Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale National Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
An aerial view of Isle Royale
Location in the United States Show map of the United States Location in Michigan Show map of Michigan
Location	Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States
Nearest city	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Coordinates	48°6′0″N 88°33′0″W
Area	571,790 acres (2,314.0 km^2)[1]
Established	April 3, 1940
Visitors	25,798 (in 2018)[2]
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Official website

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.

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

1. "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
2. "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

Other websites

Isle Royale National Park - National Park Service website