New Camping Fees

This email just in from Jonathan Beers and reprinted here for your information.
Thanks Jonathan!!

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:45:30 -0500
From: "Jonathan T. Beers" <jbeers@mge.com>
To: bosshard@execpc.com
Subject: Camping fee at Pictured Rocks

There's a flat fee of $15 for backpacking campsites at Pictured Rocks now. Doesn't matter if you camp one night or the two week limit, it's still $15. The Apostle Islands Lakeshore has an identical charge this year, so I suspect it applies to the National Lakeshores in general. I don't know of any other National Lakeshores, but I guess there must be.

You might want to add the Superior Hiking Trail in Minnesota to your list of great Midwestern hikes. This summer I did pieces of the SHT, the Porkies, and Pictured Rocks, and I'd hate to have to choose one over the others. Side trips up the Kadunce River canyon, or some gorges on the Devil Track River are a real treat, too. (Don't walk the riverbed when fish eggs or fry might get squished, though.)

Dan at Superior Shuttle (218) 834-5511 is a good guy to talk to about the trail. Affordable shuttle service, food drops, all the stuff lazy hikers like me enjoy. He's based in the SHT Headquarters in Two Harbors, MN.

If you notice a problem or something is glaringly missing, please email me