Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Questions on general information and things that do not fit into any other categories.

Moderator: srparr

Post Reply
Vandy
Trailblazer
Posts: 153
Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:33 pm
Isle Royale Visits: 5
Location: Raleigh, NC
Has thanked: 9 times
Been thanked: 9 times

Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Post by Vandy »

User avatar
Ingo
Forum Moderator
Posts: 1944
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:11 pm
Isle Royale Visits: 14
Location: Hillsborough, NC
Has thanked: 257 times
Been thanked: 158 times

Re: Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Post by Ingo »

Ahh crap! I want it to myself! ;)
22: BI-PC-BI-RH, 21: RH-ML-DF-MB-DF, 18: MC-PC-BI-DB-RH-DF, 17: WI-IM-SB-FL-WC, 16: RH-CI-TI-RH, 14: BI-ML-CI-CH-MB, 13: RH-PI, 12: MC-CB-HL-TH, 11: WC-HC-WC, 09: MC-BI-DN-RH, 05: MI-CI-MB-DF-RH-TM-RH, 02: MC-LR-WL-CH, 01: BI-DB-RH, 79: worked RH
User avatar
MikeTokarz
NewbieCake
Posts: 25
Joined: Sat Nov 28, 2015 5:01 pm
Isle Royale Visits: 1
Location: Livonia
Contact:

Re: Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Post by MikeTokarz »

I saw this earlier and like a lot of the commenters on it, I don't know how I feel about it. Yay for getting more people to the island to experience the grandeur, nay for getting more people there in the future. Not that there will ever be a ton of people that visit compared to the other parks, but imho I don't want to see it become another tourist spot. At least everyone I've come across has been respectful and kept the island in as good a shape as possible.
Capt Don
IR Pro
Posts: 171
Joined: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:34 am
Isle Royale Visits: 546
Location: Grand Portage, MN
Been thanked: 2 times
Contact:

Re: Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Post by Capt Don »

I don't think you have anything to worry about. I find these numbers quite interesting, I know that the boats didn't carry 4000 additional people, there wasn't a huge increase in personal boats over past years, I didn't come across large rafts of swimmers on their way to visit the island. My guess is that if these numbers are accurate that 99% of these "new" visitors were counted visiting the Houghton Visitor Center and never made it to the island. I do know that people going into there are counted and can go there year 'round as opposed to actual island visitors.
User avatar
Tom
Forum Moderator
Posts: 789
Joined: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:16 pm
Isle Royale Visits: 16
Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
Been thanked: 12 times

Re: Michigan's Isle Royale snags top spot on National Parks list

Post by Tom »

Capt Don wrote: I didn't come across large rafts of swimmers on their way to visit the island.
The English Channel is for wussies.

You probably should adjust the GPIR website to highlight the backpack gear transit fee for those visitors who will be swimming across... :P
Post Reply