Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Water Trail Opening (NPS Digest)


	Paddler along the Lake Superior Water Trail. Photo courtesy Mark Eggleson.

The official opening of the Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Water Trail was announced this summer along the shores of Wisconsin’s Bayfield Peninsula.

This long sought-after trail, which includes Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, stretches the entire 400-mile length of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shoreline from Superior, Wisconsin, to the Montreal River at the Michigan border. The Wisconsin water trail links with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Water Trail, which follows the shoreline to Canada.

The water trail committee consisted of tribal, federal, regional, and state agencies and the Inland Sea Society and was coordinated by the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore staff were part of the planning team. All public access sites were identified and ranked for appropriate use and inclusion in the trail; gaps in access were also identified.

The trail emphasizes safe and legal access and camping sites while highlighting the need to steward the shore’s abundant natural, cultural, and recreational resources. The detailed trail map and brochure is complemented by a web-based mapping portal. The portal includes an interactive map that takes the user to a photo, expanded map, and site description for each site http://maps.nwrpc.com/coastal/lake-superior-water-trail To learn more about the RTCA program visit http://www.nps.gov/rtca

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Name: Angie Tornes
Phone Number: 414.297.3605
Email: angie_tornes@nps.gov