this esker. This road begins behind the main lodge and travels South past Dillabough Lake and another  4 miles towards Stevens Lake. The views are breathtaking and scenery gorgeous. This ride gives guests a real taste of the boreal forest, one a guest would never experience traveling by boat or plane.  Wetlands, meadows, forest, huge boulders which appear out of nowhere,  this is a true  panoramic of the subarctic. Along the way, guests may see wildlife and visit a real trapper’s cabin.  For transportation, we utilize a Polaris Ranger, an amazing vehicle.

            For those preferring  our four-legged friends, wolf viewing was back in full force as our resident pack  was back visiting our grounds. Guests enjoyed the wolf visits after dinner when they would travel back and forth on our airstrip.   Best time period appears to be after mid-July when the pups are old enough to leave the den. Out on the lakes, bears, moose, eagles, wolverine,  and even a stray caribou were enjoyed.            
            Looking for more than just fishing ? Then enjoy a scenic tour of one of the most unique and beautiful areas in the world.
  
 WHAT ARE SAND ESKERS ?

            Many of our descriptions center around sand eskers, yet many people  do not know what they are.  Sand eskers were formed by run-off from the glacial rivers underneath the huge ice cover of prehistoric times. They are essentially large continuous sand ridges, some stretching over 50-200 miles in length. Generally the tops are fairly bare, lending a view from the air resembling a road, on the ground of parkland.  They can tower as much as 400’ above the surrounding landscape and their tops as wide as 500’.  Their surfaces are sand,  making for easy travel but further digging can reveal rock, gravel, and clay. Many Northern airstrips are situated on eskers for this reason.  Their resemblance to roads is more than coincidental, they actually are a form of Northern road, used by wildlife, particularly caribou, and  by the Northern hunters and trappers  since prehistoric times.