I'd guess Burnt Island Lake by the look and feel of the photo.

Great to see the results!  Thanks!

Neither Big Crow nor Booth. East of both.

I hope this one goes quickly since I'm leaving in the morning to head to what one person has called "THE GREATEST PARK IN THE WHOLE WORLD".  Here's a fairly easy to identify silhouette of Algonquin topography - so what are we looking at?
 

I've watched the discussions from the sidelines over the years of those with trips planned for immediately around ice-out but I now find myself in that group - I've got a reservation May 1st out of Lake Travers and the park has identified the road is impassable due to washouts but scheduled to open by May 1st.  

How long of a lead time have they given in the past to road status or further delays?  We've got a nine or ten hour drive so we'll make hotel reservations...but I don't want to reserve a hotel until I know we can get in the park from the east side.  I was secretly hoping that they'd post something by the end of the day Monday but it's been quiet since they announced the delayed May 1st openings a couple weeks ago.  Am I just too eager and impatient (I expect that's the real issue!)

I'm planning (hoping?) to start our trip May 1st this year - the earliest we've ever gone by at least a week. 

I have four pairs of gloves - leather work gloves with a pair of wool gloves overtop that will be my standard all week, then a relatively thin nylon (camo...like a liner also if the leather under the wool gets soaked), and one pair of mittens (those would be pulled out if we have to paddle headlong into a driving snowstorm for a few hours...again!).

Footwear, I am going with my neoprene insulated muck boots.  I love that I will have warm, dry feet all day (unless I go in above the knee) and I wear an extra-thick wool sock in them to give me a firmer fit.  They don't give the same support as a hiking boot, but that early season is sloppy and wet where my feet would likely be soggy in hiking boots by the end of the day.  My tripping partner is going with the hiking boot because of the stability on the trail but his muck boots are cheap with limited insulation and a lame sole.  He's most worried about the risk of colder temps.

I also bring a pair of light 'hey dude' knockoffs for wearing around the camp.  We travel a day or more to a base camp and then stay there three or four nights and do day trips to fish and explore.

As far as gear considerations vs. other spring or fall trips, the only change is we are bringing an extra tarp (two Aquaquest 10'X13' instead of one).  We usually hang our  hammocks from one tree in a 'V" so one of those will span over our hammocks to create a large, dry area for gear and clothing between and around the hammocks.  A folding saw is recommended as well - you'll likely encounter winter blowdowns on less-used trails and may need more firewood for warmth.

Rivers are more productive for trout than lakes, typically, but the sizes are often smaller.  We also pinch the barbs on all of our hooks...it makes it sooo easy to pull a hook out of your hand or ear when it doesn't have a barb.  And it's much easier on the fish w

I think the clue after the Galipo River guess is a bit funny.  "North of there"...95% of the park is north of there!

I'll fashion a guess of the rarely heard "Boot Lake".

I'll chime in as well in support of the yeoman's work you do to set and maintain the rules of decorum.  AA has long been an invaluable source of information and dialogue and not a petty, critical board to target those who know or have seen less. 

I appreciate the experience and wisdom of the many members (and even those who I've had minor disagreements with over the years!).  Civility and respect should come naturally to us, but we often need reminders to resist escalating minor differences in opinion to argument and conflict.

Thank you for the forum and the ongoing headaches of managing it!!

Are those small cribs under the span?  That's pretty cool and I know I've never seen that spot but I get the feel that it would be between Mink and Cauchon or somewhere in that neighborhood.