Don't Plan Important Things Immediately After Your Trip

Just a word of caution: Try to not have anything important planned for IMMEDIATELY after your scheduled departure from Isle Royale. Seaplanes and boats can be delayed anywhere from a few hours up to 1-3 days because of weather. Such delays can really create a problem if you absolutely have to be at work, a wedding, a funeral, a reunion, an important meeting, etc. For this same reason, I would recommend that people bring 1-2 extra days of food, fuel, and medications. Don't count on the stores --at either end of the Island (or the restaurant in Rock Harbor)-- to have enough supplies for you. Everyone else is also going to want to use the same store and /or restaurant--and the business might run out of supplies. If the boat or plane can't pick you up--it also can't resupply the store or restaurant.