• A mid-afternoon veiw down the expanse of Isle Royale National Park. Photo taken from the Mount Ojibway Fire Tower.

    Isle Royale

    National Park Michigan

Park Planning

Major planning documents pertaining to Isle Royale National Park are posted here. Many of the plans are large documents that may take some time to open. 

Main Planning documents

Final Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
Document Type PDF

Environmental Assessment
Improvement of Recreation Opportunities for Concession Employees at Rock Harbor - 2008 
Document Type PDF

Fire Management Plan 2004
Document Type HTML
Fire Management Plan - Finding of No Significant Impact
Document Type PDF

General Management Plan - 1998
Document Type PDF

Wilderness Designation Legislation 1976
Document Type PDF

National Park Laws: February 4, 1932
Document Type PDF

Enabling Legislation - 1931


Cultural Resource Reports and Documents

Cultural Landscape Inventory Tobin Harbor - 2011
Document Type PDF

Historic Structures Maintenance Guide - 2010
Document Type PDF

Checklist for Routine Repair and Maintenance of Historic Structures at Isle Royale - 2010
Document Type PDF

Cultural Resources on Isle Royale: An Historic Context - 2010
Document Type PDF

Historic Property Lease Management Policies - 2006 
Document Type PDF

An Ethnohistory of the Scandinavian Folk Fishermen
Document Type PDF


Did You Know?

Areal view of the Rock of Ages Lighthouse on a sunny day with few clouds.

Rock of Ages Lighthouse contained a second-order Fresnel lens which was the largest sized lens on the Great Lakes.  View this magnificent lens at the Windigo Visitor Center.