2023 Trip Log - Post your planned itinerary here!

[Tom]

Welcome to the 2023 Trip Log!

Once finalized as best as possible, post your itinerary, and then look around the list at who may else be enjoying a trip at the same time. It's a great opportunity to make new friends on the isle.

If you have questions or want feedback on your planned trip, consider posting your questions on the Trail and Campsites (viewforum.php?f=4) and Canoeing, Kayaking, & Fishing (viewforum.php?f=5) subforums.

When you return, we hope you share your experience with a Trip Report!

Please copy below and post your plans in the following format:

Name:
Email: (at)
Hometown:
Arrival Date:
Departure Date:
Coming From/Via:
Itinerary:
Notes/Other:

[JerryB]

Name: JerryB
Email: (at)
Hometown:oak park il
Arrival Date:5/20
Departure Date: 5/25
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage
Itinerary: Feldtmann Loop, counter clockwise and including Hugginin
Notes/Other:

[dcclark]

Name: David (dcclark)
Contact: PM me here on the forum!
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Arrival Date: 5/23
Departure Date: 5/29
Coming From/Via: Hancock (seaplane)
Itinerary: Feldtmann Loop, clockwise and including Hugginin
Notes/Other: Thanks for the template, JerryB -- I only had to change the direction and dates! By some kind of mathematical fact, we will pass each other on the trail -- I hope to meet you there.

[IRhiker]

Name: Andre (IRhiker)
Email: (at)
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Arrival Date: 5/15
Departure Date: 5/19
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor (Queen IV)
Itinerary: (TENT) RH - ML - BI - RH
Notes/Other: Planing to canoe with a friend.

[eme]

Name: Emily
Email: (at)
Hometown: Madison, WI
Arrival Date: May 20 Grand Portage to Rock Harbor
Departure Date: June 1 Windigo to Grand Portage
Coming From/Via: Voyageur II
Itinerary: Estimated and subject to change depending on weather/mood
5/20: Overnight at RH,
5/21: RH to 3 mile
5/22: 3 mile to Daisy Farm,
5/23: Daisy Farm to Moskey,
5/24: Moskey to Chippewa;
5/25: Chippewa to Malone Bay via Voyageur II,
5/26: Malone to S Desor,
5/27: S Desor to IM or Siskiwit,
5/28: IM to Siskiwit, or zero day at Siskiwit,
5/29: Siskiwit to FL,
5/30: FL to Washington Creek,
5/31: zero day, day hike to Huginnin, or out and camp at Huginnin
6/1: possible hike back from Huginnin and depart!
Notes/Other: Second time to IR after a September 2021 trip. Looking forward to cold and mud but hopefully not as busy. I hope to see some of you out there!! I'm a solo, so always happy to stop for a chat with fellow hikers.

[markcw4747]

Name: Mark W & Terry T
Email: markcw4747@gmail.com
Hometown: Dryden MI.
Arrival Date: Aug-05-23
Departure Date: Aug-19-23
Coming From/Via: Hancock Via Sea Plane
Itinerary: Feldtmann Loop Counter Clockwise.
1st night at Feldtmann Lake
2nd Night at Siskewit Bay,
3rd night at Island Mine
4th night at Washington Creek
5th day hike Huginnin Loop
Notes/Other: 2nd trip to IR hoping for nice weather / no bugs Comments appreciated!!

[Backpacker534]

Name: Brian (Backpacker534)
Email: (at)
Hometown: Macomb, MI
Arrival Date: May 24th (Wednesday)
Departure Date: May 28th (Sunday)
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN / Voyageur II
Itinerary: Feldtmann Loop (CCW)
Night 1 - Feldtmann Lake
Night 2 - Siskiwit Bay
Night 3 - Huginnin Cove
Night 4 - Washington Creek
Day 5 - Voyageur II back to Grand Portage
Notes/Other: This will be my 9th trip to Isle Royale. Coming with me are my friends Ken (8th trip), and Dane (1st trip). Hoping for good weather and AT LEAST one moose sighting so my friend, Dane, has an awesome first trip and gets to experience the "tug" that I.R. has always had for me. Hey, dcclark, we will probably pass each other since we are doing the F.L. at the same time, but in opposite directions. Maybe we'll get to meet one another!

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[RedLeg]

Name: Richard +2
Email: usabootguy@gmail.com
Hometown: Port Huron
Arrival Date: 5/13
Departure Date: 5/28
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN / Voyageur II

Rough two week itinerary:
Saturday, May 13, 2023 Malone Bay
Sunday, May 14, 2023 Intermediate Lake
Monday, May 15, 2023 Malone Bay
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Hay Bay
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Siskiwit Bay
Thursday, May 18, 2023 Island Mine
Friday, May 19, 2023 Siskiwit Bay
Saturday, May 20, 2023 Lake Halloran
Sunday, May 21, 2023 Lake Halloran
Monday, May 22, 2023 Feldtmann Lake
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Feldtmann Lake
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Grace Island
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Beaver Island
Friday, May 26, 2023 Huginnin Cove
Saturday, May 27, 2023 Washington Harbor
Sunday, May 28, 2023 Depart

Notes/Other: We will all be carrying packrafts, our itinerary is just a general guide. This will be my 4th trip to Isle Royale and the second with a packraft.

[Gkoelker]

Name: Gena Koelker
Email: genakoelker@gmail.com
Hometown: Ontonagon, MI
Arrival Date: 6/5/23
Departure Date:6/9/23
Coming From/Via: Houghton
Itinerary: day 1: arrive via seaplane. Hike to Scoville Point and catch a sunset
Day 2: Take water taxi to Daisy Farm and hike back. Mt. Franklin
Day 3: Head out to Passage Island
Day 4: Kayak or canoe across then hike to Lookout Louise
Day 5: Hike to Suzy’s cave and then depart at 5
Notes/Other: Since this will be my first ever trip, and to appease my husband, I am staying at Rock Harbor the entire time. I am in no way set in my itinerary, but I hope to see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife for photography. I need to relax and am so looking forward to this trip!

Edited to add: I am staying in one of the cabins.

[backwoods doc]

Name: Steve
Email: (at)
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Arrival Date: 8-21-23
Departure Date: 8-24-23
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN / Voyageur II
Itinerary: 3 nights at Huginnin Cove
Notes/Other: First solo backpacking trip

[IncaRoads]

Name: Mark
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Arrival Date: After Labor Day
Departure Date: 6 days later
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage/Voyageur II

Itinerary:
Day 1 - Grand Portage to Windigo to Washington Creek
Day 2 - Washington Creek to Island Mine
Day 3 - Island Mine to South Lake Desor
Day 4 - South Lake Desor Zero Day
Day 5 - South Lake Desor to Malone Bay
Day 6 - Malone Bay Zero Day
Day 7 - Malone Bay to to Windigo to Grand Portage

Notes/Other: Looking forward to investigating the environs in and around Malone Bay.

[WiscoDude3]

Name: John
Hometown: Oshkosh, Wi
Arrival Date: May 21
Departure Date: May 29
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor
Itinerary:
5/20: Overnight at RH,
5/21: RH to 3 mile
5/22: 3 mile to Daisy Farm,
5/23: Daisy Farm to Moskey,
5/24: Moskey to ?

Notes/Other: Just a generic itinerary as of now. This will be my first trip to to Isle Royale.

Edited to add: We will be returning to RH.

[ViaChicago]

Name: Jason +2
Email: PM me on the forum
Hometown: Downers Grove, IL
Arrival Date: September 5
Departure Date: September 9
Coming From/Via: Hancock via the Seaplane
Itinerary:
Night 1 - Lane Cove
Night 2 - Daisy Farm
Night 3 - Moskey Basin
Night 4 - Three-Mile
Notes/Other: It'll be the first trip for all three of us. We've been planning/researching/training for over a year now. Counting down the days.

[jerry]

Name: jerry
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Arrival Date: June 5
Departure Date: June 10
Coming from Mn via V2
Nites 1 & 2 Belle Island
Nite 3 Rock Harbor
Nites 4 & 5 Washington Creek
Another solo trip for this old one
Using the Sea Hunter to get back to Minnesota

[odd man out]

Name: Odd Man Out (Todd)
From: Hudsonville MI
Arrival: Aug 3 (Rock Harbor)
Departure: Aug 7 (Rock Harbor)
Arrival Via: Isle Royale Queen IV ex Copper Harbor
Itinerary: Tentative
Day 1: Dock to Lodge (lunch/beer) to Daisy Farm (7.1 miles)
Day 2: Daisy Farm to McCargoe Cove (8.2 miles)
Day 3: McCargoe Cove to Moskey Basin (8.4 miles)
Day 4: Moskey Basin to Lane Cove/Three Mile via Mt Franklin (10.8/10.0 miles)
Day 5: Lane Cove/Three Mile to Lodge (lunch/beer) to Dock (6.9/2.7 miles) plus bonus hike to Scoville Pt (4.2 miles) if time allows.

Note: My wife and I were at Isle Royale in the summer of 1984 for four nights. We stayed at the housekeeping cabins, day hiked, rented a canoe, and took a boat excursion. My wife does not backpack so this time it will just be me. I'll probably decide at the last minute about returning via Three Mile vs Lane Cove. We'll see how I'm feeling.