Isle Royale (MI) (Images of America)
Isle Royale (MI) (Images of America)
Isle Royale (MI) (Images of America)
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<strong>Isle</strong> <strong>Royale</strong> (<strong>MI</strong>) (<strong>Images</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>) (Jessica J. Poirier) This history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Isle</strong> <strong>Royale</strong> traces almost 5,000 years <strong>of</strong> human efforts to harvest its natural resources. From the Paleo-Indians who extracted native copper to the 19th-century miners, fishermen, farmers, and sportsmen, this isle apart has been visited, mined, and plundered for centuries. Under the protection <strong>of</strong> the National Park Service since 1940, the island is returning to the natural regimethat preceded the arrival <strong>of</strong> the first humans. Moose, wolves, and bald eagles now share the island with low-impact campers and boaters. The reader will visit the lighthouses, steamships, fish camps, and resorts and the people <strong>of</strong> the last two centuries who left their footprints on this jewel <strong>of</strong> Lake Superior.<br />
<strong>Isle</strong> <strong>Royale</strong> (<strong>MI</strong>) (<strong>Images</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>America</strong>)