It certainly has mine. We were both a little teary on our return flight as we passed over the Greenstone back to real life. The solitude of the island was really beyond even my wildest expectations. I'm looking forward to venturing off the Greenstone more next time to get more time on Superior.

>>>My fiance and I finally made our long-awaited journey to Isle Royale last week via Seaplane. In short, our minds are blown and we can't wait to get back. This was by far our longest backpacking trip, but after a few shakedown hikes, tons of gear research, lots of forum reading, and question-askin...

Any thoughts from you IR pros about treating clothes with Permethrin for an upcoming 8/8 - 8/14 Greenstone hike from Windigo to RH? We were just planning on bringing spray and wearing long sleeves, but seeing more and more about folks treating clothes with permethrin. Is this a necessary step in mid...

Thank you! i was hoping this was the case. sounds like a plan to me. Gatorade powder should take care of any extra crud that the filter doesn't catch anyway

Hi all- I'll be coming to the island in August for the first time and am in my final prep stages, but just noticed today that the Park website recommends both filtration AND chemical treatment. HERE: https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/drinking-water.htm ] Any thoughts here? We were just planning...

@Base654: we are leaving Houghton via SeaPlane on that last 4pm flight. Good to know this will leave us enough time. I wasn't sure how early things filled up. Thanks for that Island Mine recommendation. I'll add that to our agenda.

Thank you all! This is so very helpful. I should have mentioned this, but yes - we are planning on hiking the Greenstone. Message received about subbing McCargoe for Chickenbone. I like this idea. Luckily, our Seaplane departs later in the day on 8/14, so we'll have some flex in our plan. If our inb...

Hello IRNP Forums: I'll be a first-time IRNPer this August when my girlfriend and I make the journey from Ohio. I've been consulting Jim DuFresne's trail guide, but had to deviate a bit because we have an additional day due to SeaPlane availability--definitely a happy accident. I'm posting my draft ...