Isle Royale

Ann and John Mahan. Through photography, authentic Isle Royale sounds, music, and their narration, John and Ann Mahan capture the essence of the Isle Royale experience. They explore the uniqueness and beauty of the island wilderness - sharing their adventures, knowledge, and passion about the island. 49 minutes.

Video by Carl TerHaar of Isle Royale's shoreline, lakes, ridges, woods, fog and storms showing visitors enjoying hiking, boating, fishing, camping, canoeing and kayaking in the island wilderness. There are many wildlife scenes of loons, moose, beaver, eagles and otter set to classical music. 20 minutes.Also available as a premium for membership dues or donation of $50 or more.

A painting by Susan Robinson depicting the common and colorful beach stones of Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula. Multi-colored with a black border. 16" x 20". Price includes mailing tube.

Photographer Dan Urbanski, a 1992 Isle Royale Artist in Residence, captured the Northern Lights over Tobin Harbor in this dramatic image. 24" x 26". Price includes mailing tube.

A beautiful color replication of Elmer Kraus's 1939 map of Isle Royale, the year before it officially became a national park. Detailed border is a series of drawings depicting Isle Royale history and wildlife. 22" x 30". Price includes mailing tube.

Enjoy the scenic beauty of Isle Royale all year long with this 2018 calendar by photographer Carl TerHaar. Thirteen-month calendar including January 2019, with beautiful color photos, descriptions of scenes, and large monthly grid to record appointments, birthdays and reminders. Calendar features holiday information. 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" format.

Advice from a Copper Miner: Dig deep ◆ Be a rock-solid friend ◆ Chip away at challenges ◆ Explore your prospects ◆ Know the drill ◆ Let your light shine ◆ Don't be vein! Custom advice with artist Mike Stockwell's artwork of two copper miners. The sign's dimensions are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width with a sturdy twine attached for hanging purposes.

Advice from a Wolf: Trust your instincts, Be at home in nature, Keep your den clean, Stand fur what you believe, Stay on track, Howl with your friends, Be a leader, Pack life with good memories! Custom advice with an artwork image of a wolf. The sign's dimensions are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width with a sturdy twine attached for hanging purposes.

Bookmarks are 2 1/4" x 8 1/4". 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!

Magnets are 3 1/2" x 2 3/4". 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!

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! Postcards are 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".

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! Custom advice with pilot/photographer Neil Harri's aerial image of the northeast end of Isle Royale. Adult-sized blue heavyweight shirts: Sweatshirt (50/50 cotton/poly) S-XL $24.95, 2XL $26.95.

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! Custom advice with pilot/photographer Neil Harri's aerial image of the northeast end of Isle Royale. Adult-sized blue heavyweight shirts: T-shirt (100% preshrunk cotton) S-XL $16.95, 2XL $18.95, also a premium for $100 or more dues or donation.

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! Custom advice with pilot/photographer Neil Harri's aerial image of the northeast end of Isle Royale.The sign's dimensions are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width with a sturdy twine attached for hanging purposes.

Bookmarks are 2 1/4" x 8 1/4". Advice from Lake Superior: Be clear, Make positive ripples, Look beneath the surface, Stay calm, Shore up friendships, Take time to reflect, Roll with the Waves! Custom advice with photographer Paul Brown's image of Huginnin Cove.

Advice from Lake Superior: Be clear, Make positive ripples, Look beneath the surface, Stay calm, Shore up friendships, Take time to reflect, Roll with the Waves! Custom advice with photographer Paul Brown's image of Huginnin Cove.The sign's dimensions are 10 inches in height and 5 inches in width with a sturdy twine attached for hanging purposes.

Encourage children to engage in imaginative play with these award-winning, delightful, well-made finger puppets that celebrate the natural world with animals in our national parks.

Amalia Tholen Baldwin. 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. 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. Winner of an Honorable Mention for General Interest Publication at the 2012 APPL Media & Partnership Awards. Also available as a membership premium for dues or donation of $50 or more. B&W photos. 90 pages.

Carl Ter Haar, ed. In 2002, Dave Herbster, the Belle Isle volunteer campground host, put spiral bound notebooks in all the campground shelters with a message encouraging visitors to "use this notebook to express your thoughts, feelings, and concerns about Belle Isle and in general, your stay on Isle Royale." He added, "We appreciate you writing in this notebook and not on the walls of the shelter. At the end of the season, your comments will be used to improve your next visit to Isle Royale." This book contains some of the entries made by visitors. Beautiful color photos illustrating scenic Isle Royale and its surrounding Lake Superior waters are provided by the editor. 21 pages.

Strong magnet with benchmark information for Isle Royale with elevation and coordinates.

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Emeritus Rolf O. Peterson is also a watercolorist! This design and three other original watercolors are also available as sets of note cards. 18" x 24". Price includes mailing tube.

Rebecca S. Curtis. After a dangerous brush with the Chicago fire of 1871, young Charlotte journeys with her family to Isle Royale where her father works for an island mining operation. This delightful tale, some of which is taken from diaries of Isle Royale women, will inspire young readers to discover the rich history of Isle Royale. Ages 9-12. 192 pages.

M. C. Tillson. The story of a brother and sister accompanying their parents on a lighthouse tour learn about the ghost of the Copper Harbor Lighthouse and discover mysterious notes that help them solve the mystery. 102 pages.

Wood Stickers are made from sustainably sourced real wood and work just like any other sticker. Weather Resistant, Flexible, and Unique.

Elling Seglem. Reproductions of the journals and correspondence of Elling Seglem who fished from Isle Royale's Fisherman's Home between 1920 and 1932. A photographer during the winter, Seglem was extremely creative in designing and illustrating newspaper-format letters home to his family in Chicago. Historic photos and cartoons. 185 pages.

Dorothy Simonson. First published in 1988, this perennial favorite shares the joys and hardships of a winter spent on Isle Royale. The diary, 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. 5th printing.138 pages.

Fran Vashon. A book of learning activities including games, puzzles, crosswords, and experiments all dealing specifically with Isle Royale. Ages 5-12. 33 pages.

Janice M. Glime. A field guide for those who walk the trails of Isle Royale and the Upper Peninsula, who have an interest in the plants around them, but no training in the identification of mosses or their relatives, the liverworts. A delightful, non-technical book with over 100 color photographs. Paper. 154 pages.

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.

Filmmaker George Desort spent 80 nights in 2011 on a solo transcendental journey through the woods and waters of Isle Royale. His breathtaking footage and personal, unvarnished storytelling will inspire viewers to pursue their own connections to nature. 50 min.

Wood Stickers are made from sustainably sourced real wood and work just like any other sticker. Weather Resistant, Flexible, and Unique.

K.F. Lagler and C.R. Goldman. This complete fishing guide includes information on the five fish habitats on the island, a full description of all major species with illustrations, keys to fish identification, an annotated list of fishes, charts, and maps. Paper. 58 pages.

Jim DuFresne. 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. 4th edition. 184 pages.

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.

Encourage children to engage in imaginative play with these award-winning, delightful, well-made finger puppets that celebrate the natural world with animals in our national parks.

A photograph of a full moon over Lake Superior and the rocky Isle Royale shoreline. Blues, purples, and black on lavender/gray. By Eddie Soloway, a past Artist in Residence. 23" x 19". Price includes mailing tube.

Tim Cochrane and Hawk Tolson. Isle Royale was home to a vibrant fishing community from its settlement during the 1880s by Norwegian and Swedish immigrants until the collapse of Lake Superior commercial fishing in the 1950s. Full of historical photographs and diagrams of now derelict watercraft, A Good Boat Speaks for Itself tells the history of this community through its wooden boats and the stories of those who built and used them. 208 pages.

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 checklist of birds.

Jessica Poirier and Richard Taylor. New book of historic Isle Royale photographs from Arcadia Publications Images of America series. 128 pages.

In this lovely telling of life on Isle Royale, Ingeborg Holte shares memories from youth through old age. She remembers vividly wildlife encounters and the work and play of early commercial fishing families, including fishermen’s sayings and the legend of Cemetery Island. Her daughter Karen added a chapter and photographs to this second edition of the original 1984 memoir. 98 pp.

Show your support for IRKPA and our national parks with this durable 12-pack cooler bag, complete with heat-sealed and insulated main bag, accessory compartment, organizer pocket, adjustable strap, “D” ring for keys, and clear ID window. (9 x 11.5 x 6 in.). Great size for carrying your lunch or keeping your favorite beverages cool. Also a premium for $100+ membership or donation.

Show your support for IRKPA and our national parks! This recycled-content notebook with IRKPA's logo has 100 lined pages & matching pen. Also available as a membership premium for dues or donation of $50 or more.

Show your support for IRKPA and our national parks with this 17 oz. stainless steel thermos with cap and black zippered carrying case. Also available as a membership premium for dues or donations of $100 or more.

Peter Oikarinen. The history of a working fishing community comes alive in this collection of stories from the people who made a life on Isle Royale. Candid photographs illuminate the dramatic and sometimes life-and-death experiences of unique individuals who chose to live in this lovely, isolated setting. Paper. 172 pages.

Ted Gostomski and Janet Marr. 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.

These stickers are designed and made in Houghton, MI. They're the perfect way to support our National Parks! Comes in blue, coral, and green.

Robert Root and Jill Burkland, eds. The work of 34 Isle Royale Artists in Residence collected and presented for the first time in a beautiful coffee table book. These paintings, drawings, photographs, poems, essays, and musical compositions reflect each artist's attempts to deal directly with solitude, simplicity, and the wild beauty of Isle Royale and Lake Superior. In their accompanying essays, the artists tell the stories of their residencies and reflect on how their experiences have reshaped them and their art. This exquisite oversize book includes 65 beautiful full color reproductions. Winner of a 2002 National Park Service Excellence in Interpretive Media award. Hardcover. 120 pages.

Robert Root and Jill Burkland, eds. The work of 34 Isle Royale Artists in Residence collected and presented for the first time in a beautiful coffee table book. These paintings, drawings, photographs, poems, essays, and musical compositions reflect each artist's attempts to deal directly with solitude, simplicity, and the wild beauty of Isle Royale and Lake Superior. In their accompanying essays, the artists tell the stories of their residencies and reflect on how their experiences have reshaped them and their art. This exquisite oversize book includes 65 beautiful full color reproductions. Winner of a 2002 National Park Service Excellence in Interpretive Media award. Paper. 120 pages.

Show your support for Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park with this handy convertible ChicoBag with a bit of text highlighting your favorite national parks! The bag folds into its own pouch with carabiner and will hold up to 40 pounds but weighs only 2 ounces. It's made of rePETe™ polyester fabric from 100% recycled pop bottles and is cold-water washable. Bag: 19"w x 13"h, pouch: 3"w x 5"h.

This DVD is the first in Neil Harri's series featuring Isle Royale. It is dedicated to the Holger Johnson Sr. family who resided at Chippewa Harbor. It contains over 150 all new images. This air tour begins at Middle Island Passage and the Moskey Basin area. It heads northeast along Rock Harbor to Passage Island. It travels southwest along the north shore of Isle Royale and McCargo Cove. From there the tour goes back to the south shore and Chippewa Harbor, where the family resided, fished, and had their resort. The flight continues to the Siskiwit Bay area and back to the north shore passing Lake Desor, pressing onward to the Southwest end of the island, featuring Washington Harbor and Windigo. The tour ends at the century old Rock of Ages Lighthouse. The four lighthouses of Isle Royale and two of the island's many shipwrecks are featured as well.

Image of the island with points of interest around the border. Bandana measures 21" x 21". Island and points of interest printed in black ink on Lime green bandana. 100% cotton. Made in the USA.

This handsome wooden key chain, made nearby, depicts a classic canoe surrounded by the words: Isle Royale National Park. Three inches long.

Measures 1 3/4" tall,and includes two brads to attach it to your hiking staff or other surface.

Isle Royale Families and Friends Association. This collection of recipes from summer residents of Isle Royale from 1886 to 2013 also shares historical photos and memories of more than 25 island families. Approximately 175 pages.

Video by Carl TerHaar of the beauty and serenity of Isle Royale, the many moods of Lake Superior, the ever present loons, magnificent moose, and the elusive wolves of this remote island wilderness. Set to the instrumental music of Bradley Joseph. 25 minutes. Also available as a premium for membership dues or donation of $50 or more.

Rising from the wild waters of Lake Superior, Isle Royale National Park is home to boreal forests and many moose. People have journeyed to Lake Superior’s largest island and surrounding islets for more than 4,000 years, first for copper and fish, now for adventure, solitude, and renewal

Beautiful 4 inch wood ornament with the words "Isle Royale National Park." Also available as a premium for $50+ membership dues or donation.

Features the same image as the pins, but is 1 3/4" in diameter (wolf), or 1 1/4" in diameter (loon and moose), and includes 2 brad nails to attach it to your hiking staff, or other surface.Cutout moose measures 1 3/4" tall

A colorful pin depicting either a wolf, a moose, or a loon with Isle Royale National Park in gold-tone lettering. 7/8" in diameter.

A silver tone medallion, pin, or zipper pull (or charm) depicting a wolf, with Isle Royale's benchmark (elevation, latitude and longitude). Medallion is 1 3/4" in diameter, pin is 7/8" in diameter, and zipper pull is 3/4" in diameter.

Beautiful, high quality fleece hats with "Isle Royale National Park" in the retro 1945 National Park Service font. Choose from Superior blue, sunset red, cocoa taupe, wood ash grey, and green heather. Also available as a premium for $100+ membership dues or donation.

This custom stamp for Isle Royale National Park is designed to fit national park passport books but can also be used anywhere as a sticker. Separate image and text stamps (2-9/16" x 2-1/8") come in packaging with additional information about the park.

A colored pencil drawing depicting the rocky shoreline of Duncan Bay. Blues, grays, and browns on white. By Betsy Holster, a past Artist in Residence. 24" x 36". Price includes mailing tube.

Explore Lake Superior's Island Wilderness. The new Isle Royale sticker, with aerial image by Neil Harri. Oval, measures 4" x 6". 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.

Take Neil Harri's aerial tour around this unique island National Park that was sculpted by the glaciers of the last ice age to become a prime example of Northwoods wilderness. Accessible only by boat or seaplane, visitors come to experience this island park through hiking its trails, paddling its inland waterways, exploring its rugged coast, or venturing into the depth of its shipwrecks. This aerial tour begins at Three Mile Island Passage. It turns around Moskey Basin and then back northwest up Rock Harbor past Mott Island Headquarters on to the Rock Harbor Lodge. It continues past Scoville Point to Blake Point. We then head around Passage Island and its lighthouse, and back southwest along the north shore. We go past Amygdaloid Island and McCargoe Cove. We check out the interior along the mostly coastal flight path. The tour continues to Washington Harbor and Windigo. We turn around Rock of Ages Lighthouse and back northeast along the south shore. We pass Siskiwit Bay and Siskiwit Lake. We turn around Menagerie Island and the Isle Royale Lighthouse. We finish our tour by flying past Chippewa Harbor and on to Mine Point. The DVD contains a slideshow and a gallery of all 187 photos. It features all 4 lighthouse and 2 shipwrecks. There are labels to identify the locations. 32 minutes in length.

Neil Harri depicts the winter beauty of the shores of Lake Superior. This winter aerial tour is the second in the Keweenaw Peninsula series. It covers many of the local towns, backwoods areas from Twin Lakes to Keweenaw Point, the local ski hills and some recreational areas. This DVD includes over two hundred photos which may be viewed as a slideshow or gallery. Explore each of the photos in the gallery for hours of entertainment. Print off any that you like for your own non-commerial use. Approximately 40 minutes in length.

Beautiful 4 inch wood ornament with the words "Isle Royale National Park." Also available as a premium for $50+ membership dues or donation.

Thomas and Kendra Gale. An album that vividly tells the island's history and the stories of the people who worked and played here from 1868 to 1951. 150 photos. Paper. 149 pages.

Nelda Liebig. A true-life story of a girl's backpacking trip with her grandmother on Isle Royale. A good story with lots of practical advice and many color pictures. Paper. 40 pages.

New--Adult small and medium sizes! Kids (and adults) will love this lightweight Junior Ranger activity vest. Plenty of pockets, with zipper and Velcro closures, keep small treasures safe. Base vest venting made of a polyester mesh and pockets are a 67% poly/33% cotton blend. Perfect for family outings! Available in olive green, in youth small (4-6, laid flat approximately 15" wide x 16" long), medium (6-8, ~17" x 17"), large(8-14, ~18" x 18"), youth XL/adult small (~20" x 20"), and adult medium (~24" long x 22" wide).

Lake Superior Magazine. NEW Third Edition. Bring Lake Superior Magazine's 35 years of experience along on your next visit. This gorgeous, fun-to-read guide is filled with color photos, city and regional maps and the comprehensive, helpful details and tips you'd expect from the magazine's editors. Discover the best boat and wildlife watching, photographic hot spots, trails, nightlife, restaurants, lodging and magnificent landmarks. See side-trip options, a must-see itinerary and more in this 294-page alphabetical format guide. Softcover.

Image of the island with points of interest around the border. Bandana measures 21" x 21". Island and points of interest printed in Navy ink on fresh light blue bandana. 100% cotton. Made in the USA.

John R. Halsay. Since at least 3000 BC, Michigan copper has played a significant role in the lives and afterlives of Native American societies. This small book traces the development of copper mining and its impact on prehistoric communities in the Upper Midwest, including Isle Royale. B&W photos. 20 pages.

Majestic bull moose adorns this 3"x3" note pad. Inside is information on his feeding habits and a handy pad of sticky notes.

Start your collection of Michigan-made porcelain Pathfinder Ornaments with this handsome bull moose. Gift boxed with haiku and moose facts, ornaments are 1.75 in. diameter. Also available as a premium for $100+ membership or donation.

Two big bulls consider their next move on a foggy fall morning. The aptly named Moose Point is the location of this amazing photo by Carl TerHaar. Printed on the front of this super soft tee shirt. Wear your Island pride! Green is 50/50 cotton poly. Maize is 100% cotton.

Rising from the wild waters of Lake Superior, Isle Royale National Park is home to boreal forests and many moose. People have journeyed to Lake Superior’s largest island and surrounding islets for more than 4,000 years, first for copper and fish, now for adventure, solitude, and renewal

Rising from the wild waters of Lake Superior, Isle Royale National Park is home to boreal forests and many moose. People have journeyed to Lake Superior’s largest island and surrounding islets for more than 4,000 years, first for copper and fish, now for adventure, solitude, and renewal

Visionaries from around the world call us to honor our moral responsibilities to the planet. In the face of species extinction, environmental degradation, and climate change, scientific knowledge cannot be our only guide. Includes a segment by Isle Royale's wolf/moose researcher John A. Vucetich. 470pg

Vic Foerster. Illustrated by Joyce Koskenmaki. After thirty years of visits to Isle Royale National Park, Foerster records his experience and wonderment in this funny and poignant, riveting, and heart-thumping narrative. With beautiful illustrations by former Isle Royale Artist-in-Residence Koskenmaki, this wonderfully crafted book takes an intimate look into what it means to find and revere wilderness. Paper. 288 pages.

Official NOAA navigational charts of Isle Royale, Keweenaw, Lake Superior, and Great Lakes regions. Soundings in feet. Available folded or rolled. If rolled, add the large mailing tube (up to 4 charts per tube). Printed in lithographic hues on heavyweight paper or tear-resistant and waterproof poly material, as well as updated with the latest "Notice to Mariners." Click "Add to Cart" to view available charts.

Isle Royale 2013 Artist-in-Residence Terri Bocklund pays tribute to the Big Lake and Isle Royale’s denizens (wolves, moose, loons, winter wrens, owls), places (Huginnin, Daisy Farm), and experiences (the aurora, fog, sunny shorelines) in this 15-track CD of songs and instrumentals. Also available as a premium for IRKPA memberships or donations of $50 or more! 52 min., 20 sec.

Howard Sivertson. A book of richly detailed paintings illustrating Howard Sivertson's boyhood on Isle Royale. Autobiographical tales recall the droll humor and picturesque life of Isle Royale's commercial fishing families. Hardcover. 112 pages.

In most parts of the country, it is rare to glimpse the majestic moose, reclusive wanderers of the North Country. Yet our fascination with moose is boundless. Powerful and enchanting, moose are truly beloved. Acclaimed naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela shares his up-close-and-personal images as he presents the amazing lives of moose in a beautiful hardcover book. Anyone who appreciates the wonders of nature will treasure this spectacular collection of photographs and information.

Loraine Campbell. This story is based on the true memories of Annie Bowen Hoge, whose father served as an assistant keeper at Passage Island Light on Lake Superior during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Paper. 77 pages.

Made in Houghton, MI, this sticker is the perfect way to showcase your support for Isle Royale National Park!

Encourage children to engage in imaginative play with these award-winning, delightful, well-made finger puppets that celebrate the natural world with animals in our national parks.

This original hand-illustrated gallery print by Anderson Design Group of Nashville, TN, as part of their National Park series, is a stunning new image with the feel of the WPA era. It includes iconic images of the Ranger III, moose, and the Rock Harbor Lighthouse. Printed on 18" x 24" heavy gallery-grade paper. Price includes mailing tube.

Encourage children to engage in imaginative play with these award-winning, delightful, well-made finger puppets that celebrate the natural world with animals in our national parks.

Made in Houghton, MI, this sticker is the perfect way to showcase your support for Isle Royale National Park!

Gold-edged porcelain ornament with the image of the Rock of Ages lighthouse on the front, and information on the ROA light on the back. 4" diameter with red ribbon, comes boxed.

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Emeritus Rolf Peterson is also a watercolorist! Sales of these notecards based on his paintings benefit the ongoing wolf-moose research (www.isleroyalewolf.org). Each design includes five cards (4.25 x 5.5) with envelopes per pack (image shows front and back of card).

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Emeritus Rolf Peterson is also a watercolorist! Sales of these notecards based on his paintings benefit the ongoing wolf-moose research (www.isleroyalewolf.org). Each design includes five cards (4.25 x 5.5) with envelopes per pack (image shows front and back of card).

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Emeritus Rolf Peterson is also a watercolorist! His new "Moose on Snow" design was a selection for the 2015 Great Lakes Showcase art show at Michigan Tech. Sales of these notecards based on his paintings benefit the ongoing wolf-moose research (www.isleroyalewolf.org). Each design includes five cards (4.25 x 5.5) with envelopes per pack (image shows front and back of card).

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Emeritus Rolf Peterson is also a watercolorist! Sales of these notecards based on his paintings benefit the ongoing wolf-moose research (www.isleroyalewolf.org). Each design includes five cards (4.25 x 5.5) with envelopes per pack (image shows front and back of card).

Famed longtime Isle Royale wolf-moose researcher and Michigan Tech Research Professor Rolf Peterson is also a watercolorist! Sales of these notecards based on his paintings benefit the ongoing wolf-moose research. Each design includes five cards with envelopes per pack.4.25 x 5.5

Wood Stickers are made from sustainably sourced real wood and work just like any other sticker. Weather Resistant, Flexible, and Unique.

Daniel Lenihan. The revised Submerged Cultural Resources Unit report on the ten shipwrecks of Isle Royale includes the history of the ships as well as maps of the underwater sites. A must for all divers. Color and B&W photos. 210 pages.

Snowflake T-Shirt. Now in youth sizes, too! IRKPA licensed George Desort’s original design of wolf and moose tracks forming a snowflake. The shirt says "Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale," celebrating the world’s longest-running predator-prey study, with "www.irkpa.org" below. Screen printed locally in white, accented with light blue on preshrunk 100% cotton in gray or royal blue. Youth sizes S-L $13.95. New lower prices for adult sizes S-XL $16.95, 2XL $18.95. Click "Add to Cart" to see size and color options.

Mary J. Schueller. The author's father, Mike Kerkes, worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) when in 1936 a desperate cry for help from the U.S. Forest Service on Isle Royale sent his company to help contain the inferno that threatened the entire island. Conditions on the island soon forced ordinary men into circumstances in which heroes find themselves. Also narrated are Mike's everyday camp experiences, his friendships, and his work for the CCC. Paper. 328 pages.

The sinking of the America in 1928 was like the loss of an old friend. She had brought mail, provisions, friends and fish to and from Isle Royale and the Minnesota/Ontario shore for many years. Oral histories, photographs, newspapers, and underwater video woven into this 66-minute WDSE Duluth Public TV documentary recount the ship's history in a time long past.

Russell Tabbert. A memoir of summers Tabbert and his wife spent as fire lookouts at Isle Royale National Park from 1965 to 1967. Both graduate students, they were joined in their tiny lookout home the third summer by their daughter. Color photos. 64 pages.

Nevada Barr. A self-avowed "desert rat," park ranger Anna Pigeon finds herself out of her element when she is reassigned to Isle Royale National Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Below the frigid waters lies the Kamloops, a sunken 1927 ship — the final resting place of its five victims. But when divers surface with a tale of seeing a sixth body, Anna must break the Great Lake's grip on its icy secrets. Paper. 310 pages.

Napier Shelton. A natural history of Isle Royale for the non-scientist. This very readable book reveals the unfolding story of this unique island ecosystem, emphasizing the delicate relationship between its plants, animals, climate, and geology. Beautiful color photographs throughout. Paper. 176 pages.

Howard Sivertson. A collection of paintings and stories revealing the sometimes daring, often humorous, and always poignant adventures of citizens of Lake Superior's North Shore and Isle Royale. Hardcover. 91 pages.

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 teal green bandana. 100% cotton. Made in the USA.

Color photographs of the four Isle Royale Lights — Passage Island, Rock Harbor, Isle Royale (Menagerie Island), and Rock of Ages —by John and Ann Mahan, superimposed on historic images of lighthouse keepers from the park collection. 18" x 24". Price includes mailing tube.

One hundred true stories from National Park Service employees and volunteers across the nation’s now more than 400 national park units make for an engrossing, funny, and often moving read. Each story—and career— is unique, seasoned with daily duties, grand adventures, and everything in between! Published by the Yosemite Conservancy in celebration of the NPS centennial. Preface by NPS Director Jon Jarvis, forward by Dayton Duncan. 320 pp. (6 x 9 in.)

Revised in 2006.National Geographic. 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. GPS compatible. 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.

Colorful National Geographic topographic map of Isle Royale National Park suitable for framing. Includes park information and mileage chart. 24" x 36". Rolled in a clear plastic tube. Price includes mailing tube.

Allison Slavic and Robert Janke. Contains information on the botanical history, physical environment, and plant communities of Isle Royale as well as a checklist of the approximately 700 species of flora on the Island. Illustrations. 54 pages.

Carolyn C. Peterson. From a rustic cabin, over 37 summers, Carolyn Peterson emerges as a woman equally competent to skin a dead moose and bake a rhubarb pie, to carry a heavy pack behind her researcher husband and to wash diapers in a metal tub over an open fire. Her memoir is instructive, uplifting, and inspiring. Paper. 102 pages.

What Should a Clever Moose Eat? Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods. Take a walk in John Pastor's North Woods—you'll come away with a new appreciation for details, for the game trails, beaver ponds, and patterns of growth around you, and won't look at the natural world in the same way again. 336 pp. (6 x 9 in.)

Robert Janke. This compact but complete guide to the wildflowers of Isle Royale includes entries on 101 flowers each with a full paragraph of description and illustrated with a large pen and ink drawing. Several color photographs included. Paper. 98 pages.

Nevada Barr. Based on the wolf-moose research done on Isle Royale in the winter, this is the fourteenth in Barr's series of Anna Pigeon mysteries and her second set on Isle Royale. It is January, and Anna is sent to Isle Royale to learn about managing and understanding wolves. Soon after her arrival, the wolf packs under observation begin to act in peculiar ways. Alone on an island without electricity or running water, with temperatures hovering around zero both day and night, Anna fights not only for the wolves, but also for her own survival. Paper. 469 pages.

Wood Stickers are made from sustainably sourced real wood and work just like any other sticker. Weather Resistant, Flexible, and Unique.

Each magnet with lifelike 3D image also shares information on the back about these animals, whose Isle Royale populations and their interrelationships have been studied for more than 50 years! Embossed with "Isle Royale National Park" in gold lettering. Magnet (3.5 x 1.75 in.)

Each postcard with lifelike 3D image also shares information on the back about these animals, whose Isle Royale populations and their interrelationships have been studied for more than 50 years! Embossed with "Isle Royale National Park" in gold lettering. Postcard (6.25 x 4.75 in.)

Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale 2016-2017. Wolf-moose study annual report.

John A. Vucetich and Rolf O. Peterson. Wolf-Moose study annual reports. Annual reports from the National Park Service winter study on Isle Royale. Each issue, usually available in April, includes the latest information on the wolf-moose populations on the island, as well as information on other wildlife and weather conditions. Paper. 16 pages. Click on "Add to Cart" to view available annual reports. Previous years also available - contact us for details.

Rolf O. Peterson. Wildlife biologist Peterson's fascinating firsthand account of the relationship that exists between the wolf and the moose on the island. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, this book reveals the true nature of the mysterious and little-understood wolf. Paper. 192 pages.