Isle Royale National Park transportation study

Fisher, Frances; Mannheim, Daniel; Pray, Bob; Lamoureux, Katie; Carter, Peter; Bettisworth, Caitlin

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Isle Royale National Park transportation study

2015-04-02
By Fisher, Frances ; Mannheim, Daniel ; Pray, Bob

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English

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Creators:

Fisher, Frances ; Mannheim, Daniel ; Pray, Bob ; Lamoureux, Katie ; Carter, Peter ; Bettisworth, Caitlin
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Park Service. Midwest Regional Office
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-NPS-15-02 ; 139/128344
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Michigan
Edition:

Technical report; Jul 2013-Apr 2015
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Park Service
Abstract:

Isle Royale National Park is a remote archipelago located in western Lake Superior, fourteen miles from the closest mainland and 60 ; miles from the park’s headquarters in Houghton, MI. While visitors treasure the parks pristine environment and solitude, ; transporting visitors to and operating a park in such a remote location is costly. Isle Royale has the highest cost per visitor ($170) of ; any unit in the National Park System. ; In this transportation study, Volpe defines what transportation activities are necessary to maintain operation of the park and ; determine what alternatives may feasibly replace the current manner of doing business. At the time of writing, the 55-year old ; Ranger III provides the primary means of transporting visitors, cargo and some fuel to the island. Other vessels with the Park’s fleet ; are used on a limited basis. Upgrading and replacing Ranger III is considered as well as outsourcing specific actives and changing ; the operations of some activities such as waste disposal. The park has already begun to add solar energy systems to reduce the need ; to transport fuel for electricity.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

P13PG00312 ; VM04
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12179/dot_12179_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 3.97 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:a21743f1791675c08bebe0e8ecece1fce0eb0363cdcc751d141b43534dd6a4db

File Language:

English

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