We traveled 20.7 NM or 3 hours and 35 minutes from Elmwood to Northport Village Marina. Lake Michigan was as smooth as glass! We have plans to get to Leland tomorrow and are expecting a visit from our friends Ann and Tim Marty on August 22. We ran into some fun boaters that we had …
We traveled 5 hours and 01 minute or 37.5 NM from Charlevoix to Elmwood Township Marina. We traveled down the Grand Traverse Bay, west of the Old Mission Point Lighthouse. We traveled on a Tuesday, the weather was a little overcast and cloudy and the waves were 2 foot. The forecast for Wednesday and Thursday …
We traveled 14.3 NM, 2 hours and 9 minutes from Petoskey to Charlevoix. Lake Michigan was supposed to be much calmer this morning with one foot seas, we did take out and experienced 3 foot seas with the waves hitting us on the beam. This makes for a very uncomfortable ride! Everything that was not …
We traveled 6 hours and 26 minutes or 46.8 NM from Mackinaw City to Petoskey, Michigan. We had 2 nights in Petoskey and did a lot of bike riding on their wonderful bike trail. I had a flat tire 6 miles from the boat and fortunately we found a bike shop to fix the flat …
We traveled 7 hours and 58 minutes or 47.8 NM from Drummond Island to Mackinaw city. Our friends Jan and Al Geisner were scheduled to meet us on August 7 for a visit. We planned to visit Mackinac Island with them, St. Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie and also take the GAWA Canyon train tour. We …
We traveled from Eagle Island Anchorage to Blind River Marina. It was a bit windy and choppy and storms were expected later in the day. The trip took 4 hours and 26 minutes and we went 31.9 NM. The marina was a very nice facility with a museum and art gallery. There were a few …
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We left Little Current town docks early in the morning and went to the town of Kagawong. This is a popular spot for stopping to see the Bridal Falls and sculpture park. After a nice hike to the falls we continued on our journey with plans to anchor at The Benjamin Islands. This anchorage has …
We traveled 26.2 NM, 4 hours and 2 minutes from Covered Portage to Baie Fine (The Pool), anchorage. Baie Fine is a fjord-like cut. It is a 10 mile passage to The Pool at its far end. There is a dinghy dock on the north shore and is at the base of the marked …
We were now officially out of Georgian Bay and into the Northern Channel. The North Channel provides a protected passage between the large islands of northern Lake Huron and the mainland. It lies nearly east-west and runs from the lighthouse at Killarney in the east to De Tour village in the west, 130 statute miles. …
July 28, Travel Day 133, covered Portage Anchorage Read More »
We traveled 5.8 NM, 1 hour and 4 minutes to Killarney Mountain Lodge. This was a beautiful setting. We met Bill and Margie for lunch at the “World Famous” Herbert Fisheries. Margie and Bill went on to an anchorage and Mike and I stayed at the Lodge Marina. It was time for provisioning, laundry, boat …
July 27, Travel Day 132, Killarney Mountain Lodge Read More »