By Marianne Y (Marianne) on Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 08:42 am:
Todd H, I think as long as you take adequate precautions (putting on bug spray, like Deep Woods Off, Cutter, etc), that bugs are not a big problem now. We were up there the end of June, and we did not run into any, including boating on the Portage. But, more important, my son has been in Houghton all summer, working and going to school at Michigan Tech. He has not run into any bugs. He even took a hiking class the second summer term, which included hikes to Canyon Falls and up Mt Baldi, and he did not have any bug problems. The one place that you might encounter bugs would be doing things like gardening and weeding, etc, which I doubt you would be doing. The other place might(?) be a hike in the deep woods, or something.
Have a great trip and enjoy Copper Country! August is a great time for it!