That's a dramatic drop in moose numbers! I look forward to reading the Winter Study report, when it's published.
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- Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:06 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: TR: 6/18 - 6/25, 2022 [Paddling] [Inland lake loop]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4578
- Mon May 30, 2022 7:54 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Washington Creek Campground preferred sites
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1620
Re: Washington Creek Campground preferred sites
If you desire some privacy, the far western shelter (I believe #1) is kind of off on it's own. I watched moose feeding across from this shelter years back.
- Sun May 29, 2022 11:44 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: are we low priority?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1767
Re: are we low priority?
Rangers come and go. Some rangers stay for years, others move on after one year. And don't discount the dramatic increase in visitor numbers over the past fifteen years. Island visitation in 2007 was about 11,800 people. In 2021, it was 20,100 people. That's a huge increase that's having a definite ...
- Mon May 23, 2022 10:27 am
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Post your 2022 bug reports here!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9768
Re: Post your 2022 bug reports here!
Did you see any piles of snow laying around?
- Tue May 17, 2022 7:57 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Find Waldo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1051
Find Waldo
Screen grab from about 9:30 EDT, 5/17/2022. Find the moose.
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:27 pm
- Forum: History
- Topic: Does 47 Years Ago Qualify as History?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6255
Re: Does 47 Year Ago Qualify as History?
Here's one from 1968. Rock Harbor Lighthouse.
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: History
- Topic: Does 47 Years Ago Qualify as History?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6255
Re: Does 47 Year Ago Qualify as History?
My first visit was 1968. I have some slides (remember those?) someplace. Need to find them.
- Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:07 am
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5462
Re: Ice Bridge Forming?
Go to the University of Wisconsin website (below). Once today's map appears, click on the State of Michigan for a view of the Great Lakes area, then click on 250m resolution.
https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/
https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:11 am
- Forum: Trails & Campsites
- Topic: Huginnin Cove Loop: Clockwise or Counterclockwise?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1057
Re: Huginnin Cove Loop: Clockwise or Counterclockwise?
It was many years back, but we walked the trail counter-clockwise. Honestly, I can't recall terrain being an issue. Great trail though, I most liked the mile or so that you parallel the Lake Superior shoreline. On the north side of a ridge, the trail is largely in the shadows and cool and damp, with...
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 5:21 pm
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: Mystery Tracks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2495
Re: Mystery Tracks
How about these tracks? This is from February 7th. My first guess was moose, but they have a snowshoe look to them. Could be, the winter research team got to the island on January 22nd. Maybe somebody went for a snowshoe hike.
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 11:47 am
- Forum: Wildlife
- Topic: Mystery Tracks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2495
Mystery Tracks
This is a screen capture from this morning, 3/4/2022. Wonder what kind of critter made these tracks?
- Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:45 am
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5462
Re: Ice Bridge Forming?
Remarkably detailed MODIS imagery from 2/25/2022. Ice, of varying thickness, everywhere.
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 12:20 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5462
Re: Ice Bridge Forming?
MODIS imagery from 2/19.
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Memorial Day weekend
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2988
Re: Memorial Day weekend
As for bugs around Memorial Day weekend, I spent time at Rock Harbor three or four years ago the week following Memorial Day, and hiked the Greenstone up to Mt. Franklin one afternoon. Absolutely no bugs anywhere along the Lake Superior shore (too cool), but I did find both mosquitoes and black flie...
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:09 pm
- Forum: Weather and Bugs
- Topic: Ice Bridge Forming?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5462
Re: Ice Bridge Forming?
MODIS imagery from February 13th. Prolonged sub-zero weather has made for a lot of ice.