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Your Dollars at Work
Repairing trails at Isle Royale can test your ingenuity. To repair sections of the Ishpeming Trail in 2013, trail crew strapped replacement boards to three canoes and paddled across Lake Siskiwit. NPS
The collection of entrance fees and sale of passes at Isle Royale National Park directly impacts the sustaining and maintaining of visitor services. Trails are repaired and cleared, park rangers interpret the wildlife, scenery, and history, and the Ranger III is kept in good repair so that it may safely continue its Lake Superior service.
How Fee Dollars Work
Since 2004, the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act has provided the mechanism for fee collection at U.S. recreation sites to provide funds for improvements that directly enhance the visitor experience. Such funds can be utilized for facility enhancement related directly to visitor enjoyment, interpretation, habitat restoration, and law enforcement. Generally, between 80 percent and 100 percent of those fees are retained by the park where they are generated. Balances may be carried over from year to year, allowing management to plan and prioritize the most effective use of funds. Where it is feasible, the park displays signage at locations that have been improved with fee collection funds, to express gratitude and celebrate the impact of your fee dollars at work.
Isle Royale Fee Dollar Projects
Yearly Summary of Projects
2023
- Repair Lane Cove Trail bridges
- Pressure test fuel lines for safety at Rock Harbor and Windigo for hazardous material transfer operations.
2022
- Rebuilt 400 feet of boardwalk on the Indian Portage Trail from Chippewa Harbor to Lake Richie
- Rebuilt 200 feet of boardwalk and enhanced erosion control on the Greenstone Ridge Trail between Daisy Farm and East Chickenbone Campgrounds
- Rehabilitated the East Huginnin Cove Trail including bridge repair, brushing, and erosion control
2021
- Rehabilitation of 7 miles of Huginnin Cove Trail including brushing, erosion control, and boardwalk repair
2019
Maintainence of Greenstone Ridge Trail from East Chickenbone Campground to Daisy Farm Campground
Rehabilitation of Rock Harbor Comfort Station
Rehabilitation of Beaver Island Dock
2018
Rehabilitation of Greenstone Ridge Trail from Mt. Franklin to Lookout Louise.
Rehabilitation of Windigo Comfort Station
2017
Rehabilitation of Greenstone Ridge Trail from Island Mine to South Lake Desor
Refurbishment of Windigo Visitor Center floors and exterior
Removal of hazard trees from Rock Harbor area
2015
Rehabilitation of two miles of Minong Ridge Trail
Rehabilitation of Todd Harbor Campground
2014
Repair of Ranger III cargo crane
2013
Rehabilitation of Mott Island Dock
Rehabilitation of Ishpeming Trail
2012
Correction of safety issues for visitor baggage handling aboard the Ranger III
Rehabilitation of South Desor and Lake Richie Campgrounds
2011
Clearance of windfall from many trails
Repair of Ranger III engine
Purchase of 3D/HD audio-visual television for the Houghton Visitor Center
2009
Installation of electrical service on Windigo Dock
2008
Replacement of the island phone system
Replacement of the Windigo water filtration plant with Memcor Plant
Restoration of Rock Harbor wastewater plant interior
Transcription and indexing of 93 park oral histories
2007
Repair of Rock Harbor Main Dock
Rehabilitation of Rock Harbor Auditorium
Replacement of Windigo water tank
Repair of McCargoe Cove Dock
2005
Replacement of Houghton park headquarters garage doors to improve visitor services
Fee Dollars at a Glance
Fee dollars keep trails and campgrounds maintained.
Fee dollars support interpretive programming and tours.
Fee dollars keep mechanical systems and docks operational.
Your Fee Dollars at Work
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