I am primarily an after Labor Day hiker. Like Ingo said, the weather can be good and the bugs will be gone. The only slight disadvantage I experience is a lack of daylight the later I trek in September. Sometimes my slow pace and long hiking distances brings me into the destination campsite without ...

Great report. Your detailed descriptions made me feel like I was hiking with you.

I wonder if the redblackrider group, that left South Desor at 11pm to hike the 11 miles to Windigo, came across the 2 rangers in the dark that hiked 11 miles from "somewhere" to the probable crime scene, arriving before dawn.


The redblackrider group left Friday night; the rangers left Sunday ...

Great report. I've learned that it may not be wise to leave my food in the storage locker during my zero mile/layover days.

Name: Mark
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Arrival Date: After Labor Day
Departure Date: 6 days later
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage/Voyageur II

Itinerary:
Day 1 - Grand Portage to Windigo to Feldtmann Lake
Day 2 - Feldtmann Lake Zero Day
Day 3 - Feldtmann Lake to Siskiwit Bay
Day 4 - Siskiwit Bay Zero ...

Welcome to the 2025 Trip Log!

Once finalized as best as possible, post your itinerary, and then look around the list at who may else be enjoying a trip at the same time. It's a great opportunity to make new friends on the isle.

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2 of the plans would eliminate the section of the Indian portage trail between the lake Richie trail and the lake Richie portage, meaning Chippewa harbor would become another water access site only :shock:


I sure hope they don't eliminate that short section of the Indian Portage Trail. About 50 ...

With such a short visit, there is not much room to vary your itinerary away from a direct end-to-end hike. If your legs feel strong on the first day, you could make it to Lake Desor South. It is a great campground with a nice swimming beach. Moskey Basin campground is not to be missed, but it can ...

Welcome to the IR Forums. What is your current planned itinerary of trails and campsites? Once known, we can comment further.

RedLeg, is it Fishermans Home Cove?

Welcome to the IR Forums Akitas_Hiking! Your dining options in Rock Harbor may be limited until they fully open for service on 6/7/24.

Greenstone Grill, Rock Harbor
Days of Operation:
> Dining Services will begin June 7th, 2024.
> There will be limited food services available from May 24th to ...

I did the Ishpeming Trail in Sept. 2023. The beaver dam appears to be abandoned. It is not holding back any water due due to deterioration and breaches. The path through the washout area was very easy to navigate.

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I am not the owner of Midwest Mountaineering. I was just relaying the email that I received from them earlier today. I added some clarification to my original post.

Received the following email note from Midwest Mountaineering early this morning.

Regards,
IncaRoads (Mark)


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