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- Sun May 12, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: My list of Weather Buoys & WebCams
- Replies: 4
- Views: 256
Re: My list of Weather Buoys & WebCams
There is also a webcam, I think it’s on Michigan Tech’s website, that you can follow the Ranger III ferry dock activity and the arrival/departures in Houghton.
- Sat May 11, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Aurora Borealis
- Replies: 9
- Views: 137
Re: Aurora Borealis
It is also possible that your eyes need to be trained to what unfiltered, unphotographed auroras can look like. As an amateur astronomer, I have been astonished by how much I have learned to see! Sometimes auroras are just a faint glow at the northern horizon, sometimes they look like searchlights, ...
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Aurora Borealis
- Replies: 9
- Views: 137
Aurora Borealis
If skies are clear, the Northern Lights are really putting on a show tonight! I’ve seen reports from as far south as Nashville!
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2506
Re: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
Nick, thanks for the update. This year’s trip, for me, comes from Houghton. Hopefully by next year the Voyageur dock will be in great new shape!
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Where was I?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
Re: Where was I?
RedLeg, is that the old Post office dock on Minong Island in Tobin Harbour? I’ve been wondering what it looks like after the island burned over in the fire a couple years ago.
- Sun May 05, 2024 8:56 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Where was I?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1729
Re: Where was I?
On the bridge of the IR Queen? I don’t recognize the prow, and for sure it’s not the Ranger or the Voyageur.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Transportation & Lodging
- Topic: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2506
Re: Big news for grand portage outbound ferries...
Any pictures of the new dock?
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: favorite trail and campsite
- Replies: 9
- Views: 740
Re: favorite trail and campsite
Lots of good choices, but I would put out there for consideration: campsite Todd Harbor, and trail, the section of the Greenstone running from after the big climb west of Chickenbone Junction for about the next 1.5 miles west, because of the open views of the east and central Island.
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:31 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Cross country camping between Mt. Franklin and Mt. Ojibway
- Replies: 1
- Views: 119
Re: Cross country camping between Mt. Franklin and Mt. Ojibway
Hard to get off trail in the steep terrain and dense forest. Better perhaps to just set Daisy Farm as a goal and push on through?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Campsite Name & Access
- Replies: 5
- Views: 434
Re: Campsite Name & Access
Yes, and Lane Cove is also used by kayakers and canoeists. Expect to share campsites.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Here it is! - Greenstone 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 337
Re: Here it is! - Greenstone 2024
Can someone put the above info about new seaplane info into the Transportation sub forum -it will be very useful for people using the MI seaplane connection!
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Rain jacket or windbreaker replacement
- Replies: 5
- Views: 700
Re: Rain jacket or windbreaker replacement
I have had good experiences with several brands of waterproof/breathable fabrics including REI’s brand and Helly-Hansen. My all time favorite for waterproofness, keep-me-from-hypothermia is GoreTex, but that parka is heavier and bulkier to pack than my REI Elements jacket. My rain pants have been RE...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Itinerary feedback!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 824
Re: Itinerary feedback!
Two simple ways to make your trip work out better, taking you at your word that you are experienced and fit for long trail days. 1. Do like Torpified suggests, enjoy lunch at Todd Harbor (one of my favorite campgrounds) and go on to McCargoe Cove. Three-Mile your last night gets you time to get that...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Itinerary feedback!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 824
Re: Itinerary feedback!
Day 6 is a substantial day of hiking, across the grain of the island. You might consider options that will have you closer to Rock Harbor, although McCargoe is a great campground.
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: 2024 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3471
Re: 2024 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!
Name: Bobcat1
Outbound: July 16, Ranger III to Windigo
Return: Aug 18 from RH
Objective: kayak tour, to complete my life list of camping at every campground in the park. Most of the ones I plan to camp at are on islands.
Outbound: July 16, Ranger III to Windigo
Return: Aug 18 from RH
Objective: kayak tour, to complete my life list of camping at every campground in the park. Most of the ones I plan to camp at are on islands.