The way you put it sounds better but I think we are just plain crazy!

It was nice meeting you Richard. We will see you on the flip side...err...if we survive. Canoe has icicles on it again and we're driving in snow.

After coming up for the first boat a couple years ago and getting stuck in a blizzard in Duluth, followed by entering the North Gap to see snow on the rocks (I think you were both on that boat with me, Nancy and Mike), well, I'm glad May didn't work out for me and I won't be up until June... Yepper...

So does that mean we have to put skis on our canoe???

I thoroughly enjoyed your trip report. I wish I could get my daughter to go with us. She wont even sleep in a tent, let alone spend two weeks in the wilderness without her cell phone.

These are the ones I purchased. http://www.backcountrygear.com/montbell-ul-tec-down-pants-mens-1.html I got the mens as they fit me better than the womens. I absolutely love them. They are very light weight and very warm. There are many others out there that are cheaper, but for the three trips to t...

Tampico, I have resigned myself to the fact that I will never have a warm, relaxing vacation. I am well prepared for the cold weather. I invested in a pair of down pants last year and they have kept me toasty. Actually, I can't imagine being on the island when it's warm, it just wouldn't feel right....

No, we're not overnighting it in Rock Harbor, going straight to Malone.

Hey Andy,
We are getting dropped off at Malone.

Mike and I will be on that boat!! Looking forward to meeting you!
Hey, we'll have matching canoes also!!

Island Mine has a fire ring at every individual and group site.
Malone has a standing grill at every shelter and a fire ring at the group tent sites.

My Husband proposed to me on the island at Rainbow Cove, in the spring of 2010! (My very first trip no less) We Honeymooned on the Island in the fall of 2010. My friends joked that the only reason I said yes was because I was afraid he'd leave me there. The Island sure is a magical place. Congratula...

Ed, Joe from Red Rock told us the the Quantico 18.5 didn't handle as well as the 17. I don't know about the 18.5 but I can tell you that our 17 is a dream. It handled the waves wonderfully, turns on a dime and remains stable even when the nose was under water. I got quite wet on our way to Rainbow C...

We had A LOT of wolf activity in our backcountry site across from Grace Island. Fresh wolf tracks every day. It appeared to be only one wolf though. He did manage to feast off of a calf on Sept. 29th. The most bone chilling sound I ever heard.

Phenominal!!! Couldn't have been better.
Will post a trip report soon, we just got in a couple hours ago.

We didn't go to Island Mine this trip. We were with the elders (76 and 80), so hiking wasn't an option.