Preparing for the trip

Captain Jerry has been making the final preparations to North Star, our 32 foot Cape Island down east trawler. We are anxious to leave our landlubber lives behind and begin our long awaited journey around the Great Circle. Join us as we travel 10, 000 kilometers: through the historic Trent Severn Waterway; the pristine waters of Georgian Bay; the North Channel of lake Huron; and hop from beach to beach on lake Michigan. We will visit Chicago and begin our trek along the rivers: Illinois; upper Mississippi; Ohio; Cumberland: Tennessee; Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Black Warrior. We will have transited through 68 locks at this juncture. We have chosen the inner route from Mobile Alabama to Tarpon Springs Florida and the shorter Ocheechobee Waterway to reach the East coast of Florida. We will skip over to the Bahamas to wait out the winter before heading North on the Atlantic Inter Coastal Waterway.
The 10 years of researching and planning are finally at an end and we invite you to come along on our adventure.























Thursday, August 18, 2011

Mackinac Island

What a wonderful day we had.  The weather was hot with a nice breeze, perfect for walking and bike riding.  We visited around Fort Mackinac and Arch Rock.  We had a lovely lunch at a restaurant.  The houses are so large and clean and most are converted to B&Bs. I will let the pictures tell the story.
We met several Loopers at the marina whom we will most likely meet again along Lake Michigan.
Tomorrow we are off to Beaver Island where we will try to anchor for the night.
Missionary Chapel made of bark

Lovely homes converted to B&B

Arch Rock

Devil's Kitchen

Here is a private home not converted to B&B
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