This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4672/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) > 1937 > December > 24 Island Residents Snug for Holiday Small colony on Isle Royale won't worry about unexpected callers Isle Royale Dec14 The handful of isolated in winter on this bleak Lake Superior island dont have to worry about enexpected guests for Christmas and that goes for Santa Claus. Isle Royale is cut off fromt he rest of the world until spring. A few fisherman , national park caretakers and Mrs Gordon MacKenzie, teacher, of the three pupil school, make up the colony Violet Johnson, short wave radio operator and daughter of Holger Johnson, a fisherman, sent word to Houghton Mich. , listerners that all was snug for the holiday We're not worried about a thing, she said. Christmas will be quiet for us but comfortable. She explained that toys and other Christmas supplies came last month on the last supply boat run by the national park service High points in the holiday celebration will be a dinner party at the Johnson lodge and the doings at the school were the teacher and her three pupils will make merry.