Rock Harbor

Rock Harbor

Rock Harbor is the main access point for visitors landing on Isle Royale in northern Lake Superior. It sits at the northeastern end of the forty-five mile long island, the whole of which is protected as Isle Royale National Park.

The "Rock Harbor" name is properly applied to the eleven-mile long inlet from Moskey Basin to Scoville Point along the southern shore of the easterly part of Isle Royale. [cite map | title = Park | publisher = National Park Service | url = http://home.nps.gov/applications/parks/isro/ppMaps/ISROmap1.pdf | accessdate = 2007-12-11] This inlet is screened from the open waters of Lake Superior by a number of offshore islands, including Mott Island, the site of the Park headquarters.cite map | title = Rock Harbor Area | publisher = National Park Service | url = http://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/upload/Rock%20Harbor%20Area%20Map.jpg| accessdate = 2001-12-01]

Travel to Rock Harbor from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is by the "Ranger III" park service ferry, operating from Houghton, Michigan, [cite web | title = Ranger III | publisher = National Park Service | url = http://www.nps.gov/isro/ranger-iii.htm |accessdate = 2007-12-01] the "Isle Royale Queen IV" out of Copper Harbor, Michigan, [ cite web | title = The Isle Royale Line | url = http://www.isleroyale.com/ | accessdate = 2007-12-01] and seaplane service. [ cite web | title = Royale Air Service | url = http://www.royaleairservice.com/ | accessdate = 2007-12-01 ] The "Voyageur II" operates out of Grand Portage, Minnesota; it circumnavigates the island with stops at Windigo Ranger Station in Washington Harbor on the west end of the island and other points along the shore. [ cite web | title = Schedules | work = The North Shore Connection to Isle Royal National Park | publisher = Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Line | url = http://www.isleroyaleboats.com/schedule.asp | accessdate = 2007-12-01; cite map | title = Designated stops, Isle Royale | url = http://www.isleroyaleboats.com/images/islemap.jpg| publisher = Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Line | accessdate = 2007-12-01]

The ferry boats land at Snug Harbor, which also has berths for private watercraft, a campground, the visitor center, and a lodge that predates the national park. [cite web | title = Rock Harbor Area | work = Hunt's Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula | url = http://hunts-upguide.com/rock_harbor_area_detail.html | accessdate = 2007-12-01]

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