Our first day heading south on Lake Michigan was lovely. The weather was clear and the water was calm. Our first stop was Charlevoix, and we entered the Pine River and cruised through the blue bridge that led to Round Lake and our pretty, protected marina for the night. We cut through the downtown area and into the neighborhood behind it to find the Mushroom … Continue reading Lake Michigan

We headed north from Detroit and crossed a busy Lake St. Claire. Then we continued up the St. Claire River, again traveling the line between USA and Canada, until we reached Port Huron. We walked the waterfront to see the sights and found lunch at a brew pub by the water. A rainbow greeted us the next morning as we entered Lake Huron. Our first … Continue reading Lake Huron

We made a few stops along Lake Erie as we headed southwest toward Cleveland. “The lake was angry that day, my friends.” When the water is rough, we try to secure things on the boat. If we don’t, they find their way to the floor during the trip. By the end of the day we had four broken wine glasses, and a new seatbelt for … Continue reading Lake Erie

“The Plan” is constantly changing and as the Erie Canal reopened, we decided to skip Canada for this trip, as we were getting late into the season for warm weather boating. Instead, we continued west on the canal. Our first step was to lower our boat height, as there were now some low bridges in our path. Kenton took down the radar and satellite dish, … Continue reading Western Erie Canal