Your comment that you are "confident paddlers, but not very experienced" concerns me. Have you done much wilderness backpacking or paddling? If not, you might want to do an overnight trip closer to home before heading to Isle Royale. That'll give you the chance to test out your sleeping/cooking ...

Harsh. The goal here is to offer helpful advice, not tear other people down.

Very nice. And easily understood.

Absolutely delightful.

Nothing says wilderness experience like good cell access.

Be careful -- there have been reports of obtaining a cell signal, calls being made, then later discovering that those calls were made out of Canada, incurring hefty international calling fees.

Okay, do a few cannonballs off the dock at Windigo and call it a day.

This is a bad idea. Meaning dangerous. If you want to swim on IR, do it in an inland lake near the shore. Then pull off the leeches.

Not funny

Here's a photo of the new dock, visitors' center and paved(!) parking lot. Looks like quite an improvement over the old wooden dock with its loose boards covering holes...so why am I feeling nostalgic?

https://queticosuperior.org/grand-portage-band-builds-new-isle-royale-ferry-terminal-and ...

Moose are prevalent in Washington Creek (I've seen them at dawn and dusk while staying in a shelter there). It you only have two nights, consider an easy hike to Huginnin Cove, enjoy a night there among the moose, loons, otters, mergansers, and eagles, then hike along the lakeshore and back down to ...

Well let's not tell the wolves! They might see this as an opportune moment to abandon the U.S. and escape to Canada.

Humor alert...

This might be helpful:

http://www.isleroyale.info/campgrounds.html

Interesting that they now label Alternative B (the plan that includes reserving backcountry sites in advance) as the preferred alternative.