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The Isle Royale Line – previously Isle Royale Ferry Service – is a transportation service between Copper Harbor, Michigan and Isle Royale National Park. It is the successor of a series of ferry services between the Keewenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale, operating six vessels since 1930 under different owners: Water Lily, Copper Queen, and four ...
The Isle Royale Queen IV docking at the Waterfront Landing. Isle Royale Queen IV is a passenger ferry operating on Lake Superior between Copper Harbor, Michigan, and Isle Royale National Park, the largest island on Lake Superior and the State of Michigan's only national park. The ferry operates from mid-May to the end of September each year.
The National Park Service's ferry, Ranger III. Isle Royale Queen IV, Copper Harbor, Michigan to Rock Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, 3.5 hours [12] Ranger III, Houghton, Michigan to Rock Harbor, Isle Royale, 6 hours [13] Sea Hunter, Grand Portage, Minnesota to Windigo, Isle Royale, 1.5 hours [14]
A one-way trip on the National Park Service’s Ranger III ferry from Houghton, Michigan, to Isle Royale costs $80 for visitors over the age of 15 and $40 for visitors ages 1 through 15.
The Isle Royale Line, Inc. (formerly named Isle Royale Ferry Service) operates the Isle Royale Queen IV out of Copper Harbor during the warmer months from May to September. The ferry takes 3.5 hours to travel 60 miles (97 km) across Lake Superior to Rock Harbor .
Isle Royale is quite popular with day-trippers in private boats, and day-trip ferry service is provided from Copper Harbor and Grand Portage to and from the park. Isle Royale is the only American national park to entirely close in the winter months, from November 1 through April 15, due to extreme weather conditions and for the safety and ...
Isle Royale Queen IV at Copper Harbor. The island is accessible by private boat, seaplane, [28] three private commercial ferries, and a National Park Service ferry.
The township contains Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, and the community of Copper Harbor also provides the main ferry access to Isle Royale National Park via the Isle Royale Queen IV. The Montreal River flows through the township, and the township contains numerous lakes, most notably Lac La Belle, Lake Fanny Hooe, and a part of Lake Gratiot.