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by Ingo
Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Favorite Boat only Campsite
Replies: 8
Views: 6491

Re: Favorite Boat only Campsite

My least favorite is Caribou Island. Maybe it was the 45 degree, 30 mph south wind the day I was there but there was something claustrophobic about the place. Sounds like my one day there, so I know what you're saying. But still loved it, maybe because the shelter faces north (and we were in it) :)...
by Ingo
Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:23 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Duncan Bay Dock
Replies: 19
Views: 9123

Re: Duncan Bay Dock

bergman wrote:Not sure how long shelters have been in the park, but i always thought they were there for safety (hypothermia/death) and not convenience/comfort.
Interesting question. It may be the other way around.
by Ingo
Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Duncan Bay Dock
Replies: 19
Views: 9123

Re: Duncan Bay Dock

I too, am really surprised that they would remove the shelters. I could see it if they were in such disrepair that they were falling down. I suspect that they do not want to have to continue with the upkeep and maintenance, but why not wait until it outlives some of it's usefulness? Since the shelt...
by Ingo
Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:18 am
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Duncan Bay Dock
Replies: 19
Views: 9123

Re: Duncan Bay Dock

Thanks for the reference/link. Haven't had the chance to look at it yet though. I suppose there's a little solace in the slow wheels of bureaucracy since they're still there.
by Ingo
Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:16 am
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Favorite Boat only Campsite
Replies: 8
Views: 6491

Re: Favorite Boat only Campsite

Belle Isle is also my favorite. During my summer in Rock Harbor I paddled there as often as possible. Wood Lake would be my 2nd, but they're all good. Only one I didn't really care for (and haven't stayed at) is Tookers. I've camped at 7 and checked out another 4. Really need to make it to Merritt L...
by Ingo
Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:54 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Duncan Bay Dock
Replies: 19
Views: 9123

Duncan Bay Dock

I like Duncan Bay. Unfortunately, the dock is slated to be removed in the future. Tampico, what's the plan? I can imagine the rational, but if I was a boater I'd want to have that option. It blew 30+ from the SW at the Narrows one trip--a couple boats went by and wisely continued to the Duncan Bay ...
by Ingo
Sat Mar 09, 2013 8:26 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon
Replies: 29
Views: 13641

Re: TR: 6.15 to 6.23 [around the isle] Report to come soon

Great report Sean! I assume it was published, or will be?
by Ingo
Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:09 am
Forum: Food & Cooking
Topic: Availability of food at the camp stores
Replies: 6
Views: 7088

Re: Availability of food at the camp stores

Think of a very small convenience store/gift shop with some camping supplies. I would plan to bring all my food. The stores should be viewed as the "oops, I forgot something, this will have to do" option, not for general provisioning. Not sure when they close, but very shortly after Labor ...
by Ingo
Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:46 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Need advice on a 4-5 day trip
Replies: 17
Views: 12633

Re: Need advice on a 4-5 day trip

By "stay at the lodge" I meant get one of the little $50 per night cabins for the first night to get an early start the next morning. Those cabins are only in Windigo, not Rock Harbor. The campground (presumably in a shelter that time of year) or the lodge at $200-250 ish a night are the ...
by Ingo
Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:51 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Need advice on a 4-5 day trip
Replies: 17
Views: 12633

Re: Need advice on a 4-5 day trip

And you caught it while I was writing! The glaring problem is getting from Windigo back to Rock Harbor, because the Queen IV and Ranger III only go to and from Rock Harbor. The only "public" transportation between the two ends of the island is the Voyageur II, which circumnavigates the isl...
by Ingo
Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:16 am
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: "Sequester" impact for Isle Royale
Replies: 49
Views: 22879

Re: "Sequester" impact for Isle Royale

This is probably going to effect more boaters than hikers. No one hikes to Amygdaloid, ... Perhaps. But the Amygdaloid rangers helped us get off the island in a day from Todd Harbor, for medical attention. Luckily it was "just" a broken wrist without complications, but if they were not ab...
by Ingo
Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:42 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek
Replies: 27
Views: 9470

Re: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek

Been working too hard (ah yes, in the pharma business). Completely missed the the Ginger reference, maybe because as young boy I had a crush on Mary Ann 8) . And now that we've completely hi-jacked this thread... apologies to Shelb. For some non-rational reasons I can't figure out, I'd go East to We...
by Ingo
Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek
Replies: 27
Views: 9470

Re: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek

A 1 inch piece of peeled raw ginger eaten 15 minutes before departure is probably the most effective way to prevent seasickness. That's what Gilligan was trying to tell the Skipper, but the Professor figured it would be difficult to measure, given the clear potential for a placebo effect. Clinical ...
by Ingo
Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: Canoeing, Kayaking & Fishing
Topic: Canoecopia - Madison WI - Just one month away
Replies: 5
Views: 4118

Re: Canoecopia - Madison WI - Just one month away

Gonna miss it by 4 days--heading for Madison on the 14th :( .
by Ingo
Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:23 am
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek
Replies: 27
Views: 9470

Re: 9 days: Rx Harbor to Washington Creek

My toughest hiking boy has an issue with sea-sickness (actually - any motion sickness). We have decided to drive an extra 2 hours to take the MN ferry rather than one of the Michigan Ferries. (NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OPTION - PLEASE do NOT begin a discussion on it!) In that case you definitely want to...