i mentioned in my last post that i would like my boys to spread 1/2 of my ashes on isle royale. the island is one of two of my favorite places on the planet, the other being on a beach next to an ocean or sea. i started visiting isle royale when i was a young girl, it is a national park on the north end of lake superior. my mom and dad bought a ferry boat that brings people to isle royale national park and our family has been operating it for 40 years!! the operation is based in copper harbor (another favorite spot of mine). i have hiked the entire island (or almost) a few times, i hope to do it at least once more in my lifetime. this special place has the most returning visitors of any of the national parks, does that tell you something? i really can't write to much about this because i'm not that good of a writer. i guess, the closet i can come to a description is that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you walk into your first home after being away for a long time. when i first arrive again for a visit after a 50 mile crossing, the boat maneuvers into the harbor, nothing in the island's essence has changed. the trees may be a little larger and a few are probably down, but there it is, perfect, again! there's no place like home!
