Spectacular report, John. Yours must be of brass, to head for Isle Royale in a 15. Good on you. Every report I've had from the Arrowhead -- Gunflint, Boundary Waters and trails -- is that the blackflies and ticks are atrocious this year, so the mosquito report isn't too surprising. I was always amazed that I could be out miles from shore on Superior and have wasps bothering me. Could be a karmic thing. Good report on the water temperature, too. It's the singlemost serious element of any endeavour up there. And it's not cold salt water, so you don't even get buoyancy out of it. ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)