The islands you'll encounter on your Wild Island Escape lie along the eastern periphery of the Apostle Islands archipelago and are only protected marginally from Lake Superior's large swells. This makes for more advanced, yet fascinating paddling. Michigan Island provides an opportunity to explore one of the few remaining stands of virgin timber left in the Apostles. It also boasts the oldest lighthouse in the islands, built in 1948. Ironically, the light was erected on the wrong island and a second one had to be built on Long Island the following year.
Outer Island is a very special place to explore.
The 9 mile trail from the southernmost sandspit to the lighthouse on its northern point provides a great opportunity to stretch the legs. Hidden within this second-growth forest lies remnants of an air strip, a commercial turkey farm, and an old narrow gage railroad. Beautiful cliffs, sandy beaches, and impressive forestation make their home on Cat Island. This island has historically been used by commercial fishermen as a point of refuge during bad weather. Stockton Island has a plethora of nature trails, quarries, cliffs, singing sand beaches, and caves waiting to be explored.