Prime time for Isle Royale
It’s prime time for backpacking Isle Royale, the famed national park that’s in the continental United States but especially tough to get to. Summer is short on Isle Royale, the weather on Lake Superior a serious constraint for reaching the shores of this island chain that juts from the lake and breaks up the mirror of blue.
I was fortunate enough two summers ago to lug my pack and tent on the four-hour ferry ride to Rock Harbor and strike out on an adventure soon thereafter, having my own personal encounters with the resident moose and wolves. Here are the details…
A perpetual traveler, I'm Sandra Friend, the author of more than 20 books on outdoors, nature, and travel subjects. I'm an award-winning member of the Society of American Travel Writers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Florida Outdoor Writers Association.