Day 54-55 Lexington MI - Beach Harbor MI Start 6:53AM End 11:24AM Underway 4:37 Hours Distance 36.5 miles Total Miles on Trip 1178 Av Speed 7.9 knots Weather Sunny Light Winds On Tuesday we left Lexington and went to Beach Harbor MI. It was an absolutely perfect boating day. Seas were one foot and under, and it was warm and sunny. For once the forecast was as nice if not nicer than the predictions. Harbor Beach is another man made harbor....

Day 52 - 53 Detroit MI - ST Clair MI Start 7:40Aam End 11:45AM Underway 3:53 Hours Distance 29 miles Total Miles on Trip 1141 Av Speed 7.8 knots Weather Sunny Light Winds Today after a short run up the St Clair River we reached Lake Huron. Lake Huron is the second largest of the Great Lakes covering over 23,000 square miles, and has the largest shore line of all the great lakes. We will be staying close to the western shore of the lake mos...

Day 52 - 53 Detroit MI - ST Clair MI Start 7:40Aam End 11:45AM Underway 3:53 Hours Distance 29 miles Total Miles on Trip 1141 Av Speed 7.8 knots Weather Sunny Light Winds Today after a short run up the St Clair River we reached Lake Huron. Lake Huron is the second largest of the Great Lakes covering over 23,000 square miles, and has the largest shore line of all the great lakes. We will be staying close to the western shore of the lake mos...

Day 51 Detroit MI - ST Clair MI Start 8:30Aam End 2:15PM Underway 5:30 Hours Distance 43 miles Total Miles on Trip 1112 Av Speed 7.9 knots Weather Rainy Windy Today's trip took us through three waterways. We continued up the Detroit River to Lake St Clair, from there we entered the St Clair River. Once again the forecasters were wrong. The forecast was for light wind and seas under 2 feet. Reality was 15mph winds and seas 2-3 feet. Even w...

Day 50 Middle Bass Island OH - Detroit MI Start 6:25 am End 12:32PAM Underway 9 Hours Distance 48 miles Total Miles on Trip 1064 Av Speed 7.9 knots Weather Heavy Rain Lake Erie had to get her last punches in. The first 3.5 hours of our trip was the last of Lake Erie. The forecast was for seas under 2 feet. Once again they were wrong! When we started it was very smooth, by the time we were half way across the lake the seas were a good 3 feet with an o...