Travel To Isle Royale
The island is accessible by private boat, seaplane, National Park Service ferry service from Houghton, Michigan, (the Ranger III), ferry service from Copper Harbor, Michigan, (Isle Royale Queen IV), and ferry service from Grand Portage, Minnesota, (Voyageur II and Sea Hunter). Scheduled ferry service runs May through September. The park is open to the public from April 16 until October 31; full services are offered mid-June through Labor Day. In 2008, visitors were given the option to embark/depart the NPS ship Ranger III at Windigo, on the far western end of the island. This proved to be a failure due to the extremely long boat ride and lack of ridership and was discontinued after only four trips.
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