Which brings up our backup plan.

If the campground is full, we just pull some stunt like that, and we get transported to a nice warm jail cell somewhere in Michigan.

Maybe I'll bring along a tag torn from a mattress.

Thanks for all of the information!

We'll probably be going during the summer months, so we'll avoid things being closed as much as possible.

How does the wife feel about pit toilets?

I think she can handle that. The four year old (now 3) might present the greatest challenge in that department ...

I just discovered this forum, and have enjoyed reading through it. My family (including two kids, who will be 6 and 4 years old) would like to visit Isle Royale next summer.

We enjoy camping, but we are definitely not well-seasoned outdoorspersons. I did some backpacking in boy scouts about 100 ...