Isle Royale Has Fewer Visitors
A 71-foot ship that shuttles people between Grand Portage and Isle Royale had to abandon its run because of low water levels in Lake Superior. It's the first time in more than 30 years that the Wenonah won't be making the trip. The lake needs to rise two more feet to operate the boat safely.
Lake Superior has dropped 14 inches from last year's level. The lake is only three inches above its all-time June low, recorded in 1926.
Service is still provided to Isle Royale via the Voyageur Two, a 63-foot vessel with a four-foot draft. But that ship carries only 48 people, less than one-third of the 149 passenger load of the Wenonah. The company will be able to carry only about half of the 47-hundred visitors it transported to Isle Royale last year.
June 18, 2007 12:36 PM | Category: Islands