At the foot of the rapids and on the east bank of the river, the 235 metre portage is rough at the beginning but fair for the remainder. This is a very shallow rapid, but a moderately deep channel on the extreme eastern edge enables canoes to be lined upstream. The deeper water is again on the eastern side. This island is actually connected by a narrow strip of land crossing from the west shore of the lake to the northwest corner of the island thus making a very short portage necessary. Campsites are very frequent in this area.
Campsites are available a few metres to the west of the north end of the portage.
The 60th parallel divided the Province of Saskatchewan from the North West Territories. The 'Double Vee' boundary marker cut through the trees can be sighted on the horizon over the west shore of the lake. From this point, the lake spreads immensely. The canoe route follows the west shore of the lake through a maze of islands, across a 'Big Open' and into a narrows, the opening of which is obstructed by a cluster of islands. Two groups of winter cabins are located on the west side of these narrows.