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There were two rangers assigned to Malone Bay for at least the past two summers (the only times we've been there). They have emergency medical training, and are involved in a steady stream of medical evacuations. Mostly broken ankles from slips on the trails, but last summer they provided treatment ...

Might be worth checking with David Williams at Bear Track Outfitters in Grand Marais. I know he runs a charter boat service.

Yes, my refund for Voyageur II was credited back to my credit card without my even requesting it.

Rock Harbor Lodge and Windigo store/cabins still slated to open on June 26. https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/rock-harbor-lodge.htm The Ranger III is purportedly beginning service on June 30. https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/rangeriii-reservation-instructions.htm But new ferry reservation...

Interestingly, they're saying that the Ranger III won't make its first run until June 30.

https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... 19-faq.htm

For those of us hoping that the park will open this summer, I found some encouragement in this general statement in the banner on the park website: 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local publ...

Confirmation: https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm

Fingers crossed, restrictions will ease up in 8-12 weeks. We'll see.

I think that being spread out over the least visited national park is an excellent social distancing strategy.

The best advice I ever saw about camping with kids was to start off easy and go slow. Otherwise you risk making the whole experience miserable, and they may end up rejecting the idea altogether. This is a long-term investment: my son first went car camping as a baby, overnight backpacking when he wa...

I figured they rented a canoe in Rock Harbor when they took the water taxi down to Malone Bay, but couldn't figure out where they could find a ranger to "drive" them back to the lodge. Have some roads gone in lately?

I've been using a Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove for the past six years. No problems. Not bad for about $20.

If I remember correctly, the wood planks are about a foot off the ground.

Only the campgrounds along the shore/with docks have outhouses that are stocked with TP (though they can run out).

The portage from Chippewa Harbor to Whittlesey isn't fun, but at least it's pretty short. The trail is filled with boulders that you need to snake around, while climbing and descending two small ridges -- not too much fun with a canoe on your shoulders. The Whittlesey to Wood Lake trail is mostly fl...