From Washington Island, WI to Blind River, Ontario... North Channel Bound..... We have made great progress from Michigan to Canada and the start of our travels through the North Channel. The weather has finally turned our way and we hope it keeps going that way. It still is not real warm, but the skies are sunny and the wind and seas are calm.
(View from Harbor at St. Ignace)
As George and Ginny left, Linda and Terry Brooks joined the Osprey Adventure. On Wednesday, June 18 we left Leland and headed to Beaver Island. The seas continued to be flat but somewhat cool and misty. Once at Beaver Island, we rented a car and traveled around the island... It was amazing the wildlife that we saw... over 50 whitetails, beaver sign, muskrats, otter, mergansers, and loons. We also saw the Island Highlights - Large Rock, Huge Tree and Historic Lighthouse.
The next morning, we left for St. Ignace and the crossing across 
the Mackinaw Straits. The winds continued to be with us... Good seas and cloudy, misty skies. St. Ignace was a nice harbor and the weather warmed up and the sun came out. We were ready to move onto Canada in the morning.As you would expect... both Bill and Terry were dying to fish. They talked with the fishermen in St. Ignace and we put out lines as soon as we left the harbor. We got a Lake Trout and a King before we crossed into International Waters. The skies were sunny and seas flat.
On our way from DeTour Habor, we saw a strange site... A boat pulling a septic tank truck on a barge... That is a job I would not want. we couldn't believe it but the truck driver was sitting in the truck ready to go once he got to land...
As soon as we cleared customs in Thessalon, we got in the search for fishing licenses. All four of us got on bikes and we went a couple of miles in search for the Outpost. It had not opened for Spring... This was a major crisis since the boys needed to start fishing. Luckily the harbor master, Ron, took pity on the boys and called a friend to take us about 10 miles to another small town - Little Rapids - to get fishing licenses. After discussions with local fishermen, we went out... but didn't catch anything that night, however when we left this morning we immediately started to fish again. This time we got 2 Kings. All of the fish we caught had 1 to 2 Lamprey Eels attached, which dropped off in the boat. The fishing was not the caliber that we became accustomed to in Waukegan, but it was still fun. Linda fixed the King for dinner... it was wonderful.
Blind River is a nice harbor and the day is beautiful. We are all working on a little tan. It is nice to be out of sweats and jackets for a little while. We will be entering Whalesback Channel tomorrow and plan to anchor out over night and hope this nice weather continues. We have started to see large rocks and a lot of loons.
AND we continue to add lots of excitement to our passengers.... maybe it is the ultimate of relaxation.... whose to say....
Check us out on Google Earth. Today we are at Blind River... 46.10.682N 82.57.939W
George and Ginny Clark continued traveling with us from Fish Creek, WI to Leland, MI. We had a beautiful day traveling from Fish Creek to Washington Island (Detroit Harbor). We borrowed the harbor car and toured the island... The highlights in Detroit Harbor were sandwiches at the Albatross, steaks at the Shipyard and a beautiful sunset on Father's Day... June 15. The next morning we awoke to rainy skies and west wind. We decided to make the Lake Michigan crossing and it was a good decision. The Lake was smooth and the crossing was easy. It was a short trip for George... he saw the beginning and end... but slept through the rest.. We arrived at Leland in rain and cold.
Leland, MI (Fish Town) was a real nice, quaint town... Dinner at the Blue Bird was wonderful and the view of the river was very relaxing. The next day... George and Ginny left to stay at a hotel overlooking the rapids in Leland and to prepare for their drive back to Cincinnati. All had a great cruise under exciting weather conditions.
George and Ginny Clark continued traveling with us from Fish Creek, WI to Leland, MI. We had a beautiful day traveling from Fish Creek to Washington Island (Detroit Harbor). We borrowed the harbor car and toured the island... The highlights in Detroit Harbor were sandwiches at the Albatross, steaks at the Shipyard and a beautiful sunset on Father's Day... June 15. The next morning we awoke to rainy skies and west wind. We decided to make the Lake Michigan crossing and it was a good decision. The Lake was smooth and the crossing was easy. It was a short trip for George... he saw the beginning and end... but slept through the rest.. We arrived at Leland in rain and cold.
Leland, MI (Fish Town) was a real nice, quaint town... Dinner at the Blue Bird was wonderful and the view of the river was very relaxing. The next day... George and Ginny left to stay at a hotel overlooking the rapids in Leland and to prepare for their drive back to Cincinnati. All had a great cruise under exciting weather conditions.
As George and Ginny left, Linda and Terry Brooks joined the Osprey Adventure. On Wednesday, June 18 we left Leland and headed to Beaver Island. The seas continued to be flat but somewhat cool and misty. Once at Beaver Island, we rented a car and traveled around the island... It was amazing the wildlife that we saw... over 50 whitetails, beaver sign, muskrats, otter, mergansers, and loons. We also saw the Island Highlights - Large Rock, Huge Tree and Historic Lighthouse.
The next morning, we left for St. Ignace and the crossing across 
the Mackinaw Straits. The winds continued to be with us... Good seas and cloudy, misty skies. St. Ignace was a nice harbor and the weather warmed up and the sun came out. We were ready to move onto Canada in the morning.As you would expect... both Bill and Terry were dying to fish. They talked with the fishermen in St. Ignace and we put out lines as soon as we left the harbor. We got a Lake Trout and a King before we crossed into International Waters. The skies were sunny and seas flat. 
On our way from DeTour Habor, we saw a strange site... A boat pulling a septic tank truck on a barge... That is a job I would not want. we couldn't believe it but the truck driver was sitting in the truck ready to go once he got to land...
As soon as we cleared customs in Thessalon, we got in the search for fishing licenses. All four of us got on bikes and we went a couple of miles in search for the Outpost. It had not opened for Spring... This was a major crisis since the boys needed to start fishing. Luckily the harbor master, Ron, took pity on the boys and called a friend to take us about 10 miles to another small town - Little Rapids - to get fishing licenses. After discussions with local fishermen, we went out... but didn't catch anything that night, however when we left this morning we immediately started to fish again. This time we got 2 Kings. All of the fish we caught had 1 to 2 Lamprey Eels attached, which dropped off in the boat. The fishing was not the caliber that we became accustomed to in Waukegan, but it was still fun. Linda fixed the King for dinner... it was wonderful.Blind River is a nice harbor and the day is beautiful. We are all working on a little tan. It is nice to be out of sweats and jackets for a little while. We will be entering Whalesback Channel tomorrow and plan to anchor out over night and hope this nice weather continues. We have started to see large rocks and a lot of loons.
AND we continue to add lots of excitement to our passengers.... maybe it is the ultimate of relaxation.... whose to say.... 
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