Isle Royale National Park: Foot Trails & Water RoutesIsle Royale National Park in Lake Superior offers a unique wilderness experience. Unlike many national parks where tourists spend only a few hours gazing at the sights, Isle Royale visitors stay in the park for an average of four days. Each year about 17,000 people journey to this magnificent landscape, drawn by its half- million acres of remote trails and its delightful chain of a dozen lakes. Animal sightings are plentiful; the island is home to everything from beavers to loons, moose to wolves. |
Contents
THE ISLAND AND THE LADY | 10 |
HISTORY OF A WILDERNESS | 12 |
WILDFLOWERS TO WILDLIFE | 17 |
THE FLORA | 19 |
THE FAUNA | 22 |
WILDERNESS FISHING | 27 |
GETTING TO AND AROUND THE ISLAND | 32 |
GETTING THERE | 33 |
LANE COVE TRAIL | 117 |
DAISY FARM AND MOUNT OJIBWAY TRAILS | 118 |
LOOKOUT LOUISE TRAIL | 121 |
MOTT ISLAND CIRCUIT TRAIL | 123 |
RASPBERRY ISLAND TRAIL LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL LOOP | 124 |
Isle Royale by Paddle | 125 |
The Inland Lakes North | 127 |
ROCK HARBOR | 129 |
GETTING AROUND | 35 |
ENJOYING THE BACKCOUNTRY | 37 |
SEEING THE BACKCOUNTRY | 38 |
PERMITS AND FEES | 43 |
BACKCOUNTRY NEEDS | 44 |
WEATHER AND WHEN TO VISIT | 45 |
BACKCOUNTRY WATER | 46 |
WHATS AVAILABLE ON THE ISLAND? | 47 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 48 |
LOW IMPACT CAMPING | 49 |
Isle Royale on Foot | 51 |
The Long Trials | 53 |
THE GREENSTONE RIDGE TRAIL | 54 |
MINONG RIDGE TRAIL | 66 |
FELDTMANN RIDGE AND ISLAND MINE TRAILS | 77 |
ROCK HARBOR AND LAKE RICHIE TRAILS | 84 |
The Short Trials West | 93 |
HUGINNIN COVE LOOP TRAIL | 95 |
WINDIGO NATURE WALK | 99 |
The Short Trials Central | 101 |
INDIAN PORTAGE AND LAKE MASON TRAILS | 103 |
ISHPEMING TRAIL | 108 |
EAST CHICKENBONE TRAIL | 110 |
HATCHET LAKE TRAIL | 111 |
The Short Trials East | 113 |
TOBIN HARBOR TRAIL | 115 |
MOUNT FRANKLIN TRAIL | 116 |
LAKE RICHIE | 131 |
LAKE LeSAGE | 132 |
CHICKENBONE LAKE | 133 |
McCARGOE COVE | 134 |
The Five Fingers | 137 |
HERRING BAY PICKEREL COVE AND ROBINSON BAY | 139 |
AMYGDALOID CHANNEL CRYSTAL COVE AND BELLE HARBOR | 141 |
STOCKLY BAY FIVE FINGER BAY AND DUNCAN BAY | 143 |
MERRITT LANE AND TOBIN HARBOR | 146 |
The Inland Lakes South | 149 |
CHIPPEWA HARBOR | 151 |
LAKE WHITTLESEY | 153 |
WOOD LAKE | 155 |
SISKIWIT LAKE | 156 |
INTERMEDIATE LAKE | 158 |
The South Shore | 161 |
THE SOUTH SHORE | 163 |
SISKIWIT BAY | 164 |
THE WEST END | 167 |
RAINBOW COVE | 168 |
WASHINGTON HARBOR | 169 |
Afterword | |
Suggested Reading | |
Common terms and phrases
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