Excellent article in the Grand Traverse (MI) Journal about Mergansers and the itch.
Link ---> https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2017/common- ... -the-itch/

Nice details in your trip report. Lengthiness is well respected here on the Isle Royale Forums. Glad your party did not feed the fish.

Thanks for the detailed trip report. Sounds like some great fishing. Dramamine for the win!

...Did you happen to see anyone that was backcountry camping? I think we'll have to backcountry camp because we have an afternoon flight into Windigo. If there was anyone off-trail backcountry camping along that stretch, they probably wouldn't have been seen. The rules state that one must camp at l...

"Fishable Lakes Chart" link ---> viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3579&p=25910&hilit= ... kes#p24171

Name: Mark Hometown: St. Paul, MN Arrival Date: Mon. Sept. 2, 2019 Departure Date: Sun. Sept. 8, 2019 Coming From/Via: Grand Portage via Voyageur II Proposed Itinerary: Day 1, 9/02 - Grand Portage to McCargoe Cove Day 2, 9/03 - McCargoe Cove Day 3, 9/04 - McCargoe Cove to Lake Richie Day 4, 9/05 - L...

I use a Platypus Water Tank so I can bring water back to my campsite and use/filter as needed. I apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly to the zipper when it becomes stiff and hard to zip.

Link ---> https://www.platy.com/bottles-storage/platy-water-tank

The concession operation at Rock Harbor and Windigo do offer a service to store gear for a fee. The box of gear cannot contain stove fuel or food.

Did the NPS people at Windigo give anything away about whether there were plans to work on the deadfall or restore the beaver-ravaged boardwalk? In September of 2017 that same bridge/boardwalk (at the west end of Lake Siskiwit) was not passable. One side of it was floating as it was not attached to...

The concession operation at Rock Harbor and Windigo do offer a service to store gear for a fee. The box of gear cannot contain stove fuel or food.

Why not ask the Rangers when you arrive on Saturday and make your decision then? The Minong Ridge Trail from Windigo to Little Todd encompasses some of the toughest trails on Isle Royale. Beaver dams, mud, slippery rocks, endless up and downs, and possible early season deadfalls await you. I typical...

The original post in this thread has been deleted because it is potentially a sleeper spam post; looks legitimate but poster may come back later and enter a link in the text or signature. After searching the web for key words in the original post, I located a post in another forum that was the same ...

2. Doing a loop to and from the Windigo Dock though we may be time-limited on that. For a weekend trip (2 nights), doing the Feldtmann Loop is a bit too long on distances. 3. Chilling around Malone Bay after being dropped of by the ferry as that seems popular and beautiful and doing day hiking. Mal...

...Our first itinerary would have us arriving in Rock Harbor early in the day before our ferry. The second itinerary would have us arriving much later that day before... Understood. If I remember correctly, the National Park Service states that the busiest times at Isle Royale are in July/August. A...

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Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:37 pm

I usually plan 1/2 mile/hr bushwhacking, so 1 mile per hour sounds like easy going.

1/2 miles/hour in thick woods with water hazards may be a better approximation!

Since I travel solo like yourself, I leave a note in my tent/shelter indicating the approximate route I plan to take.