Bear cabinets: ... At Feldman, neither we nor any other group there could locate the cabinets, so the site looked like one big Christmas tree with weird Ursak ornaments all over the place.


I just got back from the island. I too stayed at Feldtmann Lake and could not locate the wolf safe food ...

The one problem I've found, at least with the Platypus, is that after long term storage (from August to May) it can become extremely slow. I can sometimes coax fast filtering back out of it, but after a few years they get quite slow again, even with little use.


Are you doing sanitizing and ...

It works well for me and has a decent flow rate. But, I also keep up on the maintenance of my Sawyer Squeeze by backflushing and disinfecting it after every trip.


I've never used a gravity water filter. I have a couple of questions...

1. How long does it take to filter 1L of water?
2. What is ...

The information you seek is in the thread about 2025 trips ---> viewtopic.php?p=32978#p32978

For my upcoming September trip to Isle Royale, I'm taking 8.7 lbs food for 6 days. That is 1.45 lbs/day.

I am primarily an after Labor Day hiker. Like Ingo said, the weather can be good and the bugs will be gone. The only slight disadvantage I experience is a lack of daylight the later I trek in September. Sometimes my slow pace and long hiking distances brings me into the destination campsite without ...

Great report. Your detailed descriptions made me feel like I was hiking with you.

I wonder if the redblackrider group, that left South Desor at 11pm to hike the 11 miles to Windigo, came across the 2 rangers in the dark that hiked 11 miles from "somewhere" to the probable crime scene, arriving before dawn.


The redblackrider group left Friday night; the rangers left Sunday ...

Great report. I've learned that it may not be wise to leave my food in the storage locker during my zero mile/layover days.

Name: Mark
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Arrival Date: After Labor Day
Departure Date: 6 days later
Coming From/Via: Grand Portage/Voyageur II

Itinerary:
Day 1 - Grand Portage to Windigo to Feldtmann Lake
Day 2 - Feldtmann Lake Zero Day
Day 3 - Feldtmann Lake to Siskiwit Bay
Day 4 - Siskiwit Bay Zero ...

Welcome to the 2025 Trip Log!

Once finalized as best as possible, post your itinerary, and then look around the list at who may else be enjoying a trip at the same time. It's a great opportunity to make new friends on the isle.

Moderator Note: If you have questions or want feedback on your ...

2 of the plans would eliminate the section of the Indian portage trail between the lake Richie trail and the lake Richie portage, meaning Chippewa harbor would become another water access site only :shock:


I sure hope they don't eliminate that short section of the Indian Portage Trail. About 50 ...

With such a short visit, there is not much room to vary your itinerary away from a direct end-to-end hike. If your legs feel strong on the first day, you could make it to Lake Desor South. It is a great campground with a nice swimming beach. Moskey Basin campground is not to be missed, but it can ...

Welcome to the IR Forums. What is your current planned itinerary of trails and campsites? Once known, we can comment further.

RedLeg, is it Fishermans Home Cove?