Yeah, UP is much easier for us in terms of getting to Copper Harbor vs. Grand Portage (though we went that way in the past and loved MN's northshore).

We're trying to plan a trip to the Island this summer. I've been by sea kayak and I've hiked, but we've never canoed inland lakes there. Last summer we did 10 days in the Boundary Waters and it was great, so that's given us the idea to try the same at Isle Royale. One problem: I cannot find a canoe ...