Q 01/05

Isle Royale National Park lies in which of the Great Lakes?

A) Superior

B) Michigan

C) Huron

D) Ontario

Answer · why

A) Superior

Superior. The island belongs to Michigan, yet it lies about 15 miles from the Canadian shore and 56 miles from the nearest Michigan mainland.

Q 02/05

The nearest part of Michigan to Isle Royale, 56 miles away, is which peninsula?

A) Keweenaw Peninsula

B) Leelanau Peninsula

C) Garden Peninsula

D) Old Mission Peninsula

Answer · why

A) Keweenaw Peninsula

Keweenaw Peninsula. Ferries from its ports need three and a half to six hours to cross, while a boat from the far closer Minnesota shore can do it in ...

Q 03/05

Isle Royale lies closer to Minnesota than to Michigan; which time zone does it keep?

A) Eastern

B) Central

C) Mountain

D) Atlantic

Answer · why

A) Eastern

Eastern. The island belongs to a Michigan county, while ferries from Minnesota run on Central time, so the park warns visitors that each boat keeps it...

Q 04/05

Besides boats, what is the only other way visitors reach Isle Royale?

A) Seaplane

B) Helicopter

C) Hovercraft

D) Ice road

Answer · why

A) Seaplane

Seaplane. The flight takes about 40 minutes, against six hours on the Park Service's own ferry from the Michigan side.

Q 05/05

Isle Royale is the only US national park to do what every winter?

A) Charge no fee

B) Allow dog sleds

C) Run ice-road tours

D) Close entirely

Answer · why

D) Close entirely

Close entirely. From November 1 to April 15 the island and the water for 4.5 miles around it are shut to visitors, because winter weather makes the cr...