Isle Royale National Park

	Isle Royale National Park is an archipelago located in northern Lake Superior and is especially popular among backpackers, boaters, paddlers, anglers, shipwreck divers, and researchers. The park consists of one large island (approximately 45 miles long by 8 miles wide), hundreds of smaller island, and the waters of Lake Superior within 4 miles of the main island. Less than 20,000 visitors reach the park each year-- either by ferry, private boat, seaplane, or for the exceptional few, kayak. Isle Royale was designated a National Park in 1936, and 99% of its acreage of land and inland lakes were further protected with Wilderness designation in 1976.
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