My first time out to Isle Royale! We had a great time. One of our canoes rolled over in the waters between Cork island and Belle isle (everyone is ok), saw a wolf, ate fresh fish for dinner, and had a wonderful time on that Island! http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciano734/

Just got back from IR on July 5th and the bugs where nasty! :evil: Put Deet on a few times a day and had to wear the head net once in a while. We did the Rock harbor to Belle Isle rout... Tobin/duncan portage, lane cove..... Belle Isle wasn't too bad. Duncan bay Campground was nasty. Had to eat our ...

Thank u kind sir Hi Luci, The portage trails are all very obvious, well-worn trails and are marked with a brown 4x4 post with a "P" on it that you can see from the water. The portage up and over the Greenstone from Tobin Harbor is considered pretty epic due to steepness, but is not very long. The ...

ohh, and any suggestion on what/where to get a good map of Isle Royal ?

Thank you all for your suggestions! After much consulting with the group we have decided to go to the North side of the island from Rock Harbor. Tobin harbor, duncan, five fingers, lane cove, and maybe out to belle isle area. Two questions for you guys: 1.How long should we expect these portages to ...

thanks for the advice gentlemen.

robin621 wrote: Are you fishing?

yes we plan on doing a lot of fishing. Any suggestions??

thanks for the info Ed. I will be traveling with 3 other guys, all from Michigan. We are definitely interested in doing a slow paced trip involving lots of camping and fishing. It looks like a lot of people are suggesting portaging Moskey Basin into Lake Ritchie rout.... but it sounds like a painful ...

I plan on making a trip to IR for the first time next year in June. I have 4-5 days to take it all in. I'm wondering what suggested routs you guys have for me if I start from Rock Harbor. I will be using a 16' canoe and have intermediate experience. thanks