Brian's Isle Royale Adventures

Horsey Tree, Merritt Island, Tobin’s Harbor, Isle Royale National Park

View from our room!

Rough water on the lake. A woman broke her ankle and we had to turn around. So we’re back in Houghton to try it again. Ugh.

Better safe than sorry!

Late start! Not departing until 1000.

Updated MAFOR 5’ to 8’ footers off the port bow. Might be barfy on board.

Heading out!

https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2024/07/effects-of-wolf-reintroduction-on-isle-royale-are-fleeting-impacted-by-humans

Effects of wolf reintroduction on Isle Royale are fleeting, impacted by humans UW-Madison researchers studied the effects of wolf reintroduction on foxes and martens on Isle Royale, found effects to be temporary.

Superior, WI man dies scuba diving on the Emporer, Canoe Rocks, Isle Royale National Park, MI.

WI man dead after SCUBA incident on Isle Royale shipwreck ISLE ROYALE, Mich. (WJMN) — A Wisconsin man is dead after an incident while SCUBA diving on a shipwreck near Isle Royale, according to a spokesperson for Isle Royale National Park. According to a r…

I've been going to Isle Royale for 60 years, and I've only missed 1 year when my mom was diagnosed with cancer. I've been very lucky.

Check out the sights and sounds of Isle Royale. https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2024/05/28/watch-sights-sounds-isle-royale/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0F7MXFXU1DDgxgwjban0GrxZcjuhUQerXtnX3vMPpHukhVPOXGDV9mYtA_aem_Acg1uUb0bGO_ea95kgzATHfnkhFo2l-HdxqqPwFrmtrDs6mwDrndbLImQbNxJbU_WTLY1zM8migN9bvAVlT7mMv_

WATCH: Sights and sounds of Isle Royale Take a look at some unforgettable moments and views from Upper Michigan Today’s trip to Isle Royale

Scroll down click on me and see our cabin on Isle Royale! https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2024/05/28/upper-michigan-today-explores-isle-royale-part-2/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3Yj6FLTxoOtOasTsHQDfGZjVwmpqC73Ch_vo2HU5nBNk6tNY15kJwMVvk_aem_ARUCithBTAmmX-9-F6W2Gl9zFha83oAilfUA6jhxg2fzV3bsU5R1vNT6O3SxjLbHcggmn64tvLxHv3r-f50PgJ2s

Upper Michigan Today explores Isle Royale: Part 2 Day two of Upper Michigan Today's Isle Royale experience with the U.P. Adventure Company.

Fishing was so so on Sunday.

Party on the p**p deck!

Ranger III on the way to Mott Island.

Northern Lights right now! Check out the we**am. https://www.nps.gov/media/we**am/view.htm?id=A3720AFA-E940-6127-6902E95ED431184B

Whom every can answer this question will win this VHS tape from my personal archives. (Life lessees, park employees past/present, and concession employees past/present are excluded from the contest.

Who built the road from the head of Siskiwit Bay to the Island Mine?

Popeye the fox! 🦊

If you have visited the Windigo area over the last couple of years, you may have encountered a fox that shows little fear of people and that also has one unusual looking eye.

It is suspected that the issue with the fox's eye is glaucoma and that it is blind in that eye. Despite the likely challenges of surviving in the wilderness with only one functional eye, the fox was looking healthy this winter.

Climate change is affecting Isle Royale.

One of the warmest Decembers on record in Minnesota will leave its mark on the landscape The higher temperatures help some animals while causing havoc with others.

Sitting on the hearth of a family cabin in Tobin’s Harbor. Do you know which one?

Great company and even better people!

Isle Royale Seaplane is on the lookout for passionate and skilled pilots to join our adventurous team. Ready to make waves in the aviation world? Send your resume now and let your career take flight! 🌊👩‍✈️👨‍✈️

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Dwellings-Isle Royale Families and Friends 2024 The Isle Royale Families and Friends Organization is dedicated to the preservation of the cultural history on Isle Royale. Each year we share our stories through words and photos. If you have any interest in history of the island or of Lake Superior history you will enjoy this years calendar. See in...

Isle Royale Families and Friends 2024 Calendars are available! Click the link to buy!

Dwellings-Isle Royale Families and Friends 2024 The Isle Royale Families and Friends Organization is dedicated to the preservation of the cultural history on Isle Royale. Each year we share our stories through words and photos. If you have any interest in history of the island or of Lake Superior history you will enjoy this years calendar. See in...

Michigan Stove, Merritt’s Island, Tobin’s Harbor

Me around 1978

Our numbers may be small but we are mighty!

Good Brook Trout news

Isle Royale National Park has requested that we make a post to clear up any confusion on Brook Trout fishing on our charters within their waters. Our guide service cannot and will NOT target Coaster Brook Trout within the waters of IRNP as per our CUA restrictions. These rules are in place to help preserve and increase the natural population of these fish, and we will support their efforts in any way we can.

Article re: Wolves of Isle Royale https://www.startribune.com/wolves-that-nearly-died-out-from-inbreeding-recovered-now-helping-a-remote-islands-ecosystem/600282535/