When I check in a Rock Harbor Is an access pass for each person to carry on land and water with him/her. Or is one given to group leader for the entire group.

I count 15 boat or canoe only Campsites: Belle Isle, Duncan Bay, Duncan Narrows, Pickerel Cove, Birch Island Merritt Lane, Caribou Island, Tookers Island, Grace Island, Beaver Island Hay Bay, Lake Whittlesey, Wood Lake, Intermediate Lake, Lake Ritchie Canoe I have stayed at 5 and visited 5 others. 5...

When paddling a kayak from Grand Portage to Huginnin, is it best to buy an individual season pass or a boater camping pass?

Can an individual season pass be purchased online or must it be bought in person?

Any black flies this year?

I did the Malone to Siskwit to Wood to Whittlesley and Chippewa to Rock Harbor trip a few years back in a two person folding kayak. A Folbot Greenland 2. I did the trip with a buddy. Great trip. I had my friend to help me with the portages. The portages were much shorter than the trip you have outli...

I agree with everything that has been said before. I should also add that it may depend on what type of kayak. In a two person rec boat and you may be fine with a pfd. In an inuit or british sea kayak, I would like you to learn to swim and practice wet exits. If it is a rec boat. You may want to car...

I like it a lot. Does it come with a relief zipper?

I do not understand how someone can make a blanket statement like: don’t paddle around Blake Point, it is too dangerous. For me personally, hiking the trail is much more dangerous. I have been to IR four times for kayaking and have rounded Blake Point three times. I never had any problem. Twice I pa...

P.S. I did not set up the hammock in any shelters and I had no trouble finding trees.

In August 2006 I circumnavigated Isle Royale with 2 friends. We camped at Daisy Farm, Malone Bay, Attwood Beach, Huginnin Cove, Todd Harbor, Belle Isle and Merritt Lane. The only bedding I had was a Hennessy Hammock. I had no problem with trees or rangers. While camping, we met rangers at Daisy Farm...

I am sure you all remember the riddle of the sphinx: what walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs at noon, and 3 legs in the evening. The answer, of course, is man. So we should use 2 trekking poles in the morning, none during the day and 1 trekking pole in after dark.

What about camping in Pine Bay, just north of Pigeon Point?

How is the landing and camping at Pigeon Point, MN? It seems when kayaking from Grand Portage to Isle Royale that the logical crossing points are from Pigeon Point to Huginnin Cove. I would probably want to put in at Grand Portage paddle to and camp at Pigeon Point and then leave early next morning ...

Generally I try to arrive at Merritt Lane early. I usually paddle to Duncan on the way out from Rock Harbor and stay at Merritt when coming back from Belle Isle. When staying at Merritt it is important to get up early and enjoy the sunrise.