ENP 22.2 Isle Royale: Trip Planning Options Abound From Daytrips To Sunken Ships

Although notoriously difficult to get to (and, in Bryan’s case, off of), Isle Royale National Park rewards visitors with acres of solitude and Superior vistas. Park Ranger Liz Valencia, the park’s Chief of Interpretation and Cultural Resources, joins Bryan to discuss the island’s mystique and why it’s rugged beauty is more approachable than you think.

Discussion Includes the Following:

0:02 - Past episodes listening suggestions: Ken Burns interview, Biscayne National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Everglades National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Olympic National Park, Saguaro National Park, Shenandoah National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park

1:10 - Park Ranger Liz Valencia, Chief of Interpretation and Cultural Resources at Isle Royal National Park (https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm)

1:26 - Minnesota or Michigan? Getting to Isle Royale by boat: Ranger III, Isle Royale Queen IV, Voyageur II, Sea Hunter III (https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/transportation-services.htm)

4:03 - Daytripper strategies: Grand Portage, MN and Copper Harbor, MI

8:40 - Seaplane service (https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/isleroyaleseaplanes.htm)

9:42- Extended exploring aboard Voyageur II

10:25 - Island hopping and harbor stopping: Daytrip and overnight options at Windigo, McCargoe Cove, Belle Isle, Tobin Harbor, Rock Harbor,