Isle Royale Botany Workshop: Click here for
details: June 9 - 14, 2014
Isle Royale Photography Workshop: Click here for
details: June 13 - 18, 2014
Photography Workshop in Keweenaw's Fall Color: Click here for
details: October 3 - 5, 2014
 New! Isle Royale Sticker
 $1.99
Explore Lake Superior's Island Wilderness. The new Isle Royale sticker, with
aerial image by Neil Harri, measures 3" x 5". Adheres to most surfaces like windows, canoes, kayaks, boats, or cars so you
can take a little bit of the island with you wherever you go.
 Advice from Isle Royale Items
Postcard - $2.75
Bookmark - $2.75
Magnet - $4.50
T-shirt - $16.95
2XL T-shirt - $18.95
Sweatshirt - $24.95
2XL Sweatshirt - $26.95
Postcards are 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", bookmarks are 2 1/4" x 8 1/4",
and magnets are 3 1/2" x 2 3/4". Shirts are Indigo Blue. T-shirts
are heavy weight, pre-shrunk 100% cotton. Sweatshirts are heavy weight,
50/50 cotton/poly blend.
Please specify shirt size(s) (Adult Small, Medium, Large,
X-Large, 2XL) in "Special
Instructions" box
when you checkout.
Everyone could use some advice from Isle Royale:
Open yourself to the journey • Roll
with
the
waves • Escape
to
solitude • Stop and smell the balsam •
Embrace wildness • Be starstruck • Relax, slip into island time!
 Isle Royale Bandana
Royal Blue - $7.50
Hunter
Green - $7.50
Image of the island with points of interest around the border. Bandana measures
21" x 21". Island and points of interest
printed in white
ink on royal blue or hunter green bandana. 100% cotton. Made in the USA.
 Sale! Isle Royale National Park 2014 Calendar
$6.95
Original price was $13.95. Enjoy Isle Royale every day of the year with this
beautiful
collection
of
images
by photographer Carl TerHaar. 13 month calendar.
 SALE! Moose, Wolf or Loon 2014 Calendar
$6.95 Moose
$6.95 Wolf
$6.95 Loon
Original price was $14.99. From Willow Creek Press, each 12-month calendar features
4 bonus months of September through December of 2013. Large boxes to record dates
and special events. Includes moon phases, U.S. and international holidays. Spectacular
color photos of either moose, wolves, or loons
Start planning your trip now to your favorite national
park.
Your purchases help support Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks.
Isle Royale National Park
Try the value package
designed
for your trip:
 Hiking & Canoeing Package
$29.00
Includes the folded National Geographic Trails Illustrated map (each
side of the map shows one half of the island), the book Isle Royale National
Park: Foot Trails
and Water Routes,(4th edition), and the park checklists of birds, mammals
and rocks.
 Fishing Package
$25.00
Large Mailing Tube $4.00-add only one for rolled chart(s)
Includes the Isle Navigational Chart, the book, The Fishes of Isle Royale, and
Isle Royale fishing
regulations.
To receive your chart neatly rolled, be sure to
add the mailing tube-if you are ordering more than chart/poster, select
the largest tube from the items you are ordering-most orders can be rolled
in just one medium or large tube.
Or select individual items to make your trip
perfect,
more items are available from our full catalog.
Exploring
Isle Royale DVD
$21.95 - DVD
This orientation DVD produced by the National Park Service shows how to best
enjoy the Island's many attributes, including its trails, lakes and campsites.
Winner of the 1995 Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Best Outdoor Travel Program. 28 minutes.
Trails Illustrated Map
$11.95
Revised in 2006. Complete topographic map includes valuable wilderness
tips and Leave No Trace guidelines, along with updated trails, trailheads, points
of interest, campgrounds and much more. Printed on waterproof,
tear-resistant material with a plastic coating for extreme durability. Measures
4" x 9" folded and 25" x 37" fully opened,
with one half of Isle Royale on each side of the map. Scale = 1:50,000.
 The Diary of an Isle Royale School Teacher
by Dorothy Simonson
$12.95
5th Printing. 2013. First published in 1988, this perennial favorite shares
the joys and hardships of a winter spent on Isle Royale. Dorothy Simonson's
journal, edited by son Bob who spent that winter with her, recounts with honesty
and humor the challenges she faced during eight months teaching a Chippewa
Harbor fisherman's family in 1932-33. 138 pages.
 Becoming Wilderness: Nature, History, and the Making of Isle Royale National Park
by Amalia Tholen Baldwin
$12.95
Honorable Mention winner for General Interest Publication: 2012
APPL Media & Partnership Awards! This book explores the little-known
backstory of Isle Royale's twenty-year journey from a largely unknown island
in Lake
Superior to the nation's first wilderness national park. Author Amalia Baldwin
reveals the complex interplay of people, politics, and the evolving concept
of wilderness behind the simple
story that has been told of the park's formation. Black and white photos, 90
pages.
Foot Trails & Water Routes (Isle Royale National Park)
by Jim DuFresne
$16.95
Fourth Edition! Details on the park's flora, fauna, fishing opportunities and history. Complete descriptions for trails and waterways, including
mileage, difficulty and amenities at each destination. More than 60 photos and 35 detailed maps of the park's backcountry. 184 pages.
 Island Life: An Isle Royale Nature Guide
by Ted Gostomski and Janet Marr
$19.95
A complete Isle Royale nature guide
that describes all the common flora and fauna of the island in a full color,
compact book. Perfect for your backpack or bookshelf. 168 pages.
Fortunate Wilderness: The Wolf and Moose Study of Isle Royale DVD
a film by George Desort
$20.00
A film by George Desort profiles both the unique relationship between moose
and wolves on Isle Royale and the historic half-century wildlife study that chronicles
that relationship. This fascinating film features interviews with the biologists,
including David Mech, the eminent wolf biologist who, as a graduate student,
assisted Durwood Allen; Rolf Peterson, who spent nearly four decades of his professional
life doing groundbreaking work on Isle Royale's wolves and moose; and John Vucetich,
who, in 2000, became Peterson's research partner. One hour in length DVD.
Minong - The Good Place:
Ojibwe and Isle Royale
by Timothy Cochrane
$24.95
"At last, an accurate account of the North Shore
Ojibwe's relationship with Isle Royale, or Minong - the good place. We now have
a clear view of the historic Ojibwe use of Isle Royale - a subject that has
been ignored, forgotten, and corrupted for far too long. Cochrane does an excellent
job
of giving the source and finding out about Ojibwe history from the relatives
and descendents of the groups who were actually involved and are still connected
to the island today." - Liz Valencia, Historian, Isle Royale National Park. Paper,
285 pages.
Naked in the Stream: Isle Royale Stories
by Vic Foerster
$19.95
After thirty years of visits to Isle Royale National Park, Foerster records his
experience and wonderment in this narrative. Funny and poignant, riveting and
heart-thumping, Foerster describes his first Isle Royale hike with humor and
humility. Beautifully illustrated by former Isle Royale Artist-in-Residence,
Joyce Koskenmaki, this wonderfully crafted book takes an intimate look
into what it means to find and revere wilderness. Paper, 288 pages.
 Winter Study 2013 Notes From the Field
by John A. Vucetich
$5.95
Isle Royale National Park is a remote, wilderness island located in Lake Superior.
The island is inhabited by a population of wolves and moose. Every winter,
the author, John Vucetich, and his colleagues, Rolf Peterson and Don Glaser,
conduct Winter Study. Winter Study is the world's longest continuous study
of any predator-prey system in the world. This winter, 2013, is the 55th year
Winter Study. "Notes from the Field" is a daily account of the adventures
and discoveries of Winter Study. Paperback, color photos,34 pages.
 Photograph
of the M/V Ranger III
by Susan Hooker
$30.00
Own this beautiful recent photograph of the National Park Service's Ranger
III on her way to Isle Royale. Hancock artist Susan Hooker captured the ship
with the October colors along the Keweenaw Waterway in their full glory. The photograph is matted and mounted on foam core to fit a standard 11 x 14
inch frame (not included).
Keweenaw National Historical
Park
 1913 Massacre DVD
A film by Ken Ross and Louis V. Galdieri
$21.95
1913 Massacre follows singer/songwriter Arlo Guthrie to the town of Calumet,
a once-thriving mining town on Michigan's Upper Peninsula still haunted by
the tragic events that inspired his father Woody Guthrie's ballad '1913 Masscre'.
On Christmas Eve, 1913, at a party for the children of striking copper miners,
someone cried Fire! In the panic, 74 people were crushed to death, 59 of the
dead were children. There was no fire. 1913 Massacre captures the last living
eyewitnesses of the 1913 tragedy, reconstructs Calumet's past from memories,
legends, and songs, and traces the legacy of the Italian Hall disaster to the
present day. Out of work, out of money, out of luck, the town struggles to
survive while trying to live down its past. Color/65 minutes/NTSC
 1913 Strike Poster
$7.95
Medium Mailing Tube - $3.50
Color poster commemorating the centennial of the 1913 Michigan copper miner's strike. 12" x 18"
1913 Package ~ Buy both the poster and the DVD and save!
$15.00
Purchase the 1913 Strike Poster and the 1913 Massacre DVD together.
Downtown Calumet: Guide to the Historic Mining Community
$1.50
This
walking tour guide for downtown Calumet, MI, takes you on a journey through
the history and heritage of this historic mining community, with information
and stories about
26 buildings and sites.
Industrial Calumet: A Guide to the Calumet & Hecla Copper Mining Company's Industrial Site
$1.25
A walking tour guide for the former surface operations of the Calumet & Hecla copper mining company
in Calumet, MI. The guide assists visitors in walking around the site by providing descriptions of the
remaining structures and their past functions.
KNHP Package ~ Buy both and save!
$2.50
Purchase the Downtown Calumet and the Industrial Calumet booklets together.
 Exploring Michigan's Historic Copper Country
by Celeste Haapala
$7.95
Winner of Best Visitor Guides at the 2012 APPL Media & Partnership
Awards! Travel through Michigan's Copper Country, beginning with
prehistoric copper mining and following the rich vein of history up to the
mines' waning days in the 20th century. Today Keweenaw National Historical
Park and its nineteen Keweenaw Heritage Sites tell the stories of the people
and places that grew out of this rich history.
Historic Pipe Organs of the Keweenaw: Houghton County, Michigan
by Anita Campbell and Jan Dahlquist
$4.95
The Keweenaw is unique to have an abundance of historic pipe organs still
in service. This booklet gives a history of 14 of the remaining organs, and
a brief history of the churches that house these treasures. Color photos.
Paper, 34 pages.
Hollowed Ground: Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840's-1990's
by Larry Lankton
$34.95
This book provides an informative and absorbing account of copper
mining on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. By focusing on the region's three
largest copper producers, it documents the dynamic evolution of the Keweenaw's
social and industrial landscapes, giving a context for understanding those
landscapes today. Paper, 375 pages.
Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country
by Alison K. Hoagland
$25.00
The first working-class history of domestic life in Copper Country company
towns during the years of 1890 to 1918, this book investigates how the architecture
of a company town revealed the paternal relationship that existed between the
company managers and workers. Paper, 307 pages.
 Risk and Resilience DVD
$7.95
The National Park Service produced this moving short film as part of the exhibit at the Calumet Visitor Center. Now you can enjoy the video at home and share it with family and friends!
Experience the story and spirit of Calumet through historic photos, film footage, and on-screen interviews with local residents. The Copper Age is over, but the simple power of the Keweenaw - a
place of history and possibilities that draws its people back - is still very much alive. 14 minutes.
Walking Paths and Protected Lands of the Keweenaw
Edited by Joan Chadde
$14.95
A lovely little guide to some of the most beautiful walkways in the Keweenaw. Directions, descriptions, and history of 22 protected areas, illustrated with maps and photos
for those who wish to experience the Keweenaw from off the beaten trail. 80 pages, full color.
Links
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Keweenaw Community Foundation's website
Our fund was opened in November of 2001. The purpose of our fund is to support
the mission of the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association in promoting the
public's understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of Isle Royale National Park
and Keweenaw National Historical Park.
Our endowment is managed by the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF), and all
donations to our endowment qualify for the Michigan Community Foundation Tax
Credit valued at fifty percent of your donation. For example, a $100 donation
will cost less than $50 with this special state income tax credit and federal
credits.
To make a donation to the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association endowment
fund please send it directly to:
Keweenaw Community Foundation,
PO Box101,
Houghton, MI 49931.
Phone: (906) 482-9673.
You can also donate directly online at www.k-c-f.org (under the 'giving' tab
click
on 'make a donation'). Please specify your donation to the Isle Royale and Keweenaw
Parks Association Endowment Fund.
Isle Royale National Park's website
Keweenaw National Historical Park's website
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