Paul Voge
Paul Voge is a 57-year-old attorney and escort kayaker.
Escort Highlights
He escorted Daniel O’Kane to the 22 Apostle Islands in Lake Superior in 18 days during August 2017. The two men camped on the islands at night and took four days off during the event. Park officials in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore issued O’Kane and Voge a special permit that allowed them to be in the park longer than the 14-day limit.
Paul was a support kayaker for the Lake Superior eco-swimming relay on 30 August 2023, as part of the documentary A Sea Change for Superior.
Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin in the United States. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County. All the islands except for Madeline Island are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The islands in Ashland County are all in the Town of La Pointe, except for Long Island, which is in the Town of Sanborn, while those in Bayfield County are in the Towns of Russell and Bayfield.
The islands include Madeline Island, Stockton Island, Gull Island, Eagle Island, Outer Island, Oak Island, Sand Island, Basswood Island, Bear Island, Michigan Island, Hermit Island, Cat Island, Otter Island, Manitou Island, Rocky Island, Long Island, Ironwood Island, York Island, Raspberry Island, Devils Island, South Twin Island, and North Twin Island.
