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Entering Canada and the North Channel

We left Mackinac on a gorgeous day & cruised through the DeTour Passage to a pretty anchorage called Harbour Island near Drummond Island, Michigan.This is the De Tour Passage LightIt’s bigger than it looks – almost 80 feet tall.The weather changed …

Entering Canada and the North Channel

We left Mackinac on a gorgeous day & cruised through the DeTour Passage to a pretty anchorage called Harbour Island near Drummond Island, Michigan.This is the De Tour Passage LightIt’s bigger than it looks – almost 80 feet tall.The weather changed …

Entering Lake Huron

Yikes!While leaving Green Bay en route for Charlevoix, MI we provided free transportation for about a zillion of these little guys.Luckily, we were hit by heavy showers on the way.It’s Saturday, 7 June, and we are docked at Mackinac Island. We ate the …

Entering Lake Huron

Yikes!While leaving Green Bay en route for Charlevoix, MI we provided free transportation for about a zillion of these little guys.Luckily, we were hit by heavy showers on the way.It’s Saturday, 7 June, and we are docked at Mackinac Island. We ate the …

Green Bay & Door County

It’s June 3rd and we will leave Sturgeon Bay and enter the waters of Green Bay this morning.Our weather has been a bit mixed. Today will be thunderstorms with a high of 57!We are still able to cruise comfortably. Hannah seems less sensitive to the ligh…

Green Bay & Door County

It’s June 3rd and we will leave Sturgeon Bay and enter the waters of Green Bay this morning.Our weather has been a bit mixed. Today will be thunderstorms with a high of 57!We are still able to cruise comfortably. Hannah seems less sensitive to the ligh…

Finally Underway!

Moon Star’s launch went as planned on 22 May and the next day we brought her to Monroe Harbor for a few days visit with our daughter and son-in-law.Four days of rough seas (this city IS windy!) allowed us to discover the friendly welcome of the Columb…

Finally Underway!

Moon Star’s launch went as planned on 22 May and the next day we brought her to Monroe Harbor for a few days visit with our daughter and son-in-law.Four days of rough seas (this city IS windy!) allowed us to discover the friendly welcome of the Columb…

2008 Cruise Plans

We are preparing Moon Star for a May 22 launch in Chicago.This year’s cruise looks like this:We aren’t sure if we will take the Trent-Severn Canal (as shown) or Lake Erie as we heasd for the St Lawrence. We will probably decide in early June, after lea…

2008 Cruise Plans

We are preparing Moon Star for a May 22 launch in Chicago.This year’s cruise looks like this:We aren’t sure if we will take the Trent-Severn Canal (as shown) or Lake Erie as we heasd for the St Lawrence. We will probably decide in early June, after lea…