Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale National Park is a wildlife reserve on more than 100 islands in northwest Lake Superior, in northern Michigan in the United States. This national park was opened in 1940. The wildlife includes moose, wolves and many kinds of birds.
| Isle Royale National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
 An aerial view of Isle Royale | |
| Location in the United States##Location in Michigan | |
| Location | Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States |
| Nearest city | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| Visitors | 25,798 (in 2018)[1] |
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One of the islands is called Isle Royale. It has an area of 229 square miles. Native Americans mined copper on this island in pre-Columbian times (before 1492). The mines can still be seen here.
References
- ↑ "Five Year Annual Recreation Visits Report". Public Use Statistic Office, National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2019.