Photo Gallery of Great Lakes trip on our
previous boat, About Time
Click on the thumbnails below to see an enlargement.
Year 2 (2005)
Leg 5 - Lake Huron and North Channel
David
is happy to be back underway in the second year of our Great Lakes trip.
A
bagpiper "pipes" the sun down at sunset from this lighthouse
tower in Kincardine, Ontario.
Sunset
on Lake Huron.
An
early morning departure from Tobermory in the fog with dew on the decks.
Killarney,
Ontario at the east entrance to the North Channel.
Ducks looking for
handouts in Tobermory, Ontario.
Downtown
Little Current. Lisa visited here twice as a child on family
cruising trips to the North Channel. Although she was only three and
five at the time, many of the sites seemed familiar.
View of the swing
bridge from Little Current.
Gore Bay, Ontario.
Gore Bay, Ontario.
Gore Bay, Ontario.
Fresh raspberries from
the farmer's market in Gore Bay, Ontario, make a great cereal-topper.
Baie Fine, North
Channel, Ontario.
Baie Fine, North
Channel, Ontario.
Baie
Fine, North Channel,
Ontario.
Croker Island, North
Channel, Ontario.
Sunset
view from anchorage at Croker Island, North Channel, Ontario.
David
enjoys the sunset view (above) from the deck of About Time.
About
Time sitting at anchor, Croker Island, North
Channel, Ontario.
Wild
blueberry pancakes on
the griddle at Croker Island.
Dinghy in tow leaving
Drummond Island, Michigan.
Freighter in Detour
Passage bound for the open waters of Lake Huron.
Passing
Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Approaching
the Mackinac Bridge, Michigan.
Lisa
at the helm sailing to Mackinaw City, Michigan.
About
Time at the municipal marina in Mackinaw City, Michigan.
Sunset
from the window of the fast ferry from Mackinac Island.
Leg 6 - Lake Michigan and Beaver Island
We
had some of our best sailing on the way to and from Beaver Island.
Niece
Betsy, sister Suze and sister-in-law Jill aboard About Time for an
afternoon sail.
Mom
and Dad Borre take the helm outside the harbor on Beaver Island.
We
took a break from the boat for 10 days and stayed with Suze &
Jon. This is the view from their side porch of Paradise Bay (St.
James Harbor).
The
welcome dinner for the "Beaver Cousin" Reunion was an elaborate
meal at Suze & Jon's featuring antipasto, salad, grilled whitefish
marinated in herbs, cornbread, and apple tart.
Lisa's
siblings posed together in their old dinghy, the Suzy Q. The
waterline is noticeably lower than it was when they were kids.
The
next generation of Beaver Cousins get an introduction to snakes during a
beach outing to Donnegal Bay.
The
Dean family brought brats from Wisconsin for a cookout at the cabins on
Paradise Bay.
The
Beaver Cousin reunion photo.
Leg 7 - Lake Superior
Approaching
the Soo Locks.
Preparing
for the lock to raise us to the height of Lake Superior.
Almost
finished locking through.
Southbound
freighter approaching the Soo Locks on the U.S. side as we depart the
Canadian locks.
About
Time is the only pleasure boat among the traditional fishing boats at
Whitefish Point Harbor of Refuge. The entrance was silted in, and
although the lake is the deepest of the five, this was not the only time
that we were glad for our shoal draft vessel.
Lisa
documents our arrival at Whitefish Point after an exciting passage from
the St. Mary's River (see log).
The
beach was posted as private property -- a recent topic of legal battles in
Michigan -- we chose the interpretation that the shoreline is in the
public trust and took a walk anyway. This sign went as far as
requesting that you not collect rocks.
Whitefish
Point Harbor of Refuge after the wind died down in the evening.
Clouds
looming as we approach the entrance of Grand Marais, Michigan, harbor for
an overnight stay.
David
is prepared for the rain the following day as we make our way toward
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Looking
back toward Grand Marais and the dramatic bluffs along the shoreline.
This
tree in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is still rooted to the shore
even though the cliff has given way. We marveled at this sight for
quite some time.
Pictured
Rocks.
Pictured
Rocks.
One
of the many exceptional sunsets on Lake Superior. This photo was
taken during our stay at Grand Island, a highlight of our trip along the
southern shore of Superior.
A
few minutes later, the shades deepened.
Lisa's
rock hounding haul for the day near Grand Island.
An
old grain elevator on the waterfront in Marquette, Michigan, is the
proposed site of a condominium development.
We
found the town hopping with music as part of the annual Finnish Festival.
A
beautiful scene on Lake Superior.
The
lift bridge on the waterway in Houghton, Michigan.
Downtown
Houghton, Michigan from the marina where we stayed.
The
falls at Black River Harbor of Refuge.
Lisa
at Black River.
Black
River falls.
Another
of Lisa's rock hounding daily hauls. About Time's waterline
was getting lower and lower by the day.
Lisa
steers through the fog and mist on our final day as we approach Bayfield,
Wisconsin, and the Apostle Islands.
David
celebrates completion of the trip with a margarita.
Sunset
at a beach near the Apostle Islands, Wisconsin.
