An Emerald Isle Joins the Crown STEPHEN MATHER WAS a MAN of Wilds of the Country, Even with New Roads High Standards

National Park Service Your Guide to Isle Royale National Park U.S. Department of the Interior www.nps.gov/isro

An Emerald Isle Joins the Crown STEPHEN MATHER WAS A MAN OF wilds of the country, even with new roads high standards. He had to be. As first and available automobiles. To gain traction director of the National Park Service, he for his fledgling agency, he needed to WELCOME TO ISLE ROYALE had every Congressman this side of Canada strike a fine balance: find beauty in areas clamoring to have a national park in his accessible to cities, but not too accessible. A seventy-fifth anniversary deserves a own backyard. It was the Jazz Age, the Mather’s road-building and entertainment- celebration. How do we best commemorate 1920s, and the National Park Service was in providing campaigns had offended some this big occasion for one of the “jewels” of the National Park System? A milestone the spotlight. Home from the war, soldiers of the staunchest supporters of outdoor anniversary is a time to reflect upon years and citizens had their first opportunities recreation. By the mid-1920s, he needed to past, but is also a time to look ahead, to to go exploring in their own automobiles, deliver a park that would maintain the Park consider whether or not we might do better, and Mather wanted them to come to the Service’s highest standards of grandeur and to envision the shape of the future. national parks. A nationwide publicity while reaching a new geographic region campaign, combined with an expanding and appealing to the primitivists who felt Directing future action takes advance network of roads, put our nation’s that national parks had become too much planning. Three planning efforts will playgrounds on display. spectacle. It was in this state of searching be underway in 2015 (see page 3.) Visitor involvement and comments are critical to and culling that articles by Detroit News Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon these processes. I invite you to participate, journalist Albert Stoll, describing the were some of the first jewels in the Park to add your name to the roll call of park Service crown. To those, Mather was primeval beauty of a Michigan island, advocates who have helped polish and care working to add more that would equal reached Mather’s desk. for this gem of a park. their grandeur and splendor. He envisioned Mather’s interest was piqued. In the summer Even if you don’t join the planning eff orts, parks that would spread across the nation— of 1924, an enthusiastic group of wealthy let me know your vision for Isle Royale not just across the West. But in selecting his Michigan businessmen, island landholders National Park for its centennial in 2040 next rubies and emeralds, he had to choose and island residents gave Mather a boat or send a photo and story from your carefully. A wrong selection would tarnish tour that would change Isle Royale’s history. scrapbook of Island memories. Our partner, the entire system. One counterfeit jewel and After just a few days aboard the boat, the the National Parks of Lake Superior the rest would come into question. island had worked its magic on Mather, and Foundation, will share them so others Senators, governors and businessmen he declared that it would make “the fi nest can gain understanding of the lasting from across the United States brought him water and trail park that I can think of.” He connections this park makes. suggestions. Lake Tahoe and the Badlands returned to Washington invigorated by his Philanthropy has always played a role in of North Dakota he turned down because experience and began campaigning for the providing quality park experiences. A major they were too full of private holdings. Mt. island’s conversion to national park status. donation from National Park Concessions, Adams and Mt. Hood were too much like It was an uphill battle, and one he did not Inc., allowed us to move towards a more Mt. Rainier and didn’t bring variety to the live to see come to fruition. Stephen Mather sustainable and quiet future as we switch to system. And Lake Chelan in Washington, died in 1930, the year before Congress solar power at Rock Harbor and Windigo. the Wasatch in Utah and the Big Horns in authorized the park and ten years shy of If you are planning a trip, please consider Wyoming? They seeing the island join the crown in 1940. joining us for a celebration of both the 75th just didn’t meet But he was instrumental in getting it on and sustainability on August 22, 2015. his standards. this path, and may have even become the The jewels that make up the National Printing of He suggested namesake of this park if the designation had Park Service are our shared legacy and The Greenstone state park-hood come sooner. When you feast your senses are the responsibility of each succeeding courtesy of the instead. on Isle Royale, you are enjoying one of the generation. Celebrate this park’s first Isle Royale and last jewels in Stephen Mather’s crown, and seventy-fi ve years by remembering the past But while looking Keweenaw Parks the fi rst ever from the Midwest. and contemplating Association for that next This year the park marks the 75th anniversary the future, but most jewel, Mather of all by making the had to keep of its establishment. Join in the celebrations of this “Greenstone Jubilee” by raising a glass, journey to visit this one important heirloom in person. factor in mind. or water bottle, to toast the many people who Not everyone in made this national park possible. Phyllis Green Superintendent America could Amalia Tholen Baldwin or would travel Former Isle Royale park ranger to the remote and author of Becoming Wilderness

4 Interpretive Activities 5 – 8 Trip Planning 11 Transport & Fees 12 Publications

Educational programs and guided tours about Pull-out map with information on Ferry schedules and daily fees. Books and maps provided the natural and cultural history of the park. Leave No Trace, hiking, camping, Changes to Use Fee Collection for 2015 through the Isle Royale and ﬁ shing, canoeing, kayaking and boating. Keweenaw Parks Association.

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...... Did You Know? Although a seventy-fifth anniversary gift is conventionally a diamond, it seems more appropriate to celebrate Isle Royale’s jubilee with its iconic gemstone – a form of pumpellyite known as the green-star- Contacts stone, or Isle Royale greenstone. What do you know about Isle Royale’s most famous mineral? 1) Is Isle Royale greenstone the offi cial Michigan state rock? Isle Royale National Park 800 E. Lakeshore Drive 2) The Greenstone Ridge, which forms the backbone of the island, is part of the largest lava fl ow on earth. Houghton, MI 49931-1869 What are your chances of spotting an Isle Royale greenstone while hiking this trail? Phone: 906-482-0984 Fax: 906-482-8753 3) When lava cools, gas bubbles become trapped - forming cavities in the solid rock. Later, these vesicles Website: www.nps.gov/isro may become filled with deposits of various minerals – such as Isle Royale greenstone. What is the E-mail for General Information: [email protected] geologic term for lava rock that contains these fi lled-in vesicles? (Hint: An islet on the park’s north Emergency use only: shore bears this name.) (440) 546-5945 or

toll free 1-800-433-1986 4) Before Isle Royale became a national park, this “big name” in jewelry sent representatives to the island

on buying trips to purchase Isle Royale greenstones (Hint: you wouldn’t have lunch or dinner there!)

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[email protected] Royale Isle but rock, state the is coral) (fossil stone Petoskey 1) ANSWERS Rock Harbor Lodge ...... Summer P. O. Box 605 Houghton, MI 49931-0605 Phone: 906-337-4993 The quality of beauty of this little gem is Winter Rock Harbor Lodge, P. O. Box 27, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259-0027 unique. Nowhere in the United States can there Toll-Free Reservations: 866-644-2003 Phone: 270-758-2001 be found such a peculiar type of scenic brilliancy Website: www.RockHarborLodge.com E-mail: as that found on or about Isle Royale. [email protected] Dr. Frank Oastler in his report to the National Park Service in 1929

...... Weather Forecasts for Isle Royale www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt Forever Resorts: Rock Harbor and Windigo Weather Radio Forecasts • 162.400 MHz from Lakeside Lodge Rooms Windigo Store and Marina Houghton, Michigan. Sixty rooms are available; each accommodates four Off ers groceries, cold sandwiches, camping supplies, • 162.475 MHz from and off ers private bath. Open 6/9 through night of 9/11. stove fuel, daily fi shing licenses and tackle, gifts and photo Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. supplies. The marina off ers gasoline, pump-out service, and Housekeeping Cabins motorboat, canoe and kayak rental. Shower and laundry Keweenaw Convention and Twenty duplex cottages accommodate six and are facilities available. Open 6/9 through 9/13. Visitors Bureau furnished with utensils, dishware, private bath, double Phone: 888-766-0325 bed and one bunk bed. Open 5/22 through night of 9/11. Windigo Camper Cabins Website: Gift Shop and Dockside Store Two rustic cabins; each accommodates up to six and is furnished with table, chairs, full size futon, 2 bunk beds with www.keweenaw.info Gift Shop off ers handcrafted gifts, apparel, photo supplies, mattresses, electrical outlets and lighting and have picnic E-mail: [email protected] postcards, souvenirs, daily fi shing licenses, and tackle. The table and propane grill. Water spigot and privy are nearby. store off ers groceries, freeze-dried foods, fi shing tackle, Minnesota’s Grand Marais Open 6/9 through night of 9/12; additional dates in the fall stove fuel, camping, hiking, and boating accessories, Visitor Information Center may be available. showers, laundry facilities, and sundries. Gift Shop Open Phone: 888-922-5000 6/9 through 9/11; Dockside store Open 5/22 through 9/11. The cost for utilities on Isle Royale is much higher than on the Website: mainland. A utility surcharge will be added to the cost of some www.visitcookcounty.com Lighthouse Restaurant and goods and services. E-mail: [email protected] Greenstone Grill Hearty meals, including fresh Lake Trout. Visitors Michigan Department welcome for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Food service of Natural Resources Open 6/9 through breakfast 9/12. Fishing License Purchase Marina and Water Taxi Website: Off ers 450 feet of dock space in Rock Harbor, www.michigan.gov/dnr accommodating boats up to 65 feet. Electrical, fresh water hook-up, sewage pump-out, gasoline, and diesel This publication is produced and fuel, motorboat, canoe, and kayak rental available. funded by Isle Royale and Water taxi service drops off or picks up visitors, Keweenaw Parks Association. canoes, or kayaks at many island docks. Services • Photographs from the Isle Royale Open 5/22 through 9/11. National Park collection and Fishing Charters and Sightseeing contributing writers and researchers. Charters are fully equipped. For details on sightseeing • graphic design by Terri Rach trips refer to page 4. Open 6/9 through 9/11.

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2 Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park – 2015 Remote from the busy world, strength and rest are to be found in this ideal vacation land. A perfect wilderness area. There are no man-made roads in this rugged country. Isle Royale An Unspoiled and Little Known Wonderland of the North

Like a great uncut emerald nestling in the crown of our inland lakes lies Isle Royale: A fairly complete survey of the inland habitats has failed to disclose any evidence of a forest-covered, moss-carpeted mass of gigantic rocks, some 132,000 acres in black bear, porcupines or skunks, although mink, beaver and muskrat abound. extent. It is an impressive reminder of a terrific volcanic upheaval, the like of which In two remote sections of Isle Royale, one along the northern shore, the other in has brought to us so many of the picturesque land and water formations we have the south Siskowit Bay district, there have been uncovered mining operations of fallen heir to. Unlike many other physical showplaces of America, Isle Royale is ancient times. How far back into our history these go, no one has been able yet to be discovered, appreciated and enjoyed. to determine. In the Old Minong workings near MacCargoe’s Cove, There is nothing like this virgin, unspoiled island, safely anchored to great piles of stone hammers and other stone implements have been its rock foundations in northwestern Superior, and the full meaning uncovered. There is much to be done in research here and the field of this will never be understood until you have journeyed to its is fertile and untouched. wave-washed shores. Isle Royale is different, it is bold, rugged Much could be said of the beauty of the island’s flora but to say and magnificent. Eighteen miles to the north lie the guarding that it is typical of that of northern Ontario would best explain islands of southern Canada. To the west, 17 miles away, the it to the novice. The coloring of the wildflowers, the many horizon bends down to touch the forested shores of Minnesota varieties of orchids and rare plants is surprising and delightful. and 55 miles southeast, over turbulent and uncertain waters, one enters Copper Harbor, the last northern harbor of refuge In 1924, Stephen T. Mather, Director of National Parks, together in Upper Michigan. From Passage Island Light at the extreme with other Washington and State officials, paid a visit to the northeastern end of the island to the Rock of Ages Light, island to judge its three miles off the southwestern shore, is a distance of 52 miles. caliber for national Although no accurate count has been made, it is estimated that park purposes. The party spent four days I shall carry away there are well over 200 small islands that help form the main groups. with me a deep and The outlying islands, all barren of trees or other vegetation, serve as cruising around the lasting impression of rookeries for innumerable colonies of herring gulls. island taking many trips inland to accomplish something this country with its The fauna and that would take the ordinary mortal primeval forests, its bird This excerpt is from an article originally published in flora of Isle Royale American Forests magazine in August 1926 (Text and at least six months. They looked life, its fresh-washed stand perhaps captions are from the original article; images from upon some of the finest specimens shores, its moose and without parallels in 2012). It was written by Albert Stoll, Jr., conservation of whitefish, lake and brook trout innumerable bays and editor for The Detroit News, perhaps the best- the United States, in America, followed moose trails, known advocate for the preservation of Isle Royale. passages. Its size and except in Alaska. sought out the famous chlorastrolites, Beginning in 1921, Mr. Stoll worked tirelessly to secure grandeur surpassed my The evidence of followed winding, swift flowing the protection of Isle Royale, for all the people for all moose throughout expectations. It would time. Largely due to his efforts, Isle Royale was finally inland streams, looked upon a few of the entire island make the finest water established as a national park in 1940. the forty-odd inland lakes within the leads most Michigan and trail park I can Albert Stoll Jr. (far left) at Isle Royale National Park’s island, explored shoreline caverns, conservation officials dedication ceremony in 1946. and watched moose feeding at think of. to believe that their twilight. But even with this hurry, Stephen T. Mather numbers exceed the judgment of the entire party was Director, National Park Service 2,000. Certainly, that Isle Royale would make the most June 1924 wherever one wonderful water and trail park east of travels (and one the Mississippi River. can only travel via moose paths or runways as Planning for the Future there are no Last winter the National Park Service worked on draft alternatives to be considered man-made in the Cultural Resources Management Plan, and began development of a Wilderness roads or trails Stewardship Plan that will update and finalize the draft Wilderness and Backcountry in this rugged country) the hoof prints and discarded antlers of moose are Management Plan. The park also started work on a Moose-Wolf-Vegetation abundant. The banks of the inland streams are beaten down like barnyard Management Plan. These plans will be available online for review and comment. pastures and the submerged aquatic vegetation speaks plainly of mealtime. Public comments are a critical part of the planning process, and we look forward to Hunting big game has been tabooed on Isle Royale since the animals were first working with you and appreciate your continued interest in the future of Isle Royale National Park. Newsletters, participation opportunities, and other information discovered, with the result that viewing them at any time of the day is one of the related to these plans can be found at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ISRO. pleasures of the woodland wanderer.

2015 – Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park 3 Interpretive Activities Enjoyable and educational programs are offered on Ranger guided tours are free, although For outdoor activities, dress for the possibility of cold or • All times are Eastern Daylight Time Isle Royale at Rock Harbor and Windigo, and they those involving The Sandy and the rain and wear sturdy footwear. Trails are rocky and can • $ = transportation cost are also presented on the National Park Service Ranger III waterway cruises include a be slippery during or after wet weather; wear shoes with • ** = indicates tours with a park ranger vessel, Ranger III. In addition, the tour boat The transportation fee. Check at local bulletin good ankle support, weatherproofing, and soles that grip Sandy offers guided excursions. boards for further details. well. Come join us!

ROCK HARBOR AREA SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Rock Harbor Visitor Center Daily 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – July and August Information, books, maps, educational sales materials, Reduced schedule in May, June and September camping permits, dive permits, user fee payments, and Jr. Ranger Program.

Interpretive Programs Join a park representative for an exploration of Isle Royale’s Check the bulletin board for program schedule. natural and cultural history.

The Sandy TOURS FROM ROCK HARBOR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

The trails on tours are rocky and uneven with some steep For all tours and programs involving the The Sandy, obtain tickets and information at the Lodge Registration Office. climbs and descents; trails may be slippery. Be prepared for The Sandy Tours will operate from June 9 through September 11. Rates for the various tours are available at the cold temperatures and the possibility of rain. Rock Harbor Lodge and Rock Harbor Visitor Center; children under 12 are charged half-price for the The Sandy. Water Bus service for hikers/paddlers available with some tours. Contact Rock Harbor Lodge for details.

Hidden Lake/Lookout Louise ($)** Greenstone Shuttle A 4-mile boat trip on the The Sandy to Hidden Lake Trailhead followed by 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to a 2-mile round trip hike past Hidden Lake up 320 feet to Lookout Louise. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. View the south shore of Canada and the north shore of Isle Royale. (Water Bus) (Water Bus) Return with the group or bring a lunch and water and hike 9.4 miles back to Rock Harbor.

Passage Island ($) An 8-mile boat tour on the The Sandy crosses one of Isle Royale’s popular 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to shipping lanes. The 2-mile round-trip hike leads to Passage Island 6:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Lighthouse and explores an area of low moose presence.

Edisen Fishery and Rock Harbor Light ($) 9:00 a.m. to Visit the historic commercial fishery with the resident fishery 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. demonstrator and take a quarter-mile walk to the oldest lighthouse 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. (Water Bus) (1855) on Isle Royale and enjoy its maritime exhibits.

Raspberry Island/Sunset Cruise ($) 8:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to Take a walk along a boardwalk through the spruce bog on Sunset in June-July 5:30 p.m (tour Sunset in June-July The Sandy Raspberry Island followed by a cruise on the around goes to Raspberry 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to Scoville and Blake Points to view features like the Canada Island only) shoreline, the site of the Monarch shipwreck, and a Lake Sunset in August- Sunset in August- Superior sunset (after Aug. 15, cruise only). September September

DAISY FARM SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Evening Programs Explore Isle Royale’s natural and cultural Check the campground bulletin board for program schedule. history with a guest speaker.

WINDIGO SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Windigo Visitor Center Daily 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – July and August Information, books, maps, educational sales materials, camping Reduced schedule May, June, and September permits, dive permits, user fee payments, and Jr. Ranger Program.

Interpretive Programs Join a park representative for an exploration of Isle Royale’s Check the bulletin board for program schedule. natural and cultural history.

HOUGHTON SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Houghton 6/1 through 9/12 open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. Information, trip planning, books, maps, and other educational sales materials, Ranger III and 9/14 through 6/6/2016 open 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed on federal holidays group camping reservations, boater camping permits, dive permits, and user fee payments.

RANGER III SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Interpretive and Educational Programs 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to While onboard, park staff and guest speakers, weather permitting, will ex- 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. plore Isle Royale’s natural and cultural history or topics related to the Lake 8/23 5/26 through 9/8 5/27 through 9/9 5/29 through 9/11 5/30 through 9/12 Superior Basin. Park staff will assist in trip planning, answering questions, (except 8/22) and issuing backcountry camping permits.

Keweenaw Cruises ($) 1:00 p.m. to Enjoy an afternoon cruise along the scenic Keweenaw Waterway aboard the Ranger III. 3:30 p.m. For reservations call (906) 482-0984 7/16. 7/30, 8/6 and 8/20

4 Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park – 2015 Planning Your Visit continued on page 8

of contamination from small bacteria Park User Fees outside at shelter sites. Close shelter doors food, may eventually overcome their natural There is a daily user fee of $4 per person gently to minimize intrusive noise. wariness of humans and may have to be and viruses, all filtered water should destroyed. be further treated with iodine or other per calendar day. This applies to all park Expect crowded conditions at campsites from approved chemical methods. By itself, visitors, including those visiting for the day. late July through August. When sites are full chemical treatment is not an effective National Parks and Federal Recreational campers should double up and share empty Human Waste Proper disposal of human waste helps method of water purification. If you boil Lands Annual Pass, Senior Pass, and Access tent pad space. Pass do not cover this fee. Children 11 years prevent pollution of water sources, your water, bring plenty of stove fuel. If Campers must stay in established campsites and younger are exempt. minimizes aesthetic impacts to other visitors filtering, bring a replacement cartridge unless off-trail (cross country) arrangements and reduces the spread of illness. Never for filters that cannot be cleaned in New for 2015 Pay user fees are made when permitting. Off-trail hiking defecate within 100 feet (at least 50 steps) of the field. Please note: SteriPENs and in advance at www.pay.gov. Type Isle and camping are difficult on Isle Royale. lakes, streams, trails, gullies, or campsites. other UV purifiers have not been Royale in the search block to find the Commercial Groups and In areas without outhouses, select a site manufacturer-tested for a common Isle Royale NP Individual Daily Pass that visitors are unlikely to discover. With Isle Royale parasite and cannot be form. Bring your receipt as proof of Special Use Permits a small trowel, dig a “cathole” 6 to 8 inches considered effective. Organizations that charge trip participants payment to show upon arrival in park. deep and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Use Precautions should be taken to prevent a fee or that compensate members or trip As of 2015, Isle Royale Queen IV, toilet paper sparingly. After use, cover filters from becoming clogged. Filter leaders in any way are commercial groups Voyageur II, Sea Hunter III and the the “cathole” with the excavated soil and water from a pot rather than directly under federal law. This applies to both non- seaplane will no longer collect park disguise it with natural materials. Urinate on from a lake or creek. Allow the sediment profit and for-profit groups and organizations. user fees. Visitors using these services durable surfaces away from campsites and in the pot to settle and filter only from For-Profit Groups require a Commercial should pay in advance to avoid water sources. Pack out all used feminine- the cleaner water on top. Use Authorization - CUA ($200 fee) hygiene products, carrying them in plastic congestion and long waits upon arrival. Dehydration is a factor in most medical Non-Profit Groups require a Special Use bags, doubled to confine odor. problems experienced in the park. In Camping Permit - SUP ($50 fee) Applications for CUAs and SUPs are accepted hot weather the Greenstone, Minong, Permits are required for all overnight Waste Water Disposal between January 2 and May 15. For application and other trails become hot and dry, and stays at campgrounds, cross-country sites, forms and further information visit www.nps. Cleaning Cookware creeks that once offered water may be dry. docks, or at anchor, regardless of group gov/isro/parkmgmt/businesswithpark.htm. Most cookware can be cleaned with hot To avoid dehydration, be sure to carry a size or method of travel. water, a little elbow grease, and sand or other minimum of 2 quarts of water per person. Commercial filming and still photography For trip planning assistance call (906)482- natural scrubbers. Clean cookware at least Drink as much water as possible while near SUPs have a different fee schedule based 0984; write to Isle Royale National Park, 100 feet from lakes, streams, trails, gullies, water sources. Start hiking early before the on type of activity and number of people. 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI, or campsites. Soap is unnecessary for most day heats up. Hike at a slower pace than Contact Greg Bickings at 906-487-7178 or 49931: or email [email protected] dishwashing jobs. Even biodegradable usual and rest in shady spots. Dehydration [email protected] for details. soaps take a long time to degrade. Use these is also a problem in cold weather as most Group Camping — groups of seven products sparingly and keep them at least people don’t feel thirsty and tend to drink or more (see chart below) “Quiet, Please” 100 feet from water sources and campsites. Most visitors come to Isle Royale to hear the less. Watch for mild signs of dehydration Advance reservations are required for any Use a small strainer or screen to remove food sounds of nature in a wild setting. Excessive such as thirst, fatigue, headache and group or organization bringing seven or bits from the water and pack them out with human noise disturbs wildlife and other dizziness. Signs of severe dehydration more people to the island. If your group your garbage. The remaining gray water visitors. During quiet hours, between 10:00 include nausea, reduced or no sweating exceeds ten people you must split into two should be scattered or broadcast over a wide p.m. and 6:00 a.m. EDT, if people in adjacent and long stretches without urinating. parties, each independent and traveling area away from camps and water sources. campsites can hear your activities, you are on completely separate itineraries. being too loud. Bathing/Cleaning Clothes Organizations may not have more than When bathing use soap only if necessary twenty people camping on the island at any Drinking Water Notice and use it sparingly. Get wet, then move one time and are limited to eighty people a Respect Wildlife In recent years, blue-green algae blooms at least 100 feet away from all water year. Observe, photograph, and enjoy park wildlife have occurred in several inland lakes. from a safe distance. Use binoculars or a sources and campsites to lather and rinse. Blue-green algae can be toxic and filtering Group leaders should carry medical zoom lens “to get closer” to wildlife. Loons Rinse water can be carried in collapsible does not remove toxins from the water. information for each group member are especially susceptible to disturbance, and containers or pots. Clothes can be cleaned Avoid swimming, fishing or filtering including known allergies and medical may abandon their nests when approached by taking them away from water sources water if it has a cloudy-blue cast or looks conditions, and medications currently too closely by boats. Cow moose with calves, and campsites and thoroughly rinsing them like “pea soup.” Report possible algae taken. particularly in the spring, and bull moose with plain water. blooms to park staff. If algae blooms Small Party Camping — parties of during the fall rut can be dangerous; give occur, advisories will be posted at park six or less (see chart below) them a wide berth. Drinking Water visitor centers. For more information Potable water is only available in Rock Camping for individual parties is on a first- Keep wild animals wild by discouraging visit the Minnesota Pollution Control Harbor and Windigo. All surface lake come, first-served basis. them from approaching humans. Practice Agency website, http://www.pca.state. and stream water should be considered proper food storage and keep a clean camp. mn.us/water/clmp-toxicalgae.html. All small party campsites contain either tent contaminated with pathogens. Drinking To protect your food make sure it is sealed sites or a three-sided shelter. Shelters and contaminated water can make you very and secured. It is illegal to feed, touch, tease, tent sites are available on a first-come, first- sick. Water collected in the park should or intentionally disturb wildlife, their homes, Pack It In, Pack It Out served basis. Shelters may not be reserved be boiled at a rolling boil for at least It starts at home. Through careful meal nests, or activities. Animals, particularly and may not be used solely for cooking or one minute or passed through a 0.4 planning and repackaging of food items, fox and otter, when habituated to human the storage of gear. Tents may not be erected micron filter. To be assured of no risk you can reduce food leftovers and trash in the backcountry. Pack out everything you IF YOU HAVE YOU WILL PERMIT REQUIRED OBTAIN YOUR PERMIT AT NON-REFUNDABLE take in. Leftover food, food scraps, orange CAMP AT PROCESSING FEE peels, nutshells, apple cores, twist-ties, 6 people or fewer Individual Small Party Backcountry Rock Harbor or Windigo $0 candy wrappers, fishing line, and cigarette camp sites. Camping Permit Visitor Centers upon butts must be packed out. If you have food First come, arrival to island, leftovers, either save and eat them later first serve or onboard or pack them out. Trash and food scraps Ranger III ferry. must not be burned, buried or placed in outhouses. Two or more parties Individual Small Party Backcountry Group Camping office in $25 for first 10 of 6 people or fewer camp sites. Camping Permit for each party Houghton in advance people (not to exceed 20) First come, of campers. Additional $25 for Leave What You Find first serve With completely separate by phone at 906-482-0984 11 to 20 people. Enjoy your discoveries and take them home itineraries** via photographs, drawings, and memories. One group of Reserved Group Camping Permit or online http://www.nps. $25 Natural objects of beauty or interest such as 7 – 10 people Group tent sites gov/isro/planyourvisit/group- moose antlers, plants, driftwood, cultural or camping-parties-of-seven-to- archeological resources, rocks and minerals, Two groups of Reserved Two Group Camping Permits $50 ten.htm including those found in Lake Superior, 7 – 10 people Group tent sites With completely separate must be left where they are so others can itineraries** experience the same sense of discovery. One group of 7-10 Reserved Group Group Camping Permit and $50 Removing, possessing, or disturbing park people tent sites and Small Party Backcountry resources is prohibited. This may seem like and Individual camp Camping Permit a harmless act, but the cumulative effect One party of 6 sites. First come, With completely separate of many people doing the same can be people or fewer first serve itineraries** quite damaging to park resources. Picking **Separate itineraries means that small parties/groups cannot camp in the same campground at the same time. small quantities of berries for personal consumption is permitted.

2015 – Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park 5 Mariners, the Passage Island fog horn now operates through radio signal. If a need arises to sound horn, turn to channel 79 and key microphone 5 times within 5 seconds.

CAMPGROUNDS CANOE PORTAGES SAFETY TIPS FISHING REGULATIONS KEY: CR - Fires in community ring only S - Self-contained stoves only Distance•Elevation-Change•General Comment The island’s Wilderness and Species Seasons Minimum Size Daily Possession Limit Comment W - Treated water supply Consecutive Normal Night’s Stay Labor Day Conditions On-board Lake Superior present challenges *1, *2 F - Campfires allowed or standing grills provided Limit Effective Individual Group Special Depth at Dock Generator Use Malone Bay - Siskiwit Lake – Lake Trout, Rainbow All Year 10” except 15” for 5 in any combination, 6/1 – Tent Sites Shelters Tent Sites Information in Feet Permitted* .3 miles, 40’ Gradual Slope and potential hazards to the Trout and Salmon lake trout but no more than 3 of ■ Beaver Island 3 0 3 0 S 2' – 5' yes inexperienced or ill-prepared. Lake Superior any one species - only ■ Belle Isle 5 1 6 0 F 13' yes Siskiwit Lake - Intermediate Lake – .4 miles, 40’ Gradual one over 34” ■ Birch Island 3 1 1 0 S 5' no • Basic emergency services are available *2, Artificial lures *3, ■ Caribou Island 3 1 2 0 CR 10' yes Intermediate Lake - Lake Richie – on the island, but contacting rangers for Lake Trout April 16 to ■ Chickenbone E. 2 3 0 1 S – – Siskiwit Lake October 31 and barbless hooks *4 .6 miles, 120’ Hilly and wooded assistance can be difficult. Emergency ■ Chickenbone W. 2 6 0 3 S – – Wood Lake - Lake Whittlesey – Coaster Brook Last Saturday in N/A Catch and release *1 ■ Chippewa Harbor 3 2 4 1 F 7' no response and evacuation may take time, Trout April to Labor only in park’s ■ .6 miles, 80’ Rolling requiring you to rely on your own skills Daisy Farm 3 6 16 3 S 9' no Lake Superior Day waters. ■ Desor N. 2 3 0 0 S – – Lake Whittlesey - Chippewa Harbor – and equipment. Most private boaters ■ Desor S. 2 7 0 3 S – – .6 miles, 140’ Steep grades and rocky on Lake Superior have radios and can Brook Trout Last Saturday N/A Catch and release Artificial lures *3 and ■ Duncan Bay 3 1 2 0 F 6' no Chippewa Harbor - Lake Richie – contact park rangers in an emergency. Streams and in April to only — No barbless hooks *4 ■ Duncan Narrows 3 1 2 0 F 6' no 1.2 miles, 160’ Hilly Hidden Lake Labor Day possession allowed ■ Feldtmann Lake 2 5 0 2 S – – • Bring a good first aid kit, a sufficient ■ Grace Island 3 0 2 0 S 2' – 4' yes Moskey Basin - Lake Richie – supply of any needed medications, Rainbow Trout 7” 5 fish with no more ■ Hatchet Lake 2 5 0 3 S – – 2.0 miles, 120’ Gradual but very long and clothing appropriate for the Streams than 3 fish over 15” ■ Hay Bay 3 1 0 0 S 3' – 7' yes Lake Richie - Lake LeSage – time of year. Lake Herring (Cisco) April 16 to N/A Catch and release ■ Huginnin Cove 3 5 0 0 S – – *3 .6 miles, 100’ Steep grades, wet and Lake Whitefish October 31 only ■ Intermediate Lake 2 3 0 0 S – – • Filter with chemical treatment or boil *4 Inland Lakes ■ Island Mine 3 4 0 2 F – – Lake LeSage - Lake Livermore – all surface water. Drink plenty of ■ Lake Richie 2 4 0 2 S – – .4 miles, 80’ Steep grades, wet water. When dehydrated, you tire more Yellow Perch April 16 to No minimum size 50 Recommend daily limit ■ Lake Richie/Canoe 2 3 0 0 S – – Lake Livermore - Chickenbone Lake – quickly, don’t think clearly, and are Lake Superior and October 31 of 10 ■ Lake Whittlesey 2 3 0 0 S – – .2 miles, 40’ Steep but short more prone to fall. Inland Lakes *4 ■ Lane Cove 3 5 0 0 S – – Chickenbone Lake -McCargoe Cove – • Weather and lake conditions can ■ Little Todd 2 4 0 0 F – – Northern Pike May 15 to 24” Lake Superior 5 in any Artificial lures only on ■ Malone Bay 3 0 5 2 F 3' – 6' yes 1.2 miles, 80’ Hilly deteriorate quickly and unexpectedly. Lake Superior and October 31 Inland Lakes - No minimum size, combination, but interior lakes *3 and ■ McCargoe Cove 3 3 6 3 CR 7' no Pickerel Cove – Hypothermia can occur any time of Inland Lakes 30” maximum no more than 2 streams *4 ■ Merritt Lane 3 1 1 0 S 8' no .1 miles, 10’ Short and sweet the year, especially near Lake Superior, Northern Pike See Greenstone article ■ Moskey Basin 3 2 6 2 S 8' no Walleye 15” page 10 for details Re Lane Cove - Stockly Bay – where water and air temperatures ■ Pickerel Cove 2 1 0 0 S – – Lake Superior and * details to page 8 for fer .1 mile, 8’ Short and sweet are cool to cold year-round. Fog and ■ Rock Harbor 1 11 9 3 W-S – – Inland Lakes ■ Rock Harbor Marina Unlimited – – – F 3' – 12' yes Five Finger Bay - Duncan Bay – waves can quickly create dangerous ■ Siskiwit Bay 3 4 2 3 CR 2' – 6' no .2 miles, 8’ Short and sweet conditions for boaters, especially for For additional fish species, seasons, creel limits and 2015 regulation updates and changes review the Michigan Fishing Guide ■ Three Mile 1 4 8 3 S 9' no Duncan Bay -Tobin Harbor – paddlers. ■ Tobin Harbor Dock 5 – – – S 3'– 8' yes .8 miles, 175’ Extremely steep • Many people underestimate hiking *1 Park boundaries extend 4.5 miles out into Lake Superior from the outermost land areas of the park. ■ *2 For additional trout/salmon fishing information, review the Michigan Fishing Guide. Todd Harbor 3 5 1 3 CR 2' no travel times and overestimate their ■ Tookers Island 3 0 2 0 S 7' no Tobin Harbor - Rock Harbor – *3 Artificial lure means any lure or fly manufactured in imitation of, or as a substitute for natural bait. It is unlawful to use ■ Washington Creek 3 5 10 4 S-W – – .2 miles, 40’ Up and over abilities. Plan shorter, realistic travel or possess live bait, dead or preserved bait, organic or processed food, or scented material on interior lakes or streams. ■ Windigo Dock 5 – – – S 4' – 20' yes NOTE: Because of Isle Royale’s geology, north-facing days; don’t turn your wilderness trek *4 Only barbless hooks may be used for fishing the park’s rivers, creeks, and streams, and all inland lakes. Barbed hooks are ■ Wood Lake 2 3 0 0 S – – slopes are much steeper than south-facing slopes. into a forced march. only allowed in Lake Superior waters. 6 Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park – 2015 2015 – Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park 7 Planning Your Visit continued from page 5

Insects land very close to the shoreline, making them Exception: Possession of firearms within the may not be operated or used at the following Expect mosquitoes, black flies, gnats, and highly susceptible to human disturbance. An park is regulated by Michigan law regarding public docks: Birch Island, Chippewa other insects to peak in June or July. During adult loon who tremolos (the laughing call) is open and concealed carry. Federal law Harbor, Daisy Farm, Duncan Bay, Duncan wet summers, mosquito populations can sending a message that you are too close. From prohibits possessing firearms in certain Narrows, McCargoe Cove, Merritt Lane, continue well into August. Bring insect mid-May through July 15 (loon nesting season) federal facilities. For information on weapons Moskey Basin, Siskiwit Bay, Three Mile, repellent, netting, or other skin barriers. visitors are to stay at least 150 feet away from small restrictions aboard ferries and seaplanes, see Todd Harbor, and Tookers Island. Vessels Dry summers will produce an abundance islands. Additional areas may be closed due to park website. Please Note: The discharge at anchor within Quiet/No Wake Zones may of yellow jackets. Bring an epinephrine kit loon nesting, please check at the visitor centers of firearms within park boundaries is operate on-board generators between 6:00 if you or a member of your party is allergic for updated information. prohibited. a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, For more detailed information about firearms except when anchored within 1/4-mile of a to bee stings. For others, over-the-counter Aquatic Invasive Species antihistamines may help counter minor and links to pertinent legislation and laws visit designated park campground. www.nps.gov/isro/parkmgmt/lawsandpolicies.htm swelling and itching. Invasive species are considered to be one of Quiet/No Wake Zones – the top threats to the ecological integrity of our These zones promote a quality visitor Minimize Use of Fires national parks. Please take time before and Pets experience by providing relatively tranquil, Campfires are permitted at only a handful Dogs, cats, and other mammals are not during your trip to do your part to repel the natural marine surroundings. Within the of campgrounds. A backpacking stove allowed. This includes pets on boats within invasion. zone, vessels must not exceed 5 mph or is a must; these stoves are lightweight, the park boundaries, which extend 4.5 miles What can you do to stop the spread? create a wake in excess of surrounding dependable, easier to use, and less into Lake Superior from the outermost land seas. Quiet/No Wake Zones include damaging to the park than wood fires. Before traveling to Isle Royale areas of the park. Visitors bringing pets to Isle specified areas near Todd Harbor, Johns Where campfires are allowed, a metal fire Royale will be required to leave immediately. Boaters Island, Barnum/Washington Islands, Hay ring is provided; never build your own Pets disturb wildlife and can transmit diseases, Drain live wells and bilge on land - remove Bay, Wright Island, Malone Bay, Chippewa ring. Gather only dead and down wood particularly to wolves. Special conditions apply transom water, lake water, and unwanted bait Harbor, Conglomerate Bay, Moskey Basin, away from the camp area. Do not import to service animals. Please contact the park for from your boat. Wash your boat, including bilge Lorelei Lane, Tobin Harbor, Merritt Lane, firewood; insects and pathogens from further information. and equipment with either: a) hot (greater than Passage Island, Duncan Bay, Five Finger Bay, an infected wood source could devastate 104 degrees F) water, b) high pressure water, Lane Cove, Robinson Bay, Pickerel Cove, Isle Royale’s forests. Use small diameter Showers c) disinfectant OR Clean and dry your boat and Belle Harbor, Crystal Cove, and McCargoe wood no larger than an adult’s wrist, as The concession operation offers token- equipment in the sun for five days. Rainy days Cove. Consult map on page 6 and 7. this will burn completely and will eliminate operated shower facilities at Rock Harbor don’t count. 5/22 through 9/11 and Windigo 6/9 the need to pack a hatchet or saw. Collect Pollution Prevention – Backpackers through 9/13. wood from a wide area and away from the Head pump-out service is available at Prior to departure, clean your tent, backpack, immediate vicinity of camp. This keeps Windigo and Rock Harbor when the camping gear, clothing, and boots. Boating concession operation is open. the camp area from becoming depleted All boaters staying overnight at anchor, at docks, Vessels carrying spare fuel in portable of wood and potential nutrients. Do not Canoeists and Kayakers or in campgrounds must first obtain a camping containers must use legally approved break branches or strip bark from standing Remove weeds, algae, and other plant and permit. Lake Superior offers challenging and containers. Fuel may not be stored on trees, live or dead. Resist the temptation animal materials from your boat. Wash your boat often dangerous weather in the form of dense docks. to gather driftwood or wood from beaver and equipment with either: a) hot water (greater fog, high winds, waves, and thunderstorms. dams or lodges. Do not burn trash in any than 104 degrees F), b) high pressure water, c) Combine this with rocky reefs, limited safe Customs – form. The fire should be kept small. Once disinfectant OR clean and dry your boat and harbors, and Isle Royale’s remoteness, and All vessels arriving from Canada (U.S. finished, make sure the flames and coals equipment in the sun for five days. Rainy days it pays for you, your crew, and your boat to or Canadian) must clear U.S. customs at are dead out and cold to the touch; double don’t count. be shipshape. For additional information on Windigo or Rock Harbor Visitor Center. check before going to bed or leaving camp. A valid passport, U.S Passport card, Anglers boating and trip planning please request the enhanced drivers license, or trusted Clean fishing gear before island departure. park’s Isle Royale Boating Guide. In addition Canoeing/Kayaking traveler program card is required. Visitors Lake Superior is well known for its cold to Houghton, Rock Harbor, and Windigo, Divers from Canada can be cleared for Isle temperatures, fog, and sudden squalls boaters may obtain Isle Royale camping Wash all dive gear in warm chlorinated tap water Royale only. For additional information go that can generate waves that could easily permits on-line at www.nps.gov/isro. - Disinfect your wetsuit with a special-purpose to www.cbp.gov. swamp a canoe. This along with scarce shampoo - dry all dive gear and wetsuit for seven Restricted Water Activities – Divers – outer shore landing sites adds to the days before island departure. Water skiing and personal watercraft including potential danger. Small, open vessels are vessels commonly referred to as jet skis, Please refer to your dive permit regulations While on Isle Royale encouraged to use the numerous miles of waverunners, sea-doos, wet bikes, or surf jets concerning compressor use. waterways that the inland lakes provide. If you filter water from Lake Superior, change are prohibited. Since all of the park’s inland Fuel – Canoeists and kayakers should be familiar your filter or backflush several times with filtered lakes are located within designated Wilderness, Gasoline is sold from 6/9 through 9/13 at with weather patterns and consult the water before using inland. they can only be explored by paddling. Vessels Windigo; gasoline and diesel fuel are sold marine forecast at visitor centers before Canoeists and Kayakers with motors (even if not in use) are prohibited from 5/22 through 9/11 at Rock Harbor. embarking. Be prepared to adjust your Wipe down your boat and associated gear before on inland lakes and streams. Diesel fuel is not available at Windigo. Early schedule to the weather. A portable moving from Lake Superior to inland waters. and late season service or fuel may be obtained marine radio is recommended. Portable Generators, Electronic at Windigo and Mott Island if personnel are Portages – Anglers and Motorized Devices – available. Canoe routes and portages are on the When moving from Lake Superior to inland Operation of electronic and motorized devices northeast half of the Island. Portages are waters, clean gear and change line spools. such as stereos, televisions, radios tuned to For detailed information on park marked with a letter “P” on a post. commercial stations and portable generators Wheeled Vehicles/ regulations visit www.nps.gov/isro/ PFD – are not permitted except in developed and parkmgmt/lawsandpolicies.htm Every canoeist and kayaker must have Devices open-water motorized zones. Developed Wheeled vehicles (except for non-motorized a U.S. Coast Guard approved personal areas include the Windigo and Rock Harbor wheelchairs) or other mechanical forms For additional information on Leave No flotation device. Wear it; your life may developed areas, and the Mott Island Trace request a copy of the park’s LNT depend on it. of transportation are not allowed outside Headquarters area. Open water motorized booklet or visit www.lnt.org Boat Rental – developed areas at Rock Harbor and Windigo. zones include Lake Superior waters outside of Canoe, kayak, and motorboat rentals are This includes bicycles and portaging devices. designated “quiet/no wake waters”. available at Windigo and Rock Harbor. Weapons, Traps, & Nets On-Board Generators – For more information contact the Rock The use or possession of weapons, traps, The operation or use of permanently installed Harbor Lodge. (refer to page 2). and nets is prohibited. Weapons include any (by the boat manufacturer) on-board vessel Loons implements designed to discharge a projectile generators is allowed between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in developed Isle Royale National Park contains over or missile in the air or water and include zones and at the following docks: Beaver 100 loon nesting territories, supporting the among other things the slingshot, blowgun, Island, Belle Isle, Caribou Island, Grace Island, only known population which still breeds and bow and arrow. Fireworks are prohibited. Hay Bay, Malone Bay, Rock Harbor, Tobin in Great Lakes waters. These birds nest on Harbor and Windigo. On-board generators

8 Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park – 2015 Searching out Invaders — In the Field with Park Biologists

We leave early in the morning, canoe their wilted carcasses into black plastic and compromise ecosystem integrity. and mapping for high-risk areas, paddles in hand. Lush green vegetation bags…I love my job. The plant we are removing from the mechanical and chemical treatment, as sparkles with dew as we ascend to the While the Upper Midwest has peninsula, spotted knapweed, could well as education and prevention. The Greenstone Ridge. Traveling along the numerous troublesome invasive do just that. Spotted knapweed’s work often involves long hours in the ridgetop, we pass a population of Isle species, many of these are not present beautiful magenta flowers can produce field, like today’s trip to Sargent Lake. Royale ragwort, a plant species found on Isle Royale. Three quadrillion up to a thousand seeds per plant; By late afternoon our trash bags are full. here on this island but nowhere else in gallons of cold Lake Superior water and these seeds remain viable for up We have collected the magenta flowers the world. Then we leave the trail and create a formidable barrier, making it to nine years. In addition, spotted to prevent the seeds from reestablishing the going gets rougher—much rougher. difficult for new species to reach the knapweed produces a chemical in and will haul this noxious waste away We try to stay out of the mucky archipelago. its roots that inhibits the growth of for transport to the mainland. But the wetlands and remain high enough to But invaders do arrive. They are most other plants. With its competitive job here is not done. We will revisit spy the tall white pine that marks our advantages, spotted knapweed rapidly this site later in the summer to remove canoe. Once afloat, we paddle along often found around developed areas, along trails, and in campgrounds; spread throughout the United States. any plants we missed, then continue to the shoreline, keeping our eyes peeled While it has not devastated Isle Royale, monitor the site for the next decade to for things that don’t belong. We pass where exposure from the mainland is high. Unknowing visitors, animals, it has the potential to displace native remove any remnants of the population. thimbleberries, paper birch, alders, and species and create monocultures. With vigilance and perseverance our myriad other native species. Then up wind, and water continue to spread seeds from these locations. And though Because many invasive plant species efforts may allow an intact native ahead a blaze of magenta flowers with ecosystem to flourish on this small frosted blue leaves assaults our senses. a lone seed may seem insignificant, outcompete native plants, it is crucial peninsula once more. The tiny peninsula we land on harbors if unnoticed it can lead to the for the park to have a systematic a population of spotted knapweed—a establishment of a sizable population. program to address the threats these Erin Haglund non-native and aggressive plant Depending on the species and size of invaders pose…that’s my job. The Biological Technician species. We will spend the rest the day the population, such an event could invasive species management program ripping these plants out and stuffing lead to a decrease in island biodiversity at Isle Royale includes monitoring

Isle Royale ragwort grows no other Invasive spotted knapweed in bloom place in the world How can you protect the Isle Royale ecosystem from invasive plants?

Make sure that all gear and clothing brought to the island are clean and free of any seeds or plant material. Familiarize yourself with non-native invasive plants. Visitors are encouraged to report sightings of and locations for any suspicious plants.

At work removing invasive plants ...... Youth Scientist Adventures — In the Field with the Next Generation of Park Stewards

Isle Royale – Day Two: Today, we from the island we’ve been busy sharing became Isle Royale Ninja Warriors! We Isle Royale with hundreds of students, hiked out four miles to a beaver dam. teachers and community members. There were logs in the mushy muck along In all, we dealt with many different the side of the beaver pond. We bobbed and projects on and off the island. From this balanced on slippery logs as we wrestled experience we gained leadership skills, out invasive thistles. We removed a grand teamwork, and the confidence to be able total of 153 thistles! Most of us fell in the to stand up in front of a group of people muck—more than once. other than our peers to educate them The six of us looked like swamp monsters about Isle Royale. as we hiked back to our basecamp in Isle Royale – Day Four: Being able Windigo. Who are these mud-covered to experience and do projects hands-on eighth graders? We are the Isle Royale is so much better than sitting in a boring Youth Scientists. Our team’s mission? classroom. We go out, roll up our sleeves, and The team removing invasive thistles along the Minong Ridge Trail To work alongside park biologists, and get our hands dirty. We’re really experiencing discover and then share with others why Isle Royale – Day Three: It was a sunny color form, behavior, and we counted scales to what it is like to be a real scientist. this island national park is such a great afternoon, but cool, so we weren’t sure if make sure they were Eastern Garter Snakes. We will use our knowledge and experience place to do science. snakes would be out and about. On Isle We were always on the go experiencing in the future and pass it on to future Isle Royale has meant a lot to us. In the Royale, garter snakes come in many color generations. We cannot even put into words something about the island or involved fall of 2013, twenty-five students from forms—there are ones with red checkerboard what it is like being a Youth Scientist on Isle in some activity with the scientists. We Kingsford (MI) Middle School were given patterns, red ones, black ones and even blue Royale. It’s a memory we will never forget. the opportunity to venture out to Isle ones. Scientists wonder about this and are packed our lunches and took off for the Youth Scientist Team: Olivia Allen, Valerie Royale. The following year six of us were collecting as much information as they can. day, returning in the evening to blog Caylor, August Early, Matthew Moreau, Luke invited to return as youth scientists. So we took data on each snake: length, weight, about our adventures. Since returning Terrian, and Tori Kowalkowski

The Youth Scientist Program was funded through a National Park Service Parks as Classrooms grant. Leadership and funding for the Isle Royale Education Program, which serves over two hundred middle-school students annually, is provided by the Renewable World Foundation.

2015 – Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park 9 Transportation Services Rates and schedules are subject to change. From houghton, From copper harbor, From Grand Portage, From Grand Portage, From houghton, Michigan Michigan Minnesota Minnesota Michigan

RANGER III ISLE ROYALE VOYAGEUR II SEA HUNTER III SEAPLANE National Park Service owned and QUEEN IV Grand Portage to Windigo - 2 hours one-way, 1.5 hours one-way, concession operated, 30 – 40 minutes one-way, concession operated operated. amphibious Cessna 206 3¼ hours one-way, concession operated, Windigo to Rock Harbor - 5 hours one-way, 65 ft. vessel 5 hours one-way to Mott Island 6 hours one-way concession operated, 60 ft. vessel Schedule 100 ft., 100 passenger vessel SCHEDULE (Central Daylight Time) to Rock Harbor, 165 ft., 128 passenger vessel 5/18 thru 5/29...... M, T, Th & Fri SCHEDULE (Central Daylight Time) ■ Grand Portage to SCHEDULE (Eastern Daylight Time) 6/1 thru 9/18...... M, T, Th, Fri, Sat, Sun SCHEDULE (Eastern Daylight Time) ■ Copper Harbor 8:00 a.m. ■ Grand Portage to Rock Harbor via Windigo/Mc- Windigo...... departure 8:30 a.m. 5/26 thru 9/12 ■ Rock Harbor 2:45 p.m. Cargoe Cove/Belle Isle 6/10 thru 7/11 ...... W, Fri, Sat FARes ■ Houghton to Rock Harbor 5/11 thru 6/5...... M & F 5/13 thru 5/23...... W & Sat 7:30 a.m. 7/15 thru 8/16...... W, Th, Fri, Sat, Sun Round trip...... $310.00 Tues. and Fri. 9:00 a.m. 6/8 thru 6/30 ...... M, T,Th, F, Sat 5/25 thru 9/12...... M, W & Sat 7:30 a.m. 8/19 thru 8/29...... W, Fri, Sat One Way...... 210.00 ■ Rock Harbor to Houghton 7/1 thru 7/22 ...... M, T, Th, F, Sat, Sun 9/16 thru early October...... W 7:30 a.m. ■ Windigo to Inter-island...... 100.00 Wed. and Sat. at 9:00 a.m. (except departing 7/23 thru 9/7...... Every Day (no trip W 9/2) ■ Rock Harbor to Grand Portage via Daisy Farm/ Grand Portage...... daily 2:00 p.m. R eservaTIONS Sunday 8/23 – no return on 8/22) 9/11 thru 9/28...... M & F Chippewa Harbor/Malone Bay/Windigo (3:00 p.m. EDT) Full payment required for confirmed reservation. FARES ONE WAY 5/14 thru 5/24...... Th & Sun. 8:00 a.m. 6/10 thru 7/11 ...... W, Fri, Sat FARES ONE-WAY Full refund of fare, provided cancellation received Low Season Prior to 7/7 and after 8/23 (9:00 a.m. EDT) 7/15 thru 8/16...... W, Th, Fri, Sat, Sun 5/11 thru 7/14 & 8/16 thru 9/28 at least two full weeks prior to departure. Adults...... $53.00 5/26 thru 9/13...... Tue, Th & Sun 8:00 a.m. 8/19 thru 8/29...... W, Fri, Sat Adults...... $60.00 Miscellaneous High Season 7/7 through 8/23 (9:00 a.m. EDT) Children (1 thru 11)...... 30.00 FARES ONE-WAY The seaplane accommodates up to four persons. Adults...... $63.00 9/17 thru early October...... Th 8:00 a.m. 7/15 thru 8/15 Adults...... $71.00 • Baggage is limited to 50 pounds per person. • All Season (9:00 a.m. EDT) Adults...... $65.00 Children (4 thru 11 years)...... 49.00 The plane cannot carry stove fuel. Selected fuels Children (7 thru 11 years)...... 23.00 Windigo Round-Trip – Sat. & Sun. 9/19 thru early Children (1 thru 11 years)...... 32.50 Canoe/Kayak...... 40.00 are available upon arrival in the park Children (age 6 and under)...... FREE October Infants (under 1 year)...... FREE 40 lbs. Gear per passenger...... FREE Boat (less than 18’01”)...... 90.00 Grand Portage to Windigo...... 8:00 a.m. For Information or Canoes/Kayaks...... 25.00 Additional freight...... $40.00/100 lb. Boat (18’01” to 20'00”)...... 140,00 Windigo to Grand Portage...... 1:00 p.m. Reservations Contact Double Kayaks...... 40.00 SAME DAY ROUND-TRIP Disabled boat (20’01” to 24’00”)...... 350.00 (2:00 p.m. EDT) Isle Royale Seaplanes Captain’s discretion Motors (under 5 hp)...... 5.00 Adults...... $67.00 FARES ONE-WAY 16179 Via Solera #106 Canoes/Kayaks (hand-loaded)...... 22.00 Motors (5 hp and over)...... 15.00 Children (4 thru 11 years)...... 37.00 Grand Portage to Windigo...... $71.00 Fort Myers, FL 33908 Canoes/Kayaks (over 20’00” or 90 lbs.)...... 50.00 70 lbs. gear per person...... FREE Child (4 thru 11 years)...... 49.00 R eservaTIONS Phone: Outboard Motor...... 15.00 R eservaTIONS Grand Portage to any designated same day stop Full payment required for confirmed reservations. (906) 483-4991 100 lbs. gear per passenger...... FREE Online reservations available at www.isleroyale. beyond Windigo/Any designated same day stop Major credit cards accepted. Refund is 85% of (877) 359-4753 Additional freight after 100 lbs...... $9.50/100wt. com. Phone reservations also taken. Full-fare beyond Windigo to Grand Portage...... 85.00 fare, provided cancellation is received at least 2 full E-mail: deposit required. Canoes and kayaks require GROUP RATES ONE–WAY Child (4 thru 11 years)...... 59.00 weeks prior to departure. [email protected] reservations. Major credit cards accepted. (A party of seven or more) Inter-island travel between various same day Miscellaneous Website: www.royaleairservice.com Adults...... $53.00 Cancellations designated island stops...... 53.00 – 66.00 Parking fee • Hot coffee available • Limited snacks Children (7 thru 11 years)...... $23.00 There is no refund if canceled less than 3 days Inter-island travel for child...... 37.00 - 47.00 • Sightseeing en route • Fishing poles must be in SPECIAL RATES before sailing. Cancellations received with more Canoe, Kayak...... 40.00 protective cases • Hard gear must be in securely Ranger III Birthday Special than 3 days notice will be sent an 85% refund. 40lbs Gear per passenger...... FREE closed packs • Fuel surcharge. Water Round trip: Adult $63.00 Children $23.00, If canceling a group of 10 or more, two weeks Air Tanks, Additional freight ...... $40.00/100 lb. For Information or Transportation notice is required. If round-trip is scheduled between 6/9 and 6/20 R eservaTIONS Reservations Contact on the Island Keweenaw Waterway Cruise Miscellaneous Full payment required for confirmed reservations. Grand Portage-Isle Royale (2 ½ hours) 7/16 and 7/30, 8/6 and 8/20 Parking fee • Limited snacks • Freight, canoes, Major credit cards accepted. Refund is 85% of Transportation Line, Inc. Voyageur II Depart from Houghton 1:00 p.m. etc. carried for our passengers only • Baggage fare, provided cancellation is received at least 2 full P.O. Box 10529, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 During its clockwise circumnavigation of the Adults...... $20.00 limited to 40 pounds per passenger • Email and weeks prior to departure. Phone: Island, Voyageur II provides drop-off and pick- Children and Youth (age 1 through 15)...... $5.00 faxes are for information requests only Miscellaneous (651) 653-5872 – Oct thru April up services at several areas. Please refer to Infants (under 1 year)...... FREE Motor Boaters be advised that the Queen IV is Parking fee • Hot coffee available • Freight (218) 475-0024 – May thru Oct their schedule and rates. presently not equipped to carry motor boats. R eservaTIONS shipments must be arranged in advance • Fuel Boaters should contact the Ranger III for passage. E-mail: Full payment required for confirmed reservation. surcharge • Fishing poles must be in protective [email protected] Rock Harbor National Park User Fee is payable at time For Information or cases • Hard gear must be in securely closed of departure. Major credit cards accepted. Reservations Contact packs. Website: Lodge Reservations accepted on or after January 2. The Isle Royale Line, Inc. For Information or www.isleroyaleboats.com water taxi Cancellations P.O. Box 24, Copper Harbor, MI 49918 Reservations Contact Provides drop-off and pick-up services Phone: Refunds, minus a 15% processing fee, if cancella- Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Line, Inc. between Rock Harbor and McCargoe Cove on (906) 289-4437 tion is received 3 days prior to sailing and tickets P.O. Box 10529, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 the north shore and Rock Harbor and Malone are returned. No refund within 3 days of sailing. Fax: Bay on the south shore. Opens 5/22 through Phone: (906) 289-4952 9/11. For rates and further information visit AMENITIES (651) 653-5872 – Oct thru April E-mail: www.RockHarborLodge.com For contact Free parking • Largest of the ships • Two decks (218) 475-0024 – May thru Oct [email protected] information refer to page 2. for passenger use • Ranger III Grill • Interpretive Website: E-mail: [email protected] Programs • Backcountry Permits issued and www.isleroyale.com orientation given onboard • Four lounges • Website: www.isleroyaleboats.com Accessible Bathroom General For Information or Reservations Contact Information Isle Royale National Park • No alcohol consumption on passenger ferries. 800 East Lakeshore Drive • Pets and wheeled devices are not allowed. Houghton, MI 49931-1869 • Wheelchairs are allowed. • Stove fuel can On-line Reservations: be carried in approved containers on ferries, but www.nps.gov/isro not on the seaplane. • Lake Superior weather Phone: is cool throughout the year; for comfort bring (906) 482-0984 a warm jacket. Fax: (906) 482-8753 E-mail: [email protected] Isle Royale’s Recreation Fee Program Website: New for 2015 www.nps.gov/isro Pay user fees in advance at www.pay.gov. Type Isle Fee Categories Rate and Explanation Royale in the search block to find the Isle Royale Daily User Fee $4.00 per person per day. Children 11 and under NP Individual Daily Pass form. Bring your receipt are exempt from the fee. (See box at left) as proof of payment to show upon arrival in park. Pay user fees in advance at www.pay.gov As of 2015, Isle Royale Queen IV, Voyageur II, (Optional): $50.00 Sea Hunter III and the seaplane will no longer Individual This pass is valid from April 16 through October 31 be collecting park user fees. Visitors using these Season Pass of the year indicated. The pass covers the User Fee services should pay in advance to avoid congestion for the person whose signature appears on the pass. and long waits upon arrival. (Optional): $150.00 User fees apply to all park visitors, including those Season This pass is valid from April 16 through visiting for the day. National Parks and Federal Boat Rider October 31 of the year indicated. Recreational Lands Annual Pass, Senior Pass, and Pass The pass covers the User Fee for all Access Pass do not cover this fee. persons onboard, when affixed to the Isle Royale National Park season passes can only be private boat (charters excluded). purchased through the park; either by phone When camping, the pass is only valid for (906-482-0984), or in person at a visitor center. passengers included in and following the itinerary of the vessel.

2015 – Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park 11 Invader Alert – Stopping the Spread – Aquatic Invasive Species Isle Royale waters, like all Lake Visitor Responsibilities Superior waters, face a growing threat from the invasion of non-native Vessel owners are legally responsible best removed with a scrub brush or species. Once species like zebra for Aquatic Invasive Species similar method. Treat invasives like mussels, spiny water fleas and sea decontamination prior to entering litter. Dispose of them in a trash can. lamprey enter an area, they cause park waters (extending 4.5 miles from Drain all water from your motor, large scale changes in the ecosystem. Isle Royale and the outer islands). livewell, bilge, transom, etc., away This applies to all vessels (power from any body of water. Two invasive species, the sea lamprey and sailboats, canoes, kayaks, etc.), and the spiny water flea have regardless of size or configuration. Wash your boat, including bilge and equipment with a) hot water already established a presence in In 2009, zebra mussels were Please take the following steps (greater than 104 degrees F), b) high Isle Royale waters. The spiny water documented for the first time. Their to prevent the transport of zebra pressure water, or c) disinfectant flea is presently found only in Lake potential to cause catastrophic change mussels and other aquatic invasive OR Superior. The park is concerned it cannot be overstated. If zebra mussels species to Isle Royale waters: may enter the inland lakes. Once were to enter the inland lakes it is Inspect for zebra mussels and Clean and Dry your boat and established, its spines harm predator estimated that they would cover nearly other aquatic invasives attached to equipment in the sun for five days. fish and the fleas disrupt the every habitable surface on an inland lake your trim tabs, swim platform, motor Rainy days don’t count. zooplankton population, the basic floor in two to four years. mounts, hull and equipment. Feel the to see if your boat is food source for many fish species. Check hull. A coarse sandpaper texture may The exotic virus Viral Hemorrhagic coming from a port known to have indicate larval mussels attached to Septicemia (VHS) has reached Lake zebra mussels. Duluth, Superior, your boat. Superior. This disease affects more than Thunder Bay, Marquette, Ontonagon 40 species of fish including lake trout Remove all zebra mussels and and Ashland all have documented and coaster brook trout. The incredible other invasive species along with any infestations. If so, take extra measures genetic diversity of Isle Royale’s lake aquatic plants from your boat, trailer to assure decontamination. trout would be at risk if VHS was and equipment. Larval mussels are introduced to Isle Royale waters.

Fishing at Isle Royale

A Michigan fishing license is fish without a license. Licenses are not possession limits and detailed license open. You may purchase a Michigan required for fishing in Lake Superior, required to fish on the inland waters requirements for Lake Superior (also fishing license and download a copy including narrow bays and harbors, of Isle Royale; possession limits are see the chart on page 7 for a brief of the Michigan Fishing Guide at and when transporting fish from generally the same as those set by the guide to regulations). Only 24-hour www.michigan.gov/dnr. the island to the mainland. If you State of Michigan. Anglers should refer licenses are available on the island and are under 17 years of age, you may to the Michigan fishing regulations for only when concession services are

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Reminder: Fishery Conservation Barbless hooks and With its multitude of reefs and bays • Return fish to the water as soon as artificial lures only in all on Lake Superior and its numerous possible. While unhooking them, keep Disposal of Fish interior lakes and streams, Isle Royale fish in the water as much as possible. inland lakes, streams and provides varied opportunities for • Try not to handle fish, but if you Remains creeks. Follow the following guidelines to recreational fishing. How can you help need to, do so with a wet hand. eliminate the potential for attracting to conserve and minimize damage to Release handled fish gently by and feeding wildlife and to reduce the Isle Royale fishery? allowing them to swim from your unsightly fish remains and odors. hands rather than throwing them • Possession or use of bait for fishing Clean fish away from docks and Special Brook Trout back into the water. within Lake Superior park waters campgrounds. Do not throw remains Regulations is limited to those fish and/or fish • Do not squeeze the fish or place into shallow water, or to gulls or parts caught within Isle Royale fingers in the gills, since a torn gill other wildlife. To dispose of remains: Surveys indicate populations National Park waters. Transporting can cause the fish to bleed to death. • At Rock Harbor and Windigo, are dangerously low and may be fish or fish parts for use as bait to • Remove the hook gently. Pliers work please use the fish cleaning station. at risk of disappearing unless the park is prohibited. best. Cut the line near the hook if a protective measures remain • At other Lake Superior locations, • Catch only what you plan to keep fish is deeply hooked. A steel hook in place. The National Park the preferred method is to deposit or eat. Catch and release can be will decompose in time. chopped remains (pieces 4” or Service and Michigan DNR damaging and stressful on fish. have implemented protective • Use only artificial lures (required in less) into water at least 50’ in regulations at Isle Royale in • Know the minimum and maximum inland waters) as non-native species depth. legal size of fish so they can be can accidentally be introduced by order to help with the recovery • At inland lake sites, the preferred released quickly if they are too small using live bait. In addition, live bait is of this once-common fish. method is to deposit chopped or too large. more likely to be swallowed; resulting remains (pieces 4” or less) into Brook trout can be identified • If moving from Lake Superior to inland in more damage to fish. by their nearly square tail deep water via canoe. The alternate waters, change to a new spool of line • Use barbless hooks or bend and wormlike pattern on the method is to move at least 200’ (75 to help prevent the spread of invasive down the barbs on the hooks. back and dorsal fin. If you’re steps) from the campground and spiny waterfleas to inland lakes. Using larger spoons when fishing uncertain about the species you throw chopped remains as far as for larger fish will help prevent catch, return it to the water. • Release larger fish and keep medium possible into deep water. size fish to insure future productivity. catching undersize fish. Lake Superior Waters (extend 4.5 miles out from the island) Fish Consumption Advisory Transporting Fish to Catch and release only for all Contaminants discovered in the Park ecosystem remind us that although Isle Royale the Mainland brook trout, including all bays is remote, it is part of a global system. Ongoing research in six inland lakes (Sargent, You are allowed only one day’s and harbors. Siskiwit, Eva, Shesheeb, Wagejo, and Angleworm) shows fish with mercury levels catch in your possession. One Inland Waters exceeding the State of Michigan fish consumption advisories. day’s limit may be transported via For information on fish consumption advisories check with park staff or visit the ferries or seaplane with a Michigan Catch and release only in all Michigan Department of Community Health website at: DNR permit while license holder lakes, streams, and creeks. Only http://www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish remains in the park. See park artificial lures and barbless hooks website for details. can be used in all lakes, streams, or the EPA Fish Advisory website at: and creeks. http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/fishadvisories

10 Your Guide To Isle Royale National Park – 2015 Join the Isle Royale & Keweenaw BOOKS, MAPS & MORE Parks Association and Support Isle Your purchases help support Isle Royale National Park! Becoming Wilderness: Nature, History, and the Royale National Park Programs Making of Isle Royale National Park $12.95 The Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association, in Explore the little-known backstory of how Isle Royale became a partnership with the National Park Service, promotes the national park, and the people and politics behind the decision to make a remote island in Lake Superior the fi rst wilderness national public’s understanding and appreciation of Isle Royale park. 99 pp. Author: Amy Tholen Baldwin National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park Wild Wolves We Have Known: Stories of Wolf through education and research. 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Sturdy, feature-rich nylon backpack $24.95 Poly/cotton hat with chin strap (S, M/L) $11.95 Poly/mesh zip vest with pockets (youth S, M, L) $23.95 Trails Illustrated Map $11.95 Topographic map with wilderness tips, Leave No Trace guidelines, Off ers books and other educational trails, trailheads, points of interest, campgrounds, and more. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material with half of the products in visitor island on each side. Measures 4” x 9” folded and 38” x 25” open. centers at Rock Scale = 1:50,000. Updated 2006. Harbor, Windigo, Jr. RangerLand Fickle Fish Game $9.95 This game of chance for ages 4+ includes fun facts about each Houghton and fi sh plus fi sh jokes for all ages on 22 beautifully illustrated cards. Calumet or online; Collect the most points to win the game. Creative Child Magazine award winner. Windigo Ferdinand Fox’s First Summer $9.95 Visitor Center Follow a red fox as he explores the world around him during the fi rst few months of his life. 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Leave it to Beavers DVD $19.99 This new PBS Nature fi lm explores the near-extinction and recovery of North American beavers and their new status as engineers helping to reverse the disastrous effects of global warming and worldwide Conducts fi eld trips water shortages. 60 minutes. Widescreen. and workshops; Ojibwa-made Mini Birchbark Canoe Ornaments $13.95 Isle Royale Cute traditional ornaments from Minnesota’s Red Lake Nation Botany Workshop come in a set of three with gift box. 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