Rock Harbor (Michigan)

Rock Harbor is the main access point for visitors landing on Isle Royale in northern Lake Superior. It sits 4 miles from the northeastern end of the forty-five mile long island, the whole of which is protected as Isle Royale National Park. Two structures in Rock Harbor -- the Rock Harbor Light and the Edisen Fishery -- are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rock Harbor Lighthouse, located at Middle Islands Passage
Not to be confused with Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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.[1] 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.[2]

Travel to Rock Harbor from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is by the Ranger III park service ferry, operating from Houghton, Michigan,[3] the Isle Royale Queen IV out of Copper Harbor, Michigan,[4] and seaplane service.[5] 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.[6]

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.[2][7]

Rock Harbor is the eastern end and terminus of the Greenstone Ridge Trail.

References
  1. Park (PDF) (Map). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  2. Rock Harbor Area (Map). National Park Service. Retrieved 2001-12-01.
  3. "Ranger III". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  4. "The Isle Royale Line". Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  5. "Royale Air Service". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  6. "Schedules". The North Shore Connection to Isle Royal National Park. Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Line. Retrieved 2007-12-01.; Designated stops, Isle Royale (Map). Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Line. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  7. "Rock Harbor Area". Hunt's Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

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