About us. Shop online. New items. Upcoming. Join IRKPA.
Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association
Now serving Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National
Historical Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Start planning your trip now to your favorite national park. Your purchases help support Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks.



Isle Royale National Park

Try the value package designed for your trip:

Hiking & Canoeing Package Hiking & Canoeing Package
$30.00

Includes the Trails Illustrated map (each side of the map shows one half of the island), the book Isle Royale National Park: Foot Trails and Water Routes, and the park checklists of birds, mammals and rocks.


Fishing PackageFishing Package
$25.00
Large Mailing Tube $4.00-add only one for rolled chart(s)
Includes the Isle Navigational Chart, the book, The Fishes of Isle Royale, and Isle Royale fishing regulations and the Aquatic Invasive Species brochure.
To receive your chart neatly rolled, be sure to add the mailing tube-if you are ordering more than chart/poster, select the largest tube from the items you are ordering-most orders can be rolled in just one medium or large tube.

To top of page.
Or select individual items to make your trip perfect, more items are available from our full catalog.


Exploring Isle Royale Video
$5.00 - VHS
$21.95 - DVD
This orientation video produced by the National Park Service shows how to best enjoy the Island's many attributes, including its trails, lakes and campsites. Winner of the 1995 Michigan Outdoor Writers Association Best Outdoor Travel Program. 28 minutes.

Trails Illustrated Map
$11.95
Revised in 2006. Complete topographic map includes valuable wilderness tips and Leave No Trace guidelines, along with updated trails, trailheads, points of interest, campgrounds and much more. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant material with a plastic coating for extreme durability. Measures 4" x 9" folded and 25" x 37" fully opened, with one half of Isle Royale on each side of the map. Scale = 1:50,000.

Foot Trails & Water Routes (Isle Royale National Park)
by Jim DuFresne
$17.95
Third Edition! Includes expanded, up-to-date information on trails, portages, and campsites as well as the island's flora and fauna. All new photographs. 175 pages.


Island Life: An Isle royale Nature GuideIsland Life: An Isle Royale Nature Guide
by Ted Gostomski and Janet Marr
$19.95
A complete Isle Royale nature guide that describes all the common flora and fauna of the island in a full color, compact book. Perfect for your backpack or bookshelf. 168 pages.


Fortunate Wilderness: The Wolf and Moose Study of Isle Royale DVD
a film by George Desort
$20.00
A film by George Desort profiles both the unique relationship between moose and wolves on Isle Royale and the historic half-century wildlife study that chronicles that relationship. This fascinating film features interviews with the biologists, including David Mech, the eminent wolf biologist who, as a graduate student, assisted Durwood Allen; Rolf Peterson, who spent nearly four decades of his professional life doing groundbreaking work on Isle Royale's wolves and moose; and John Vucetich, who, in 2000, became Peterson's research partner. One hour in length DVD.


Minong - The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale
by Timothy Cochrane
$24.95
"At last, an accurate account of the North Shore Ojibwe's relationship with Isle Royale, or Minong - the good place. We now have a clear view of the historic Ojibwe use of Isle Royale - a subject that has been ignored, forgotten, and corrupted for far too long. Cochrane does an excellent job of giving the source and finding out about Ojibwe history from the relatives and descendents of the groups who were actually involved and are still connected to the island today." - Liz Valencia, Historian, Isle Royale National Park. Paper, 285 pages.





Keweenaw National Historical Park


Downtown Calumet: Guide to the Historic Mining Community
$1.50
This walking tour guide for downtown Calumet, MI, takes you on a journey through the history and heritage of this historic mining community, with information and stories about 26 buildings and sites.

Industrial Calumet: A Guide to the Calumet & Hecla Copper Mining Company's Industrial Site
$1.25
A walking tour guide for the former surface operations of the Calumet & Hecla copper mining company in Calumet, MI. The guide assists visitors in walking around the site by providing descriptions of the remaining structures and their past functions.

KNHP Package ~ Buy both and save!
$2.50
Purchase the Downtown Calumet and the Industrial Calumet booklets together.

Michigan's Columbus: The Life of Douglass Houghton
by Steve Lehto
$19.95
Winner of a 2010 Michigan Notable Book Award! The name 'Houghton' is well-known to Michiganians. It graces a city, a county, a lake, waterfalls, schools, and more. But what made Douglass Houghton such a "star"? As the fledgling state's first geologist, he found more than any other explorer before him - from salt springs to gypsum. His reports helped launch a "rush" to the Keweenaw Peninsula's Copper Country. He also found time to be elected mayor of Detroit and teach at the University of Michigan, all before the age of thirty-six. This is his story. Paper, 164 pages.

Walking Paths and Protected Lands of the Keweenaw
Edited by Joan Chadde
$14.95
A lovely little guide to some of the most beautiful walkways in the Keweenaw. Directions, descriptions, and history of 22 protected areas, illustrated with maps and photos for those who wish to experience the Keweenaw from off the beaten trail. 80 pages, full color.


Links

Keweenaw Community Foundation's website
Our fund was opened in November of 2001. The purpose of our fund is to support the mission of the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association in promoting the public's understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park. Our endowment is managed by the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF), and all donations to our endowment qualify for the Michigan Community Foundation Tax Credit valued at fifty percent of your donation. For example, a $100 donation will cost less than $50 with this special state income tax credit and federal credits. To make a donation to the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association endowment fund please send it directly to: Keweenaw Community Foundation, PO Box101, Houghton, MI 49931. Phone: (906) 482-9673. You can also donate directly online at www.k-c-f.org (under the 'giving' tab click on 'make a donation'). Please specify your donation to the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association Endowment Fund.

Isle Royale National Park's website
Keweenaw National Historical Park's website

To top of page.

Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931
Call TOLL-FREE (800) 678-6925 or (906) 482-7860

Comments or questions? irkpa@irkpa.org
Last modified: June 8, 2010
Site hosted by PastyNET, Inc.
Photos and design by C. Manninen


Mall of Michigan Member

Canadian and other International orders welcome, payable in U.S. dollars only!
Enter your country & any additional shipping information in the 'special instructions' box on the checkout page.