Bay City to Harrisville is about 75 miles. Short trip by car, but a long trip when travelling 10mph.Harrisville is a welcoming hamlet with young college students suntanning their bodies as they assist boaters into their slips, buying fuel or pumping ou…
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Back at it Again! Bay City, MI June, 2012
Great planning over the winter scheduled us to leave for the North Channel and Georgian Bay June 1st. That way we could pack it all in! There is so much to see! June 1st came and went as did many other days. Lyn Detzler from Skipper Buds was helping us…
The Other Side of Life – Bayview Yacht Club Team Race – yeah!
Now that we are home, Jim and I are settling into our “normal” life. We don’t yet have Crawdad in her new home in heated storage (so we can work on her!), but we are enjoying our routine. Crawdad has a new galley countertop and the canvas on …
How do you sum up the adventure of a lifetime?
We knew we were in for an adventure, but the Loop was so much more than an adventure…..
Here are the Buddy and BooBoo before we left on our trip. Joel had not yet completed the canvas for the windows. We were appreciative often of the fine work…
Bay City, MI. We are finally "home"!
Today was an incredible day to travel on the Great Lakes. The winds were calm and we smiled thinking of the times in the past we struggled in the looming waves. What a difference a day makes!
The only waves today were caused by our wake. I a…
East Tawas, MI – for a change the ride was a pleasure!
Rarely are the seas as flat as they were today on Lake Huron. We cruised with ease and crossed paths with surprisingly few boats. We saw only one boat during the entire day as we cruised from Harrisville to East Tawas, a short 39 miles.
East Tawa…
Harrisville – familiar territory.
Harrisville Marina of Refuge is surrounded by a man made breakwater. As with most Michigan Marinas, the docks are well constructed and maintained. The young people (mostly college students) who work at our state marinas are friendly and we we…
Presque Isle – simple beauty.
Eastern Michigan has little population and few cities. The Harbor at Presque Isle sits within a natural harbor that was the only natural harbor on the East side of Michigan used during the early days and later during the lumber days. Simple beauty…
Mackinac Island, does not get any better than this…………..
What a pleasure to be “home”. Mackinac Island has been a favorite for most of my adult life. In my 20’s I began to race sailboats and the Port Huron and Chicago Mackinac races end at Mackinac Island. We have won a few races and placed in others, …
Drummond Island – back in the USA!
We had visited Drummond Island on our first trip to the North Channel and had a rather unpleasant experience as we had difficulty getting into the marina. The islands and shoals are everywhere and the buoys change color and direction at will!
Drummo…
