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Name: Tom & Wes, Brent & Belle, Eric & Sophie
Hometown: Twin Cities, MN
Arrival Date: Monday, 18 Jul 22
Departure Date: Sunday, 24 Jul 22
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage/Voyageur II

Itinerary: Paddling the inland water route from McCargoe to Chippewa.

Notes/Other: Brent and have paddled this before, maybe 8 or 10 years ago. Decided it was time to return, and with some offspring in tow. This will be my son's (Wes - 13) third trip to the island but his first paddle adventure. Eric is a friend of Brent's who heard of our trip and it's been on his bucket list, so we added him and his daughter to max out our crew. Looking forward to introducing a few others to the island, getting in a little fishing, and generally enjoying the relaxing on the Isle.
As a bonus/'father's day gift' my son recently demonstrated he's grown large enough to portage an aluminum canoe, so I'm all set!

Name: Steve & Shawn
Hometown: Blaine, MN
Arrival Date: Tuesday, Aug 30
Departure Date: Monday, Sep 5
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor/Isle Royale Queen IV
Itinerary:
Day 1: Tue – Copper Harbor to Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm
Day 2: Wed – Daisy Farm to McCargoe Cove
Day 3: Thu - McCargoe Cove to Chippewa Harbor
Day 4: Fri – Chippewa Harbor to Moskey Basin
Day 5: Sat – Moskey Basin to Lane Cove
Day 6: Sun – Lane Cove to Rock Harbor
Day 7: Mon – Rock Harbor to Copper Harbor
Notes/Other: Steve's first backpacking trip to the island from Copper Harbor – previous trips have been on the Voyaguer II, Sea Hunter III, Ranger III and the Wenonah

Names: Rob, Ben, Nate
Hometown: Indianapolis area
Arrival: Sept 8
Departure: Sept 12
Copper Harbor on the Queen
Itinerary:
Day 1: Lane Cove
Day 2: W Chickenbone
Day 3: Moskey
Day 4: Rock Harbor
Day 5: Boat

Notes: My son's 2nd trip, Nate's first. Driving up on the 7th to catch the Queen the next day. This will be my first time on the Queen. The itinerary is still up in the air based on water conditions at WC, but so far I don't see anything other than Richie having a bloom. LC and WC will be first time visits for Ben and me.

Name: jerry
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Arrive: Auguest 31(via V2)
Depart: September 4 (via V2)
Itinerary: Washington Creek/Windigo, Hug. Cove area
Got lucky for 1 seat for a 13th trip.

Name: Joe
Hometown: Dekalb, IL
Arrival Date: Aug 13
Departure Date: Aug 19
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor/IR Queen & Voyager
Itinerary: South Coast Kayak:
- Rock Harbor
- Voyager to Malone Bay, day trip to Menagerie Is
- Chippewa Harbor
- West Caribou
- Moskey Basin
- Rock Harbor/Tookers Is
Notes/Other: 3rd trip to The Isle, 2nd kayak route.

Name: Mike McCrumb
Email: mmccrumb@gmail.com
Hometown: Hastings, MI
Arrival Date: 8/17
Departure Date: 8/22
Coming From/Via: CH
Itinerary: 1: RH, 2: ferry to MB - HL, 3: West Chickenbone, 4: Moskey Basin, 5: 3M
Notes/Other: CAN'T WAIT

Name: James P.
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Arrival Date: August 19
Departure Date: August 26
Coming From/Via: Hancock, MI via Seaplane
Itinerary: Arrive Rock Harbor. Daisy Farm, McCargo Cove, Todd Harbor, Little Todd, N. Lake Desor, Washington Creek.
Notes/Other: My third trip to the Island. First attempt at the Minong Ridge. Hiking solo. I’ll have a black backpack on. If you see me say hello.

Name: Tony A.
Hometown: Northville, MI
Arrival Date: August 28th
Departure Date: September 2nd
Coming from Copper Harbor via boat
Itinerary -
- Daisy Farm 7.1
- McCargoe Cove 8.0
- Chippewa Harbor 10.6
- Moskey Basin 6.2
- Three Mile 8.3
- Rock Harbor 2.7 to get to the 2:45 boat out
Notes - first time would appreciate any thoughts.

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