Jerry..i'll be up on Lac La Croix in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.it's as far north as you can get in the USA and ......

Ahem......last time I checked, Alaska was still part of the USA, and is a good bit further north than the Boundary Waters. I'm pretty sure you really meant
".....in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.it's as far north as you can get in the lower 48 USA and ....."
Although, even as an Alaskan, at times I do wonder if Alaska is really part of the US. As a well known author so aptly put it:
"Alaska is a foreign country significantly populated with Americans. Its languages extend to English. It's nature is its own."
- John McPhee (from 'Coming Into The Country')
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