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Name: John (Dad) & Laura (Daughter)
Hometown: Hillsborough, NC/Asheville, NC
Arrival Date: July 27, 2009
Departure Date: Aug 2, 2009
Coming From/Via: Voyageur II

Itinerary:
7/24-7/26 Travel from NC with stops in Stoughton, WI and Eau Claire, WI
Mon 7/27 - Grand Portage to McCargoe Cove
Tue 7/28 - Pickeral Cove
Wed 7/29 - Belle Isle
Thur 7/30 - Lane Cove
Fri 7/31 - Duncan Narrows
Sat 8/1 - Rock Harbor
Sun 8/2 - Back to the real world
8/3-8/8 See family/friends in MN/WI and make our way home.

Notes/Other:
Canoeing. Probably won't move every night, but will play it by ear, considering we could paddle from McCargoe to R.H. in a day if we had to!

John,
Have a great Trip!!!
I am jealous!!

johnhens wrote:John,
Have a great Trip!!!
I am jealous!!

I've been jealous of you for years John!! You get more days on the island in a year than I've had in 10!

John,
The past is the past-as soon as I step off the Voyageur, I am ready to turn right around and head back!!!
I am jealous of all who are still going there this year!!!

I am thrilled you are heading up there!!!

Name: Josh & Michelle (fiancé)
Hometown: Iowa/New Mexico
Arrival Date: Aug. 17, 2008
Departure Date: Aug 16, 2009
Coming From/Via: Voyageur II

Itinerary:
08/16- Travel from Grinnell IA to Ryden's border store
Mon 08/17 - Grand Portage to Windigo to Island Mine
Tue 08/18 - Siskiwit Bay
Wed 08/19 - Feldtmann Lake
Thur 08/20 - Potential for a stay over at Feldtmann Lake or continue to Washington Creek for overnight stay
Fri 08/21 - Come back to the real world/travel home

My third time to the island (first time posting here though, been lurking off & on for a couple years) & Michelle's first time to this great place! If anyone will be on the island at this time please say "Hello". We are pretty easy to pick out of a crowd! Lol!

JCoburn wrote:We are pretty easy to pick out of a crowd! Lol!

Well the pic is small and my eyes are bad, but it appears to be true!
Welcome to non-lurking the forum and have a great trip! With any luck I'll have a log posted before you leave. It is a non-lurking requirement you know.

Name: Bill and Sylvia, John and Isabel
Hometown: Birmingham / Beverly Hills, MI
Arrival Date: Aug 2,2009
Departure Date: Aug 9, 2009
Coming From/Via: Queen IV

Itinerary:
Sat 8/1 Travel from Detroit to Copper Harbor
Sun 8/2 Copper Harbor to McCargoe Cove via water taxi from Rock Harbor
Mon 8/3 - McCargoe Cove to Chickenbone W.
Tue 8/4 - Chickenbone to Lake Richie
Wed 8/5 - Lake Richie to Wood Lake
Thur 8/6 - Wood Lake
Fri 8/7 - Wood Lake to Lake Whittlesey
Sat 8/8 - Lake Whittlesey to Chippewa Harbor
Sun 8/9 - Chippewa Harbor to Rock Harbor via water taxi and on to Copper Harbor
Mon 8/10 - Back home

Notes/Other:
Canoeing. Hope to catch a lake trout in Siskiwit Lake

Buckwheat wrote:Name: Bill and Sylvia, John and Isabel
Hometown: Birmingham / Beverly Hills, MI
Arrival Date: Aug 2,2009
Departure Date: Aug 9, 2009
Coming From/Via: Queen IV

Itinerary:
Sat 8/1 Travel from Detroit to Copper Harbor
Sun 8/2 Copper Harbor to McCargoe Cove via water taxi from Rock Harbor
Mon 8/3 - McCargoe Cove to Chickenbone W.
Tue 8/4 - Chickenbone to Lake Richie
Wed 8/5 - Lake Richie to Wood Lake
Thur 8/6 - Wood Lake
Fri 8/7 - Wood Lake to Lake Whittlesey
Sat 8/8 - Lake Whittlesey to Chippewa Harbor
Sun 8/9 - Chippewa Harbor to Rock Harbor via water taxi and on to Copper Harbor
Mon 8/10 - Back home

Notes/Other:
Canoeing. Hope to catch a lake trout in Siskiwit Lake

As you come into Siskiwit Lake from the Intermediate Portage, there are groups of Islands you will paddle through that sometimes are the hunting grounds of lake trout. Also fish the area where the channel opens into Wood Lake, good luck!!!

[/quote] Well the pic is small and my eyes are bad, but it appears to be true!
Welcome to non-lurking the forum and have a great trip! With any luck I'll have a log posted before you leave. It is a non-lurking requirement you know. [/quote]

Lol, yeah, it is. Thanks for the welcome. I would love to read the log. I will most certainly post a report when I return. Especially since it is required

As you come into Siskiwit Lake from the Intermediate Portage, there are groups of Islands you will paddle through that sometimes are the hunting grounds of lake trout. Also fish the area where the channel opens into Wood Lake, good luck!!!

Thanks John - that is just the information I was looking for. It is good to know I don't need to go out into the middle of Siskiwit Lake, just in case it is a windy day. Bill

Bill, unless you are fishing early or late, the lakers are usually deep in summer. Try anyway, let us know how you do.
My favorite for pike is a Dardeville 5 of Diamonds and have caught many Siskiwit lakers on it a s well. If you get over to the MAlone BAy CG, go to the little cabin near the dock, there is a hydro map of Siskiwit.

Our 2009 trip is booked.

Sat 9/5 McCargo Cove

Sun 9/6 W. Chickenbone

Mon 9/7 Moskey Basin

Tues 9/8 Lake Richie

Wed 9/9 Chippewa Harbor

Thursday 9/10 VII - heading home

PhilRanger, my wife and I are taking the VII over to McCargo Cove the same day you have listed. We are canoeing a route somewhat similar to your plans. Hopefully we'll see you on the VII. This is our first time going over from Grand Portage. Usually we have taken the Ranger to IR other than a couple of Queen trips many years ago. TrekkerJeff.

Name: Kim Overholt
Email: kimmers@charter.net
Hometown: Holmen, WI
Arrival Date: 8/14
Departure Date: 8/22
Coming From/Via: Houghton / Ranger III
Itinerary:
1st night- Sitting on the fence on this one. We'd like to make Tookers or Caribou. (Unless we hear it's unlikely there's a spot then maybe further south or head north? Weather dependent too. I'm a little worried about this. Or maybe we'll just get a cabin the first night.)

2nd night - Depends on what happens on the first night.

3rd night etc. Unsure as it depends again on availability and weather however we do plan to trip north and south using RH to refuel. Slight possibility of circumnavigating.

Last night - RHL Cabin

Notes/Other: Bringing our 18' boat aboard the Ranger III. Hubby and I are bring our two kids (college age) to show them where we met, while working for RHL, then fell in love, and became engaged that same summer. I am way more excited that I can tell you all!

Name: Cameron, Tim, Brandon, Marlo and Eric
Email: munk79(at)gmail.com
Hometown:Montgomery, IL...Waterford, WI...Racine, WI...Neillsville, WI
Arrival Date:Sunday 8/16
Departure Date:Friday 8/21
Coming From/Via:Copper Harbor via Queen IV

Itinerary:
Sunday - Rock Harbor > Lane Cove - 8 miles
Monday - Lane Cove > Daisy Farm - 6.9 miles
Tuesday - Daisy Farm > McCargoe Cove - 8 miles
Wednesday - McCargoe Cove > Lake Richie - 7.3 miles
Thursday - Lake Richie > Three Mile - 10 miles
Friday - Three Mile > Rock Harbor - 3.8 miles
Total Approx. Mileage: 44

Notes/Other:This is our first trip to IR (Woohoo!), how's the itinerary look? We wish it could be there for a few more days, but that's what worked out. We were in Glacier NP a couple years ago and did a 90ish mile trip over 8 days...so this 'seems' like a walk in the park compared to that...lol. But we know better. There are always equalizers (skeeters, temps, rain, etc).

Been reading around the forums and there seems to be conflicting reports on the bugs. I was thinking of doing the permethrin soaking of clothes, is that effective against IR moquitoes???

Thanks guys