We're looking into tripping there too. We want to eventually go all the way around the lake. Not in one year though. It's my girl friend's dream trip. She's a kayaker. 
Just kidding 

This Sept we visited Caribou Outfitters near Goulais River and Naturally Superior near Wawa. Both were very helpful with info. NS even let us test paddle some British style kayaks on the big lake. Man that was fun. Reminded me of white water paddling. Totally different than paddling on big inland lakes. Looking for kayaks is very different than canoe shopping. It's such a personal fit. You really need to test a lot of boats, with & without weight.
It can be done with a canoe too. But I'm finding the British style kayaks to be tons of fun in big water. I'll cc:mail you to a friend that did some canoeing on LS.
ST Linked me to another site with a trip report. There's several out there. But it's a serious lake to paddle, needs respect. Neither outfitter started leading their trips before July, and stopped by the end of August. Before or after, expect long delays while you wait out the weather.

Anyone interested should google "Herb Pohl".

If your in the UP??? and headed south, go by Riverside Kayak Connection near Detroit in Wyandotte, MI. Best selection of British style kayaks I found.

Jose's a paddling buddy of mine. Never tripped with him, but we always enjoyed sharing our tales. Here's a link to his report. Very nice photos too.

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Yup ST, I have had a $1750 deposit with Scott for a Superior Expedition for close to 8 months now. He still hasn't started. I'm a little peeved and thought about canceling the order but my better sense has prevailed. So far no trip has been disrupted from lack of the boat but I will expect it by spring when I plan to employ it perhaps on Georgian bay. To be fair I informed him when I placed the order I wouldn't really need the boat until the fall and failed to continually be a squeaky wheel. So no boat yet......Oh well, no bigey I guess.

I picked up a book on sea kayaking Superior and Michigan and the potential looks very promising.......especially if the Expedition is the boat I think it will be. Patience grasshopper...........

Thinking about a double paddle..........

solotripper wrote on Nov 24^th, 2011 at 7:50pm:


My thoughts exactly ST. Things could get dicey on the big lake and the option of a double paddle could mean the difference.

Yes, it has a unique set up which allows the rudder to lift when it comes in contact with the bottom. That would be handy down here in Florida. If I do set out on Lake Superior I will consider a dry suit. I have always been a "what's the worst that can happen" sort of guy and try and plan accordingly. I might stay alive long enough to be plucked from the water with a dry suit  . The only question is if I will sweat to death instead. When we paddled a short stretch (1.5 mile on the outside) of the big lake on Isle Royale this summer I was amazed at just how cool the air temp was. Perhaps the dry suit would be just the ticket. Anyway, it was quite awesome scenery and I am hopeful the Expedition will fit the bill and build in some margin for safety (I felt very vulnerable in my Magic on the outside).