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We stayed a full day at Green Turtle Bay – processed the mail and had dinner with Bob and Theresa (Theresa) to celebrate their one year anniversary on the boat. The next day we went through a short canal connecting Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake and sto…

Green Turtle Bay Marina, near Paducah, KY, is part of a resort on the north end of Lake Barkley – a large man-made lake. As I mentioned when we arrived, we were greeted by lots of loopers. It is a traditional stop-over for a little R & R after the…

Off the unpredictable lake we’re now again at the mercy of bridge and lock tenders. And then there are all those big barges with their tugs to avoid. Hard to believe we could be so close to the beauty of Chicago while going through the industrial area…

We spent a week in Racine. The asian carp situation was not resolved and in fact seemed to be heating up, so there was no push to leave immediately. We did some shopping by bus, Joe ordered a couple boat things since he could receive them at the loca…

Dodging the fast ferries as we left Mackinac Island, we had an impressive last view of the Grand Hotel before we passed under the Mackinac Bridge which joins the two Michigan peninsulas. The bridge is four miles long and the suspension cables are paint…

Killarney, founded in 1820 but only accessible by road since 1962, is considered the entrance into the North Channel. It is a small village but caters to boaters by having water access to many services – the LCBO (liquor store) has its own dock. Ment…

We came to Bay Moorings Marina in Penetanguishene to attend a “looper” get together, but arrived several days early. The marina is not really near the downtown area, so Joe rented a car for a few days. On Saturday, we went to the Jesuit Martyrs Shrin…