Bug Update .... we were backpacking for 7 days (RH to Windigo) and the bugs were completely manageable to the point where we never applied any bug dope. Quick overview by campsite:

Daisy: Nothing at all, barely an insect of note
Lake Richie: Same as Daisy
Hatchet Lake: A few skeeters, but only an ...

Name: Mike & Margaret Jamison
Email: (at) mjamo(at)charter.net
Hometown: Stoughton, Wi
Arrival Date: Tues. August 17, 2016
Departure Date: Thurs. August 25, 2016
Coming From/Via: Copper Harbor via ferry

Itinerary:
8/17: Ferry over and then Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm
8/18: Daisy Farm to Lake Ritchie ...

Thanks for the input everyone! Midwest Ed, we do have our reservations squared away for the Voyageur, so we are solid on the return trip. Love this IR forum.

My wife and I are hiking the island from East to West in mid August and would welcome any notes on the trails and/or conditions from others. Although we are familiar with the trails up to Hatchet Lake, we have not ventured West of that point. From Rock Harbor we intend to walk the Greenstone Ridge ...

Back from the Isle yesterday, spending 5 days out between the 1st and the 5th and the bugs were almost non-existant! My wife and two daughters did use some bug dope from time to time but I went the entire trip without using any. We were on the east end for our stay .... Daisy Farm, Chippewa Harbor ...