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Tamarack lake is a shallow lake containing 3 small islands. We stay on the bigger island, with about a football-field size of camping space. We get there by canoes, paddling from the mainland dock to the island landing on the other side of the island. We were the ones to make the landing and to make erosion steps going up the hill. We are still in the process of completing the steps. On saturday, we will typically spend all our time fishing, exploring, or talking by the campfire, depending on the weather. The fishing here is usually great. We typically don't catch anything big enough to eat, but at the time that we go, the bluegills are on their beds, so if you brought bait and a pole, you can catch tons of little fish (the bluegills are small, for the population is huge). Only 1 of the two other islands are worth exploring, the island was coined "bone island" for it's unusual large amounts of bones on the lower section of it. The rest of the exploring is done either on canoes or on the island. Probably the best part, however, is that we do the trip when school ends!