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hmastevens
Jan 19, 20237 min read
Bridges, Locks and Rivers - Chicago to Peoria
This blog marks a huge transition in our trip thus far. We have always boated in the Great Lakes but we said good bye to Lake Michigan...
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hmastevens
Jan 8, 20234 min read
Chicago, Chicago!
We had a great crossing of Lake Michigan (see our crossing video). There were some swells, but we only started seeing waves when we...
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hmastevens
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Beach Time on Lake Michigan
This blog documents the last of our time on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan including Saugatuck, South Haven, and Saint Joseph. At...
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hmastevens
Nov 21, 20225 min read
Subs and Light Shows
For our next chunk of Lake Michigan we stayed at Lake Muskegon for three days and Grand Haven for two days and there was lots to do at...
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hmastevens
Nov 15, 20224 min read
Conquering Lake Michigan
At this point in our travels, it is time to conquer Lake Michigan. Having spent most of our boating years on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay,...
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hmastevens
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Leland Rocked!
We didn't know much about Leland before we arrived. We knew there were historic fishing shanties and that it was hard to get a...
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hmastevens
Oct 27, 20223 min read
The Suspension was Exciting
In our last blog post, on our approach to Mackinac Island, and again on our horse drawn wagon ride on the island, we caught glimpses of...
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hmastevens
Oct 15, 20223 min read
Time Travel is Possible!
Have you seen the old movie, Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour? The story is about a man who travels back in...
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hmastevens
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Trying to find the Border
We were up early and pulled away from the dock in Gore Bay just after 6 AM. Our friends on Currently were leaving as well and took this...
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hmastevens
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Last Stop in Canada!
We had two separate trips to Gore Bay, before and after our son and daughter-in-law's visit. When we first arrived in Gore Bay, we were...
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hmastevens
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Little Current and Louisa: Strangers and Friends
We had a great trip from the Pool through Baie Fine. Heather took over the helm to lead us through Fraser Bay and past the Strawberry...
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hmastevens
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Inside Okeechobee Lodge and More
For many years, we have boated past Okeechobee Lodge at the entrance to Baie Fine. This year we found out that you could book a slip at...
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hmastevens
Aug 8, 20222 min read
You Can't Beat Killarney
We've been coming up to the North Channel for almost 20 years. Killarney Mountain Lodge was our first ever stop in the North Channel so...
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hmastevens
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Remote Waterfalls to the Collins Inlet
We ended up travelling four days in a row, essentially racing through the Thirty Thousand Islands, due to a forecast for high winds....
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