1. Minnesota
   Michigan
2. Wisconsin

Although Isle Royale National Park is closer to Minnesota, it is actually a part of the state of Michigan.

1. 56 miles
   33 miles
2. 20 miles

Isle Royale National Park is 56 miles (90 kilometers) from mainland Michigan and only 20 miles from the shores of Minnesota.

1. seaplane
   ferryboat
2. both of the above

Seaplane flights are available from Houghton, Michigan, but most visitors reach Isle Royale on boats operated by the Park Service. The ride takes three hours from either Grand Portage, Minnesota, or Copper Harbor, Michigan or six hours from Houghton, Michigan.

1. 45 miles
   30 miles
2. 26 miles

Isle Royale is 45 miles in length and nine miles wide. The Isle Royale National Park consists of Isle Royale and 200 smaller islands that surround it.

1. Lake Michigan
   Lake Superior
2. Lake Erie

Isle Royale National Park is located in Lake Superior, which is the largest of the Great Lakes.

1. only eight miles
   only three miles
2. zero miles

There are no roads on Isle Royale. The island's isolation has helped to maintain a pristine and looking much as it did more than two centuries ago.

1. more than 200 years ago
   more than 300 years ago
2. more than 400 years ago

Historian believe that the first European settlers first stepped foot on Isle Royal more than 200 years ago. The first humans likely visited the island about 4,500 years ago.

1. The Park is one of only three places in the United States where you can still find polar bears in the wild.
   The Park is one of only three places in the United States where there are still herds of wild elk.
2. The Park is one of only three places in the United States where wolves still roam free.

Isle Royale shelters paper birches, balsam fir, wild orchids, violets, mallards, mergansers, loons, herons, wolves, moose, deer, and bobcats. The park is one of only three places in the United States where wolves still roam free.

1. Arizona and New Mexico
   Alaska and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2. Texas and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The other places where wolves roam freely are Alaska and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Moose, the wolf's main prey, also inhabit the island.

1. 571790
   632550
2. 787210

The total area of Isle Royale National park including all of Isle Royale’s surrounding islands is 571,790 acres (191,235 hectares). As you hike the woodland trails in this natural haven, you frequently see moose grazing in the meadows.

1. spring
   summer
2. fall

Almost everyone agrees that autumn is the best time to visit. In autumn the sugar maples and yellow birch are in full color, wild berries are thick underfoot, and the moose appear from the ridges to the valleys.

1. 160
   150
2. 135

There are more than 160 (258 kilometers) miles of hiking trails in the park. You can pick wild raspberries and blueberries as you hike along the trails in addition to enjoying some breathtaking scenic views.

1. eastern red wolf
   northern grey wolves
2. common timber wolf

The northern grey wolf is the local species. On moon-filled nights, you can often hear distant howls of the wolves calling to each other as they hunt or travel.

1. 1938
   1949
2. 1953

A few wolves crossed ice-covered Lake Superior to Isle Royale in 1949 during an unusually cold winter. For two decades, the wolves fed on old, young, or weak moose.

1. The moose were chased across the ice by the wolf pack in 1949.
   A few moose were brought to the island by humans.
2. The moose swam across to the island.

It is believed by most that the moose swam across to the island while hunting for food. Amazingly, such a large animal is also a very good swimmer and can swim at six miles per hour (9.7 kph) for more than 10 miles without stopping.

1. about 100
   about 75
2. about 50

The wolf pack stopped growing with around 50 members, which was appropriate for the size of the moose herd on the island. The relationship is symbiotic, as the wolves prevent the moose from overpopulating the island.

1. Granite Ridge
   Greenstone Ridge
2. Limestone Ridge

Greenstone Ridge is the backbone of the island and geologists believe that it could be a piece of the largest lava flow on earth.

1. Algonquin Harbor
   Pirates Harbor
2. Rock Harbor

Rock Harbor is located on the northeastern shore, where hiking trails give visitors access to scenic overlooks and secluded coves.

1. abandoned copper mines
   ancient stone ruins
2. deep caves

There are more than 1,000 small abandoned copper mines dotting the island. Canadian and American Native peoples would canoe to this remote island to dig for copper to make jewelry, tools, and cookware.

1. 900 BCE
   1250 BCE
2. 2500 BCE

Experts date the creation of some of the mines back to 2500 BCE. This was only about 500 years after the start of the Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.