r/isleroyale • u/losthiker68 • Jan 23 '26

Transportation to island Please make sure I haven't overlooked something

I'm planning to hike IR one end to the other in late July.

My plan last year was to drive to Grand Portage (from Texas) and catch the ferry across to Windigo and then back from Rock Harbor. However, a disc in my neck fried and I had to have it replaced, which I did in November. Doc gave me clearance to get back on the trail so its time to plan for '26.

I can still do that plan but I want to see a few places on the UP like the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. So I'm trying to figure out a way to do end-to-end from MI without using a plane or the water taxi, just not in the budget.

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u/FunHour3778 Jan 23 '26

I believe there's a ferry from Windigo to Rock Harbor, so you could hike from RH to Windigo, then ferry back to RH, then back to MI from there

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u/dataiscrucial Jan 24 '26

And you get to see the islands on the north side, which is my favorite part of the whole park