Daydreaming about getting to the island this year. I've haven't taken the seaplane before and had a couple questions that aren't readily answered by their website. Hope someone here might know. I did message them as well, but my daydreaming is impatient... What is the max number of people the seapla...

Rainbow Cove, which is about 1 mile west of Feldtmann Lake campground, is beautiful.

Excellent. Will watch from West Chickenbone!

Would any recent visitors please comment on the blue/green algae status of the inland lakes? Leaving soon and wondering if they've had any blooms. Thx.

Name: Rich (and 2 others) Hometown: Chicago Area Arrival Date: 8/10 Departure Date: 8/15 Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor Itinerary: Rock Harbor -> Chippewa Harbor (Water Taxi) -> Moskey Basin -> West Chickenbone -> Daisy Farm -> Rock Harbor Notes/Other: Second trip for the group. First time out of Ro...

Thank you! I also just noticed it is a "sticky" post in this forum. Surprising it didn't come up in my searches.

Does anyone have the list of fish species per inland lake? The NPS link above is broken and I could not find a replacement on their site. I searched the forums but could only find other posts with the broken link.

Grandpa - I took your advice and called frequently (about every 5-10 min). I got finally got through after 8 tries. Thanks!

I don't have a reservation yet, but the lady took my info and said I would receive a call back.

Has anyone been able to make a water taxi reservation this year? I've called at least 10 times over several days and never gotten through. I've also used their online form to submit 2 requests, but haven't received any response. Can anyone who has been able to get through confirm the phone number fo...

Thanks everyone for your input. We've decided on "Itinerary 3" above. Everyone like the low mileage and nice sampling of trails & inland lakes. We've even made contingency plans for bad water at Chickenbone Lake and delayed/cancelled water taxi. Now we just have to be patient for August.

Ingo - Your post made me rethink using the water taxi. I made up a new itinerary starting with a water taxi to CH. It is a much easier hiking schedule than the previous itineraries, and it still allows for decent sections of the Rock Harbor Trail and Greenstone. Itinerary 3 RH -> CH (Water Taxi) CH ...

Thanks Tom. I'm definitely leaning towards itinerary 2 as well. Though I'll say that the reward of beer and burgers would definitely get me through a 15 mile day! I know McCargoe is a favorite of many here, but Chippewa is on my list of must-stay locations. Plus I know I'll hit McCargoe when I event...

I'd appreciate the forum's thoughts on the following two itineraries. Our backpacking group consists of 3 "middle aged" men. We visited the island last year, hiking the Feldtmann Loop. This year we're looking to visit the east side of the island. We'd like to do a little fishing. We enjoy ...

I have ATT and had signal while at Rainbow Cove. Also had signal for most of the boat ride over from Grand Portage. Ended up getting a Canadian tower while on feldtmann ridge fire tower.

I use Backcountry Navigator on my Android phone. It allows you to download maps and saves your location at an interval. No cell signal required after you've downloaded your maps. I've also heard GaiaGPS is a good app, but don't have experience with that one yet.