While definitive word would be nice, I'm planning to make sure my food won't be accessible to wolves and other critters. In the end, the responsibility will be on us anyway, and we all have a fair idea about how these things work.

The Manistee River Trail can form a loop with the North Country Trail. Right now the bridge that makes this possible is closed for repairs, which were supposed to be completed in six weeks last fall. It's still closed, and there is no published date for completion. You may be able to work with NCT ...

I'm going to spend all $3.39 toward a 10-liter Ursack AllMitey Bear and Critter Sack, before my squirrel luck runs out.

I've used an Ursack on the mainland before (and like it). One of its key features is that you don't have to hang it -- you can tie it to a tree trunk, or picnic table leg, etc. I assume that would be an acceptable use on the island as well.


Technically, only some of the Ursacks are both bear ...

The Park seems to be thinking there are solutions that are not the bulky bear canisters but are not willing to go too far out that limb. Certainly, a wolf & squirrel system, even if it were engineered certifiable, should not be near as bulky as the canisters.


Both Adotec and Ursack bags are on ...

RedLeg wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 3:36 pm With a little luck he'll go down like Matthew Perry

May Matthew Perry (and the others we remember) rest in peace.

Has TP distribution even happened since at least 2020?

During my trip last September, I met a couple of law enforcement rangers. Our first encounter happened while they were looking for a female hiker who'd become separated from her hiking partner ("No, I'm not Elaine" was a bit of a running joke ...

dcclark wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2025 7:54 am How inane is it?!

So inane that if you know better, you can snag a shelter before the end of the briefing!

HoosierHiker1202 wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:46 pm Probably just a snowshoe hare…

Perhaps, but it seems unlikely that those tracks would be visible on the camera.

And the size of the tracks we do see seem to indicate something larger.

Name: Kelly, with companions
Email: (at) here
Hometown: Berrien Springs, MI
Arrival Date: early July
Departure Date: mid July
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage
Itinerary: Windigo > Feldtmann Lake > Siskiwit Bay > South Lake Desor > Malone Bay
Notes/Other:

Although there are no current blue-green algae alerts on any inland lake (such as Chickenbone), one shouldn't eliminate that possibility this time of year.

Huh. I'll be at McCargoe in a couple of weeks and will take a look.

At least a week.

For readers, the current one-night stay limit at Rock Harbor is in effect through September 21.

I'd plan to hike to Three Mile (also a one-night stay limit) for the first night and then hike back to Rock Harbor for the second night.

It's an easy enough hike.

Your gear reality may make this more ...

Last year in Rock Harbor was the first time I saw a bike rack next to the public kayak rack (which is close to the visitor center and the marina). Signage about carts and bikes was posted at the edge of the campground.