I was looking at the map of the island were it is noted ( campsite ) are there fire rings and are there out house's ?

Thanks for the info. I will use caution,

How about one more question, How long of a portage is it from the shores of Malone bay to Siskiwit lake ? 1500 ft?

Well a lot has happened since we last spoke, my daughter had a beautiful wedding at a great venue in Michigan ( the blue dress barn ) she married a great man i am very thankful , but nothing is simple in life eight days before the wedding
we had a house fire thankfully no one was hurt but dammit if ...

all ,

Is this doable
ferry to Rock Harbor 1 night stay
then ferry to Chippewa Harbor paddle ( southwest ) to nearest campsite stay 1 night next day portage to Wittlesey lake stay one or 2 nights then portage to wood lake paddle into Siskiwit lake stay 2 nights then portage to Malone bay ferry back ...

All,

We think we are on track getting a canoe . Now fishing ( have not done to much fishing in the past 10 yrs ) I do have a backpacker pole 4 lb test line and i do understand no live bait brought to the island , with that said what do you all recommend , how heavy of a test line do I need , as of ...

All,

Thank you for all the info, We are going to study all the options you have given us and I am sure we will be back on the forum with more questions.
I am really looking forward to the trip . I am currently looking on Craigslist for a canoe I have a feeling this won't be our last trip to the ...

DonNewcomb,

We still have a little get up and go in us . We are taking our backpack on the journey and plan on roughing it . I just can't pack 8 10 miles a day
like I used to thats why we want to set up a base camp fish , maybe a few day hikes. Thanks for all the info on getting us there . Do you ...

thanks ingo

can you canoe from chippewa harbor into lake richie ? looking from google map looks like there is a lot of portage

Me and a friend are coming to isle royale in mid July . I am coming from Chicago land area.

1) What harbor should we leave from
2) can we just show up or do we need ferry reservation 1 day ahead 1 week ahead ect....
3) Because we are fat old guys we want to set up base camp and day hike and fish ...

thanks ingo

I have a email out to bear track ,thanks , while i am online what about getting a reservation in July on the ferry is it probable that if I wait to long I may not make the island because of no open slots ? I assume they limit the permits

me and a friend plan on going to royal in july 2012 , I am a semi skilled backpacker . I see you have been to royal 9 times is this correct? Well any how we were looking at the map and we think mccargoe cove for some fishing and backpacking is this a good choice? We would also like to rent a canoe ...

me and my buddy are headed to the island in july were do you rent a canoe? we want to ferry into mccargoe cove and paddle are way do some fishing and backpacking so if someone can help need to know were to get a conoe and if this is a good spot to fish ?

thanks for the help