Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Walker Orenstein and photographer Anthony Soufflé hiked Isle Royale to give readers a sense of the place, the mystery and the whisper network that has been trying to understand the tragedy. They will answer your questions about the island and the case during a live Q&A from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Submit your questions below:
How did two campers die on Isle Royale? Submit your questions.
The mystery surrounding two camper deaths on the remote and rugged island in Lake Superior have captured the curiosity of people around the country.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 30, 2025 at 10:51PM
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![Rising above the treeline (Top of this photo), on the shore of Birch Lake, the Twin Metals Copper Nickel Mine Plant site and Tailings Management site is part of the proposed plan. ] In theory, the copper-nickel mine Twin Metals wants to build in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a zero-discharge mine — a closed loop that will endlessly recycle millions of gallons of water, including rainwater and the polluted process water it uses to extract ore and](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/AWHWWVUU5HGVMX6RUZ4PCKXP6A.jpg?&w=436&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
The copper-nickel mine is controversial for its proximity to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and the Biden Administration had canceled its leases.
