The Fernberg Road is probably known by more visitors to the BWCA than any other highway. To get there, follow State Highway 169 northeast from the Voyageur Visitor Center in Ely, past the small town of Winton, and across the Lake County line. This highway becomes the Fernberg Road. The road surface is blacktop all the way to its end at the Lake One landing. Generally, it is a good road, with relatively few sharp curves.
Moose Lake is by far the busiest of all entry points into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area .
Motorboats are limited to 25 h.p. It is also the quickest link to Canada's Quetico Provincial Park, and that accounts for many of the paddlers using this busy entry point-the quickest access to Canadian Customs at Prairie Portage. Many resorts, outfitters and private cabins are located at the southwest end of the lake, and most of the once good campsites on the chain are now closed due to overuse. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Vol. 2 Click here to visit Wilderness Press Article copyright Wilderness Press .