A Day at Isle Royale

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A Day at Isle Royale

A day at Isle Royale, Michigan.

One of the many small islands that comprise Isle Royale, Michigan. The orange on the rock is actually a lichen, a combination of fungus and bacteria. Lichens are an indicator of good air quality because they are sensitive to air pollution.

The Ranger III ship docks in Rock Harbor, Isle Royale. It travels from Houghton to Isle Royale several times a week.

The Isle Royale shoreline. The entire island is a national park.

Wolf-moose study researcher Rolf Peterson talks about moose at his summer headquarters on Isle Royale, Mich.

Candy Peterson lives six months of the year on Isle Royale with her husband, Rolf, as part of the Wolf-Moose study on the island.

Wolf researcher Rolf Peterson, left, talks about moose with a visitor to his summer headquarters on Isle Royale.

Part of the moose antler -skull collection is tagged and catalogued as part of the Wolf-Moose study on Isle Royale, Mich.

One of the last private cottages on Isle Royale is in Tobin Harbor.

Isle Royale lighthouse dates from 1855. It's now a museum, and the only way to visit it is by boat.

One of the last private boat houses on Isle Royale, in Tobin Harbor.

Isle Royale is the only place on the Great Lakes where loons nest.

Hikers on the trail to Three Mile and Daisy Farm, Isle Royale, Mich.

Hikers on the trail to Three Mile on Isle Royale, Mich.

A Wood lily, bright orange with purple-spotted base, is one of the many wildflowers on Isle Royale, Mich.

Harebell is featured on Isle Royale, Mich.

The sun sets over the far eastern edge of Isle Royale.

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One of the many small islands that comprise Isle Royale, Michigan. The orange on the rock is actually a lichen, a combination of fungus and bacteria. Lichens are an indicator of good air quality because they are sensitive to air pollution.

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