Isle Royale National Park, a remote island in Lake Superior, will reopen for the season April 16, 2025. Why they are adding rules for food, waste.

Copper Harbor. Take a hike (or the scenic drive ... Get out on the water. Take the ferry to Isle Royale, one of the nation's few island national parks. A federally protected wilderness, backpackers, ...

Three smaller ferries also service Isle Royale: one from Copper Harbor and two from Grand Portage, Minnesota. Visitors can also charter seaplanes to take them to the island. IRNP is one of the ...

In an entire year Isle Royale gets fewer people than Yellowstone ... Make reservations well in advance for passenger boats from Houghton or Copper Harbor, Michigan, or Grand Portage, Minnesota.