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Ship's Log
A sampling of the Great Loop


Manitowoc Redux
7-16-2024 Following a more than three week stay in Sturgeon Bay, it was time to depart and to begin our journey south. We had also grown...
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Jul 20, 20241 min read


Sturgeon Bay & Death's Door
6-24-24 Following a 50 mile jaunt northward along the Wisconsin coast, we entered the Sturgeon Bay Canal located at the base of the Door...
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Jul 20, 20241 min read


Manitowoc, WI and the Badger.
6-21-24 We departed Pentwater for our crossing of Lake Michigan. Seas were nearly flat, but the slight fog present in Pentwater...
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Jul 20, 20242 min read


Pentwater, MI and a bold change of plans
June 20th, 2024 But this point in our journey, we had begun to think about our upcoming trip to Knoxville Tennessee for a family get...
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Jul 12, 20241 min read


Grand Haven Redux
June 14, 2024 On our journey north, we once again we're able to visit one of our favorite towns on the West Coast of Michigan, Grand...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read


Singapore to Saugatuck, MI
June 11-14, 2024 The big day finally came for us to leave South Haven and head north to Saugatuck, Michigan. The day of departure was...
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Jun 16, 20242 min read


Hello South Haven, MI!
The weather could not have been more perfect when we left Holland, Michigan and headed south to our first stop in our 2024 voyage, South...
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May 31, 20242 min read


Saying Goodbye to Holland
Well, we were beginning to think it would never happen, but it has. We flew back to Holland over the weekend and spent four days working...
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May 31, 20242 min read


Holland, MI
October 3, 2023 We arrived in Holland, Michigan, or more specifically Lake Macatawa, just ahead of a nasty three day storm. This was some...
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Mar 22, 20243 min read


What a town! Grand Haven, MI
October 1, 2023 Continuing our tour down, the western shore of Michigan brought us to Grand Haven. The breakwater leading into the river...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read


Ludington, MI
September 29, 2023 We stayed at the municipal docks in Ludington, which can only be described as narrow and rickety. Getting into the...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read


Frankfort, MI
September 28, 2023 We had a beautiful ride with an early morning departure from Leland down to Frankfort.. Initially, we experienced a...
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Mar 22, 20241 min read


Leland, MI and the salmon
September 25, 2023 We left Traverse City early in the morning and took a beautiful cruise around the western peninsula and down the West...
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Mar 22, 20242 min read


Traverse City, MI & the Bay
September 10, 2023 The day started with a leisurely five hour cruise from Charlevoix down to Traverse City over a glassy Lake Michigan....
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Mar 22, 20243 min read


Charlevoix, MI
September 9, 2023
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The Strait of Mackinaw & Petosky, MI
September 5, 2023
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Mackinaw City, MI
September, 2023
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Back to the US: Detour, MI
September 1, 2023
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Blind River, ON
August 31, 2023
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Gore Bay, ON
August 28, 2023
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Killarney, ON!
August 25, 2023
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Byng Inlet on the North Channel
August 23, 2023
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Killbear, ON
August 22, 2023
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The North Channel, Midland, ON
August 20,2023
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