... last two years I was on the first trip the Queen IV made, so I was looking forward to catching IR at the end of the season. My plan was to do the Minong and dip down to Chippewa Harbor before taking the Voyageur back to Windigo. Before leaving I was going back and forth on my Bozeman 5 or Kelty ...

... is a picture from that 1972 trip where I was off-trail backcountry camped on an interior lake. During this 2022 solo trip I traversed the entire Minong Ridge Trail. Due to advancing age and deteriorating body infrastructure, I tried to keep my mileage to about 6 miles a day. Campgrounds during ...

... Trip Report: August 19, 2022 – August 26, 2022 This trip was my third time on Isle Royale and my second solo trip. It was my first time on the Minong Ridge. I really wanted to see what the Minong had to offer. I’ve heard so much about how remote and difficult it is, so I gave myself as much ...

This year's visit saw the return of TC as my hiking partner. She was good enough to humor my desire to make time to visit Grand Portage National Monument . I spent a couple of hours wandering around the Heritage Center (which still requires face masks inside), the Ojibwe village re-creation, the can...

... line on fonixmunkee and his crew as the Voyageur pulled into the Hat Point Marina 4 days later.) May 19: Washington Creek to Little Todd via the Minong It rained all night. Also it seemed like gangs of sandhill cranes and Canadian geese were having rumbles. During several of the rare moments ...

... Royale was amazing. Can't wait to go back. Going into this trip I knew I would be hiking from Rock Harbor to Windigo and was leaning towards the Minong because I was seeking a route that maximized opportunities for camping on Lake Superior versus the interior lakes, and a route that would be ...

Trip Report - End to end loop trip on the Minong and the Greenstone After going on a very challenging and hiking adventure, I found myself longing for a new adventure. I decided to return to Isle Royale, having made one other trip there in 2015. ...

Thursday May 30: Ann Arbor to Houghton Super 8 Mr torpified’s taxonomy of my activities includes the genus “hair-shirt backpacking trip.” Placing this excursion in that genus, he opted out. I made my way alone across two pleasant peninusulae to the Super 8 in Houghton. Friday May 31: Houghton Super ...

... hiking a lot growing up but only got into backpacking in the past year. We both felt like a challenge, so we agreed to try a 4-night trip on the Minong. This forum was extremely helpful in planning our trip, so we wanted to pay it forward with a report of our trip! 7/15: Getting to the island ...

... and I to get away and also one way for me find closure in losing both parents and my Uncle and Aunts in the last few years. Our mission: Hike the Minong Ridge from east to west, and also go to Hugginin Cove. We had tentative plans for Feldtman depending how the trip and weather played out. The ...

... 5/31: awake at 5 to note general overcast conditions. On trail at 8 after several cups of coffee, starting the Minong. Some of the rock was still wet and challenging to climb. Trail and weather improved the further we hiked. Spotted a Morel mushroom the size ...

... Todd and Todd, one a bit of a grump and the other very pleasant. Stopped for lunch at Todd Harbor, before pushing on to McCargoe Cove. While the Minong Ridge Trail I had heard is often wet and troublesome, I did not have this issue. Was able to snag a shelter, set up my tent inside to dry off ...

... me a couple heads up. She told me about the thick brush between Feldtmann Lake and Siskiwitt, and she told me that at the first beaver dam on the Minong to bear left after crossing it. I was on my way by 10:45 and after passing some day trippers on the trial, I had it to myself. I spotted a red ...

... couple on the dock and talked to them while they waited on the Voyager and while we took a much needed swim. My son also took a walk up to the Minong Mine and looked around. Thursday morning started at 3:45am with my son just making it to the door of the shelter before he was sick all over ...

We set out for Grand Portage on June 20, for a June 21 departure to McCargo Cove and the Minong Ridge. Don and Paul (my son) joined me. It is uncanny how it ALWAYS rains when I drive up to Grand Portage. Maybe it’s me. Our plan was to camp at McCargo, then, Todd, Little ...