Hey all. Planned a trip for our scout troop in July. Two groups, one leaving Grand Portage for the island July 8 and one July 9. My son and I are in the 2nd group. As of yesterday the other people in our group are out (two due to injury, one and his parent due to changing mind about going). Initial ...

You verify whether you need a "youth camp" license? If there are 5+ scouts who will not have a parent present in your group, state of MI requires this. It's in the fine print in the initial permit approval email from NPS. I'm taking 9 kids from our troop in July, we were lucky that 5 of th...

Taking 2 groups of Scouts to Isle Royale in early July (14 total attendees, hence 2 groups). Looking at the map it seems that Grand Portage Casino is the only real camping option near the ferry terminal. Anyone used the RV park there as a tent site? $25/tent will add up for our group, especially as ...

Gravity filter. First trip to Isle Royale, taking a small group of Scouts, figured we need a water filter for the trip and I’ll be happy to have it for future hikes with the family.