We ate at both Harbor Haus & the Mariner North.

The food was good at both. Harbor Haus had a retirement home feel to it and my wife and I found the waitress uniforms to be a bit creepy. Nice views of the water, though.

Mariner North was more our cup of tea--it has more of a typical midwest tavern ...

Just got back from IR myself. Yeah, cell phones pretty much didn't work.

I did have my 5w 2m HT with me and was easily able to hit the 147.315 Keweenaw repeater from the Greenstone ridge. I didn't make a contact there.

From the tower at Mt. Ojibway I was also able to hit the Thunder Bay repeater ...

Being a radio geek, I checked the regs. Both DonNewcomb and johnhens are right.

There are no licensing requirements per se for someone to use a VHF maritime radio on a boat, but land-based stations need a license.

You actually can use a handheld maritime radio less than 10 watts on land, but you ...

On the issue of communication on the Isle, people might be interested in seeing the radio frequency chart published by the National Park Service in the Isle Royale Fire Management Plan.

I am a licensed radio amateur and normally bring a small radio with me when in backcountry settings.

Someone ...

On the topic of Lane Cove, my wife and I only have two nights on the island (we have never been).

Our plan is to hike to Lane Cove from Rock Harbor upon disembarking the Queen.

Since it was mentioned, I was just wondering what sort of elevation to expect. Most of our hiking experience has been in ...