We traveled yesterday from Saugatuck to South Haven, finally a calm day on Lake Michigan. Tomorrow (Tuesday) we're heading to St. Joseph/Benton Harbor MI, Thursday to Michigan City IN and Saturday, Sept. 1, it's on to Chicago...
The good news is we've experienced very little rain in our travels; the bad news is the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers have experienced very little rain as well. Below Chicago, river levels are so low, some of the anchorages and marinas along the way are too shallow for MAIA. But figuring all of that out is part of the adventure!
Now for a few photos from the last 10 days... Take care!
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A view from MAIA in the Ludington City Marina on Aug. 18.
We watched boat after boat return from Lake Michigan each
night after dark, happy (or not) with their salmon catches. |
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The car ferry BADGER leaves Ludington each morning at 9 a.m.
for Wisconsin (she's coal-powered, note the black smoke). She
returns then heads out again at 8:30 p.m. with a bagpiper playing
on the upper deck. You gotta stop and watch. |
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| The entrance to White Lake off Lake Michigan on Aug. 21. |
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On Aug. 22 in Grand Haven, we watched the musical fountain
show from MAIA's flybridge. The colored fountains danced
to Rodgers & Hammerstein music this night. |
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| The shows are each night in the Summer. |
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On Aug. 24, high dunes along Lake Michigan on the way
from Grand Haven to Saugatuck. |
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| From our anchorage in Kalamazoo Lake in Saugatuck, Aug. 25 |
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| The entrance to the Black River, South Haven MI on Aug. 26 |
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View up the Black River. Dave launched his sailboat,
WAVEDANCER, here 25 years ago. He sailed the boat up
Lake Michigan (opposite of our trip) to Virginia, where
we met in 1990. |
