Thanks guys. Good stuff.

Leaning towards June now. I'll roll the dice on the black flies in return for less crowds.

The year the black flies were bad at the Pictured Rocks it reached the point where no amount of Deet would deter them and I just gave into letting them feast on me. I guess I can ...

New here trying to plan my first trip to Isle Royale. Had a question I was hoping I could get some insight into:

Taking into account:
a) Weather
b) Bugs
c) General busyness

Would you rather visit the island the first week in June or the first week in August?

I've done the Pictured Rocks a ...