[Paddlewise] Isle Royale NP

> From: Russ1734_at_cs.com

> I want to thank everyone for the replies and SCAAARY information regarding 
> Isle Royale NP. I've received a lot of information and several web address that 
> I can use to get more information yet.  I've come to the conclusion, 
> tentatively, that I should try one or more shorter trips around the  northern part of 
> the island where all the islands are.  This will at least let me "get my feet 
> wet" so to speak and to at least see a little of what the other coast of the 
> island is like. 

I canoed Isle Royal when I was 14, so it can indeed be done by the less 
than expert *if* you stay away from the rocky East coast and other 
hazardous areas.

We paddled mostly inland, though we did spend some time around the 
Northern islands, and camped a couple of days on Belle Isle. A lovely 
place, too. (I hope to kayak around there this summer.) From Rock Harbor 
it's a short portage over the Ridge to the Islands. Figure one trip for 
your boat and one for your gear.

-- mike
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  Michael Edelman
  medelman_at_ameritech.net
  http://www.foldingkayaks.org
  http://www.findascope.com

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