Trawler Blogs

We cruised down Whalesback Channel today to anchor at Sanford Island. As those of you who have cruised the North Channel with us know, Whalesback Channel is a beautiful place, full of scenic islands, fine anchorages, and in the summer, lots of cruising…

We’re at Spanish, ON at the municipal marina.We cruised 20 miles of the North Channel this morning through gorgeous stuff. All granite islands fringed with pine trees. It’s hard to get a picture of the expansive views here. Then we stopped at Spani…

Yesterday we stopped at Little Current, ON to stock up on groceries for the North Channel. It’s a much larger town than Killarney so they have real grocery stores. However, all the restaurants in town close between 7:30 and 8:00 PM. We wandered into …

We stayed in Killarney, ON today at the Sportsman’s Inn marina…. at least it used to be a marina. Evidently, it was a hotel – restaurant – shops and marina and today only the boat dock is operating and only costs $35 per night to dock a 53 ft. boat t…

We explored the Bustard Islands in the dinghy yesterday.They’re solid pink granite islands scraped into parallel ridges by the last ice age. There is a very thin layer of soil where trees and vegetation gain a tentative foothold. The islands are load…