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.























Friday, August 26, 2011

St.Joseph-Benson Harbour Michigan

We had a 12 hour steam today to take advantage of the good weather. North Star can be called a pleasure craft once again.  The winds were calm and the waves were less than 2 feet. We travelled 102 miles from White Lake to St. Joseph which is a good location from which to cross the lake. The weather is not looking good for the next two days so we will stay at this municipal marina until it is safe to venture forth.
There are many loopers here, some we have already met along the way and some we will meet for the first time.  It looks like there will be a number of us once we reach Chicago.
Making new friends

Leaving White Lake early in the mist
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