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ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK -- As passengers set foot on Isle Royale park rangers are there to greet them.

Rangers live on the island during this time of year, and Ranger Peter Sweger says visitors should take the time to learn about the island before visiting.

"This is a very isolated place, and once they’re here, they’re going to get the opportunity to explore a lot of natural history as well as cultural history," said Sweger.

And there are plenty of things to do on the island, like fishing and camping.

"The shelters here are actually wonderful, but we do have a tent and, of course, the sleeping bags, and what we did was we went with the dried food from the grocery store so we've had a lot of oatmeal and a lot of soups and survived on that," said camper Randy Van Aelst.

Isle Royale is the largest island in Lake Superior and it is over 132,000 acres of preserved land. One of the parks many unique qualities is the wildlife, which includes wolves and moose. But you’ll have to spend more than just a few hours on the island to get a glimpse of the wildlife.

Those who visit say Isle Royale is a captivating place.
 
“I’ve always heard about Isle Royale. It’s truly wilderness, and the first time I left, I thought that I might not ever come back, but there’s something about this island that draws you back, and I’m even sad now leaving it,” said visitor Ricki Rollins.