Is there any real danger from these leeches? I was in Chickenbone for an hour or so and had half a dozen of various size firmly attached, but i just yanked them off and went on my merry way...

OK- Report on bugs week of 5/26-5/30: 2 mosquitoes, no black flies! A variety of other buzzing non-biting flies and gnats but not obtrusive. However, there were other bloodsuckers to be found- I had a deer tick (yeah wonderful) and about a half dozen leeches after wading in chickenbone lake while ...

I was planning on a 5 day island trip form 5/26-5/30 from the UP. Will the Queen IV out of Copper Harbour be running on Memorial Day? Do you think reservations (2) are necessary? It looks like the Ranger is not scheduled to run out of Houghton until 5/27? Are there any concerns that ice/weather will ...

With regards to weather, bugs and other conditions, what to expect for a 5 day trip the last week of May? TIA