Quick, who sang the 1972 novelty hit song, “My Ding-a-Ling?” Now before you click over to Google to look up the answer, know that I’ll reveal the answer before I’m done telling this story. During a trip to Goderich, Ontario a couple of weeks ago to get Gaviidae spiffed up…
Watching fireworks over the water has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. We would pile onto the pontoon with a load of sparklers and LaBatt’s beer for my parents (Dad was Canadian) and head down to the end of Long Lake where we had perfect…
After a number of years of scheduling conflicts, our long-time friends Mark and Jeanne joined us for a weekend of sailing. Besides sailing with us a few times on the Blue Loon, they would not describe themselves as sailors. I’ve known Jeanne since my early college years and she was…
We arrived in Woodbine Harbour on Simpson Island after a short cruise from Rossport, ON. The route we took was not particularly familiar, although I had previously sailed thru these parts back when we still had the Blue Loon. A friend and I trailered the Loon to Rossport and spent…
