I have Sprint and my phone showed "International" when I was in Copper Harbor and at the lookout tower on Greenstone. We were there in June. I did not make a call, fearing the rates would be astronomical. I had no plans on bringing my phone, but by habit, put it in my pocket before boardin...

Bug spray is packed and ready to go. We will land in RH Monday June 22 for the week. Most of our camping is on Lake Superior campsites.

Thanks for the replies, all.

Here is the update on what you can and can't get at Windigo: Shower: $6 for 5 minutes (token purchased at store) Towel: $1.93 with soap Laundry: They have one washer and one dryer that are quarter operated Leaving gear: $3.18 a day to store stuff - can't be fuel or food (although if you asked the p...

I never thought about stashing a change of clothes at RH. Are there still showers at RH and if so, what is the cost?

We will be heading to IR 6/22 - 6/26

Three and a half weeks till we are on IR.

One of our group posed the question "Do we need to hang our food at night, because of the animals?"

I thought I would ask. Do we need to hang our food at night because of the foxes on the island? If so, any suggestions?

We will be arriving at Rock Harbor on the IR Queen.

It has been a long time since I have been to IR and never came in at Rock harbor. We are planning our trip and so far have come up with this. All three of us are hikers and do hike fairly regularly. Is this doable? We will be arriving in Rock Harbor via the IR Queen from Copper Harbor. Monday - Arri...

Thanks all for their inputs.

I just ordered the MSR SweetWater Purifier System.

I have looked at some more water filters/purifiers and am trying to figure out what the main differences are between the MSR Sweetwater and MSR MiniWorks.

Can someone help me out?

Thanks for the replies. I went to look at some filters at REI today and they currently did not have the MSR in stock or on display. I did check out the Katadyn Hiker Pro and liked how that one pumped. I have looked on-line at the MSR but want to see one in person first. Do you pump the MSR while hol...

I have read many past posts and must say, thanks for all the ideas on a water filter. I am new to these forums and have really enjoyed reading all the posts. I have hiked IR before, but it was back in 1990 and 1985. Now my question. We are headed to IR in June for a 5 day trip and I need to get a wa...