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Isle Royale closes more campsites

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Photo: Isle Royale National Park The Duncan Narrow Campground which was was temporarily closed at least twice this season due to human-wildlife interactions. On Friday the National Park Service annouced that several additional campsites have been closed through the end of October.

HOUGHTON – Isle Royale National Park has closed more tent and group campsites due to continued wolf activity. In a press release, the National Park Service said, as of yesterday (Aug. 28) and continuing until the park closes on Oct. 31, tent and group campsites and hammock use will be prohibited at Three Mile, Daisy Farm, Moskey Basin and Caribou Island. “Tent and hammock camping are not permitted anywhere within these campgrounds,” the release states. In addition, off-trail camping zones surrounding these campgrounds will also be closed until the end of the season.

The release goes on “The park continues to receive reports of wolves being interested in tents at these campgrounds, pawing and digging at tents and entering tents to drag packs and sleeping pads away.”

The closure includes only the 13 tent sites, eight group campsites, and tent and hammock use at four campgrounds. There are 32 shelters open for camping at the four campgrounds. "Fall is a lovely time to visit the park, and all Isle Royale campgrounds remain open," said Park Superintendent Denice Swanke.

In the past month, the park installed a backpack storage cage at Three Mile campground and required visitors to store all packs in the cages at Three Mile and Rock Harbor campgrounds. At all campgrounds in the park, food, trash, and scented items must be stored in food storage lockers or in animal-resistant, hard-sided containers.

More information on food storage requirements is available on the park’s website, or contact the Houghton Visitor Center at (906) 482-0984.

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