Reports have raised concerns that Isle Royale’s main ferry may lack an engineering crew as the island’s opening day approaches. The National Park Service, however, says no disruptions are ...

ISLE ROYALE, Mich. (WJRT) - Visit Keweenaw announced that Isle Royale National Park is set to welcome visitors starting in Mid-April with ferry trips resuming in late May.

Bill Fink, a retired Isle Royale superintendent, informed National Parks Traveler that both the ferry’s engineer and assistant engineer opted for the federal buyout program in February.

The Isle Royal National Park is a remote island wilderness in the middle of Lake Superior in Michigan. It is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private watercraft, according to the NPS.

The Isle Royal National Park is a remote island wilderness in the middle of Lake Superior in Michigan. It is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private watercraft, according to the NPS.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Isle Royale National Park is set to open later this month. The remote park is typically one of the least visited national parks in the country, and those numbers ...

Of those, 28,695 were to Isle Royale, the fifth-lowest amount of any national park. The weather plays a key role. The park is closed from Nov. 1 through April 15 because of the frigid winters.

The seaplane is $275 per person to Rock Harbor, one way. From Copper Harbor, the ferry option is the Isle Royale Queen IV, which takes 3.5 hours. The cost is $125 for children or $175 for adults.