There has been confusion 'on the ground' regarding where the landing to the portage between Pen Lake and Night Lake is located. A group could not continue their trip due to not being able to locate the portage. While the situation may have involved a missing portage sign, the Canoe Route Map's mislocation of the landing appears to have played a part in the confusion.

Reference at Algonquin Adventures Forum.

Here on the 2013 version of Jeff McMurtrie's map, the correct placement of the landing is shown, as south of the small point and bay.

Status: April 13, 2013 .. added to website and emailed to FOAP.

Left-upper: The FOAP 2009/2010 map shows the Misty Lake landing of the 130 meter portage to Timberwolf Lake being located well into Misty's SE bay .. well east of the creek that empties out of Timberwolf Lake.

Left-middle: The JM Version 2 map (left-middle) shows the Misty Lake landing of the 130 meter portage to Timberwolf Lake being located well into Misty's SE bay .. well east of the creek that empties out of Timberwolf Lake.

Left-lower: The Backroad Mapbooks map shows the Misty Lake landing of the 130 meter portage to Timberwolf Lake being located very close to the east side of the creek that empties out of Timberwolf Lake.

In-the-field observations: .. indicate that the Misty Lake landing of the 130 meter portage from Timberwolf Lake is actually located in very close proximity to the creek's mouth .. as indicated in the diagram to the right. Observations corroborated by LM of Kitchener, ON (source of 3 photos below).

Comment 1: The Backroad Mapbooks map appears to comply with the in-the-field observations. The FOAP and JM maps appear to require adjustments before they comply with the in-the-field observations.

Comment 2: No information is supplied relating to the location of the landing at the south end of the portage, located on Timberwolf Lake. Ideally, the landing at the south end of the portage should have its location also re-examined. NB: Additional detail-photos are invited.

 P-130 View to east
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 P-130 Portage landing
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Left: Both the FOAP 2009/2010 map and the JM Version 2 map show there being only two campsites on the east shore of Shirley Lake, south of the portage to Ryan Lake.

Also, they both show a third campsite being located on the very south end of the lake.

Right: While the Backroad Mapbooks map shows three campsites on the east shore of Shirley Lake (south of the portage to Ryan Lake), it also shows a campsite on the very south end of the lake.

In actual fact, there are three campsites on the east shore of Shirley Lake, south of the portage to Ryan Lake .. at the locations shown in the diagram to the left.

CS 1 - large size	CS 2 - large size	CS 3 - large size
Panorama of south beach - large size

Paddled the entire south shoreline and walked its entire beach. There is no campsite located on the south shore. Nor is there any indication that there has ever been one on the south shore. While staying at campsite 1, noticed number of parties arrive on lake from Crotch Lake portage and immediately paddle over to beach. Within minutes they'd leave .. probably after failing to find the 'missing' campsite!