Isle Royale
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Michigan’s Official Gem Is Found Nowhere on Earth but the U.P., and Its Namesake Island Is Off-Limits
Chlorastrolite, the Isle Royale greenstone, exists only on Isle Royale and the…
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People Were Mining the U.P.’s Copper 7,000 Years Ago, and the 1840s Prospectors Found Their Pits
Native peoples mined the U.P.’s copper as far back as 7,000 years…
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Isle Royale Is Michigan’s Only National Park, and the Least-Visited One in the Lower 48
An island wilderness of wolves and moose, with no roads and a…
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A Decade Ago, This Lake Superior Island Was Down to 2 Wolves. Now There Are 37, and the Moose Are Disappearing Fast.
The latest count from Isle Royale, the longest-running wolf and moose study…
