Isle Royale Week-Long Cruise
Departing from Grand Marais harbor on Saturday, July 31st and returning August 7th, this annual trip will be a sail around Isle Royale. We will anchor/dock each night in a wilderness setting, and will sail (a lot!) each day, with time for hiking or exploring in the morning or after anchoring in the afternoon. There will be many great photo opportunities. We will be aboard ZaBreeNa, a 36 ft Sabre sloop. Sleeping arrangements on ZaBreeNa limit the crew to 5 plus the captain, Dave Shores
This is an ambitious trip; the estimated total distance is 214 nm. All meals will be on board ZaBreeNa; there are no restaurants on Isle Royale. In the event of bad weather, we will hunker down in a harbor and re-assess the schedule. The estimated charter cost, based on 5 persons, is 580$/person.
Tentative Itinerary
Day |
Itinerary |
Distance (nm) |
0 |
Board ZaBreeNa late afternoon in Grand Marias harbor, MN. |
-- |
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Leave Grand Marais harbor early, sail to Washington Hbr. Isle Royale and check in with NPS. Anchor overnight |
50 |
2. Mon |
Sail the northeastern coast to Todd Hbr; hike and anchor overnight. |
28 |
3. Tue |
Take a short hop along the coast to McCargo Hbr. Hike to Minong copper mine. Anchor overnight. |
13 |
4. Wed |
Continue NE with a stop to beachcomb; then around (Blake Pt.); turn SW into Tobin Hbr. for overnight anchor. |
25 |
5. Thu |
Continue SW to Rock Hbr, the other NPS site, for re-fueling, pump-out, showers. Continue SW to Chippewa Hbr., the best location on the island. Easy hike to great vistas. |
14 |
6. Fri |
Continue SW to Washington Hbr; anchor overnight. |
34 |
7. Sat |
Leave Washington Hbr early for Grand Marais. |
50 |
Check out some pictures from previous trips in our photo galleries.
For more information, please Contact Captain Dave.