Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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https://mlive.com/news/2022/10/isle-roy ... rease.html

Part of the park planning process and open for public comment. Link in the article.
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Re: Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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check out the photo credit for the Ranger picture that accompanies the article--it's the forums' own chief!!
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Re: Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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The whole article would not show as I'm not a "subscriber" to the site. A hundred ads did show, however. Could someone copy and paste the proposed increases please
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Re: Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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Iconic wrote: Thu Oct 27, 2022 10:56 am The whole article would not show as I'm not a "subscriber" to the site. A hundred ads did show, however. Could someone copy and paste the proposed increases please
The proposed fare changes include:

One-Way Adult Fare: $80 (up from $70 in 2022)

One-Way Child Fare: $40 (up from $35 in 2022)

One-Way Canoe/Kayak Fare: $40 (up from $30 in 2022)

One-Way Oversized Canoe/Kayak Fare (greater than 18ft or 80 lbs): $80 (up from $60 in 2022)

One-Way Boat (less than 18′01″) Fare: $125 (up from $100 in 2022)

One-Way Boat (18′01″ – 20′00″) Fare: $200 (up from $150 in 2022)

Keweenaw Waterway Cruise Adult Fare: $36 (up from $30 in 2022)

Keweenaw Waterway Cruise Child Fare: $18 (up from $15 in 2022)
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Re: Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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Didn't realize it was paywalled. Sorry about that.

Here's the link to the NPS table of the proposed fare increases:
https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... -fares.htm
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Re: Ranger Fare Increase Proposed

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The proposed fare increases seem reasonable to me all things considered
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