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by Backpacker534
Fri Jun 27, 2025 8:07 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR
Replies: 7
Views: 746

Re: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR

Fox 9 in Minnesota had a short report.
https://youtu.be/LRmHbRwUWqM?si=uR_jt9Py0F5lS1Yr

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by Backpacker534
Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:38 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR
Replies: 7
Views: 746

Re: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR

This article seems to indicate why very little info is being doled out, especially if the FBI is involved.

"In email to the Free Press, Hall said the FBI routinely assists law enforcement partners upon request, however it does not necessarily result in the FBI opening an investigation.

"FBI policy ...
by Backpacker534
Wed Jun 25, 2025 7:34 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR
Replies: 7
Views: 746

Re: Updates: Two campers found dead on IR

Here's another article with much of the same information.

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/ ... ional-park

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by Backpacker534
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Trails & Campsites
Topic: CalTopo Base Map of Isle Royale Features
Replies: 12
Views: 10378

Re: CalTopo Base Map of Isle Royale Features

I finally got around to updating my CalTopo map regarding the Isle Royale Seaplane relocation to Torch Lake in Hubbell, MI.

Torch Lake Seaplane Base
26998 W. 16th Street
Hubbell, MI 49934
by Backpacker534
Fri May 24, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

If you'd like to see a different perspective of our trip, check out my friend's YouTube video. Dane (featheredprop) has a lot of good content and a creative flair with his backpacking videos.

Backpacking Isle Royale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E--b4W_0E2U
by Backpacker534
Fri May 24, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop


Thanks for the great video trip report! But no moose?!? Or just didn't make the video? They were all over the place when I was at Feldtmann the same time of year.

No. Unfortunately, not a single moose for us during the entire trip! The bummer was that after we returned I read dcclark's TR and ...
by Backpacker534
Fri May 24, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop


Nice video! It was great to meet you guys, and I think of that visit around the Siskiwit fire ring as a highlight of our trip too.

Also, I've never seen anybody make a fire as fast as you three! It was like watching a dedicated fire-starting team. I guess the cold and wind helped make that happen ...
by Backpacker534
Tue May 21, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

Kelly wrote:Also! What can you tell me about the use of a twig stove ON TOP of a picnic table? It has never occurred to me to try.
Can't remember where I read it, but it said twig stoves were ok to use.

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by Backpacker534
Tue May 21, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

Kelly wrote:Thanks for the look at your visit!

You've almost convinced me to spend a week at Huginnin Cove this fall.
Huginnin Cove is amazing.

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by Backpacker534
Tue May 21, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

Nice report! It was fun to see you guys at so many familiar places along your route. Thank you! It was nice seeing you along the trail, as well. Meeting and having conversations with fellow backpackers has always been one of the things that makes trips enjoyable!

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by Backpacker534
Tue May 21, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

My trip report is finally complete, almost one year to the day later. Whew! :lol:

2023 Feldtmann Loop and Huginnin Cove backpacking trip:
https://youtu.be/4bjjBEYmbPQ
2023 Isle Royale Thumbnail.jpg
by Backpacker534
Wed May 15, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
Topic: Guys who caused the Mt. Franklin Fire Charged
Replies: 6
Views: 7803

Re: Guys who caused the Mt. Franklin Fire Charged

Fines AND restitution. That's gonna be fun to pay back. Should've paid attention to the rules and obeyed them.

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by Backpacker534
Sun May 12, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

Re: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

Looking forward to it. I noticed side trips to Rainbow Cove, the Island Mine powderhouse, and maybe Island Mine itself! Winner, winner!

Yes... Rainbow Cove to kill two birds with one stone (save time the next morning and to get a break from the cold and strong, incessant wind), the powderhouse on ...
by Backpacker534
Sun May 12, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Weather and Bugs
Topic: Aurora Borealis
Replies: 9
Views: 11117

Re: Aurora Borealis

I agree. I couldn't see anything in my backyard, especially with all of the light pollution. But a several-second photo with my phone got me a few pics, but nothing stellar. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240512/f54203f7e1c81df906110bd73b39bac5.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240512 ...
by Backpacker534
Sun May 12, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop
Replies: 17
Views: 19660

TR 5/24/23 - 5/28/23 Feldtmann Loop

I had really hoped to post my trip report here last year. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the time or the inspiration to write because I was thrown an unexpected curveball last June that consumed my entire summer and lasted into this year. So, I will forego the written post and leave you with the ...