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Welcome to the 2025 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.

Moderator Note: 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/or Canoeing, Kayaking, & Fishing (viewforum.php?f=5) subforums. Keeping this thread dedicated to only itineraries makes it easier to search for who is on the island at what time.

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:

Name: Kelly, with companions
Email: (at) here
Hometown: Berrien Springs, MI
Arrival Date: early July
Departure Date: mid July
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage
Itinerary: Windigo > Feldtmann Lake > Siskiwit Bay > South Lake Desor > Malone Bay
Notes/Other:

Name: Richard +4 (maybe more)
Email: joedirt@whitehouse.gov (quicker if you msg me here)
Hometown: Port Huron, MI
Arrival Date: May 10th
Departure Date: May 25th
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage, MN / Voyageur II

Itinerary: Chippewa Harbor > Malone Bay > Siskiwit Bay> Malone Bay

Notes/Other: Packrafts & Canoes with base camp(s) planned for & Chippewa Harbor & Malone Bay. We have some day & overnight trips planned to lakes Whittlesey, Intermediate, Wood & Halloran; maybe more if weather is favorable. We have a planned paddle out from Malone bay to Siskiwit camp for a multi-day trip before returning back to Malone for pick-up if the weather permits. Four of our group are return-customers to the island & one is on their first trip.

Name: Laura
Email: message me here!
Hometown: Ann Arbor
Arrival Date: mid-May
Departure Date: a week later
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor
Itinerary: under construction, but the organizing principle will be campgrounds I haven't stayed at yet
Notes/Other: it's been a few years since I've had a proper IR backpack and I'm terrifically excited about this one

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 Feldtmann Lake
Day 2 - Feldtmann Lake Zero Day
Day 3 - Feldtmann Lake to Siskiwit Bay
Day 4 - Siskiwit Bay Zero Day
Day 5 - Siskiwit Bay to Island Mine
Day 6 - Island Mine to Windigo
Day 7 - Windigo to Grand Portage

Notes/Other: Looking to hit the trail again after 2nd total hip replacement.

Name: Ryan and two first-timers
Email: (at) message me here
Hometown: Northwest Indiana
Arrival Date: June 20
Departure Date: June 24
Coming From/Via: Seaplane from UP
Itinerary: Quick trip through Windigo, IM, Siskiwit, Feldtman, then back to Windigo, hoping to connect Hugginin as well
Notes/Other My third trip, mostly new terrain for me. Two rookies, all very excited!

Name: Richard
Hometown: Superior
Arrival Date: July 2024
Departure Date: July 2024
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage MN
Itinerary: Stay a few weeks in Washington Harbor
Notes/Other: I hope to be volunteering with the Washington Harbor Preservation Group (https://isleroyalewhpg.com) for a few weeks this summer!

Name: JerryB
Email: (at)
Hometown: Oak Park IL
Arrival Date: 8/20
Departure Date: 8/24
Coming From/Via: MN
Itinerary: Feldman Loop
Notes/Other: Com8ng with my adult son and friend