Thunderbolts & Lightning
Big winds and heavy rain made for a long night in the Portage Canal of the Keweenaw peninsula.
Author: Daniel
Loon Chorus
Yesterday we set out from Cheboygan, Michigan for Drummond Island—some 30 nautical miles across the western reaches of Lake Huron. After a lovely sail in 15-20 knot winds with a port reach, we dropped anchor in a broad cove deep into Whitney Bay. Homes and cabins can be seen in…
Shanks for the Memories
Sailing and sailboats were not a part of my upbringing. In 1963, at the age of 11, I moved with my family to a small farm we leased in western South Dakota—just east of the northern Black Hills. Before I go any further, I should mention that this blog is…
A Bit More About the Benjamins
After a day of cleaning, relaxing and general decompressing at Croker Island, we weighed anchor at 9:30 Sunday morning and followed Jerry and Clare in Magic Carpet out of the bay and toward the Benjamin Islands. We were headed to Fox Island and the Benjamins were in the way. Fox…
