Worldline-Travel-2011IsleRoyaleNationalPark

2011 Isle Royale National Park Trip

To-do

• BUY sleeping pad
• BOOK tickets for ferry
• tent
• head light
• flash light
• sleeping bag
• 风油精，清凉油

Places

Isle Royal National Park

• http://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm

Keweenaw National Historical Park

• http://www.nps.gov/kewe/index.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keweenaw_National_Historical_Park

Lake Huron scenic drive

• http://goo.gl/maps/P8sD
• ~ 12 hours from

Map

• home -> Copper Harbor: http://bit.ly/k6irjv
• Copper Harbor -> home: http://bit.ly/kUyI1N

July 3, Sun. -- Road trip from Detroit to Houghton

• 10 hours or road trip from Detroit to Houghton

• lodging at Arcadian Motel

  • http://www.pasty.com/arcadian/
  • Arcadian Motel, 51950 US Highway 41, Laurium, MI
  • 906-482-0298
  • two rooms with one double bed

July 4, Mon. -- Isle Royale National Park

• 0600: get up early morning

• 0630 - 0730: drive ~ 50min from hotel (Laurium) to ferry stop (Copper Harbor)

• 0800: Take ferry "Isle Royale Queen IV" from Copper Harber to Isle Royale.

  • http://www.isleroyale.com/2011schedule.pdf
  • round trip fare $114
  • The Isle Royale Line, 14 Waterfront Landing, Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Telephone
  • 906-289-4437

• 1130: arrival at the isle

• afternoon: hiking

• evening:

• Lodging:

  • Camping at some campsite

  • Cottage at Rock Harbor Lodge and Marina, 906-337-4993, $230/cottage/night http://isleroyale.com/rock-harbor-lodge.html

July 5, Tue -- Isle Royale, Keweenaw NHP

• morning: hiking
• noon: lunch

• 1445: taking Queen IV from the isle back to Houghton

• afternoon/evening: tour Keweenaw area, copper harbor, eagle harbor, quincy mine

• restaurant at Copper Harbor

  • Harbor Haus in Copper Harbor, Michigan, where US 41 ends.

• lodging

  • http://whitehousemotel.com/rates.html
  • White House Motel, 3606 U.S. 41, MI
  • 906-337-3010
  • 1 queen, 1 double

July 6, Wed

10 hours of road trip from Houghton to Detroit.

• possibly go through the scenic drive on west bank of Lake Huron

• Bronners Christmas Wonderland

  • "World's Largest Christmas Store"
  • 25 Christmas Lane, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
  • 989-652-9931
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronner's_CHRISTmas_Wonderland

• dinner at Zehnder's of Frankenmuth

  • famous for chicken meal
  • 730 S Main St, Frankenmuth, MI 48734
  • 989 652-0450
  • zehnders.com