Stockton Island

At the tail end of summer vacation we took a trip to the Apostle Islands. From Bayfield, WI we took a boat out to Stockton Island where we camped for a couple of nights. It was the boys' first backpacking trip (although we didn't hike very far with our backpacks).  The boys enjoyed the days on the beach at the south side of Lake Superior, including the requisite rock throwing. 

We also had some excitement when a young bear worked its way into the camp ground by the boat dock. Mama bear was nowhere to be seen. Whew!

We may be building on this to add some longer hiking in the future! 

The trip was completed with a visit to the Portland Malt Shop in Duluth!