It’s not easy to make progress down Lake Michigan. We have been in U.S. waters for 14 days and we are only 224.5 miles along out of the 530 miles to Chicago. There is a rule of thumb that we Loopers are all trying to follow... be out of Lake Michigan by Labor Day Weekend, September 5. That is only another 12 days away! The temperament of the lake becomes more blustery/wintery by then. Temperatures drop, the winds become more disagreeable as September approaches. Today six Looper boats are hunkered down here in Frankfort Harbor while a Mid-west storm passes through the region. Tomorrow looks promising for passage early in the day, so we will all be ready for a daybreak departure. One boat plans to make the 50-mile crossing to Sturgeon Bay, WI and then into Green Bay, Wisconsin through the ship canal on Lake Michigan’s western shore. The rest of us hope to push along 50 miles south on the eastern shore. In the meantime, we are enjoying each other’s company. Yesterday we gathered at 5pm in the park adjacent to the marina slips and shared munchies and stories. Wally and I have enjoyed strolling through the various neighborhoods. The Victorian homes here have such remarkable details of craftsmanship and fabulous gardens. We don’t miss “the joys of homeownership”, but we do take particular delight in all the efforts other people go through to make their property eye-catching. Frankfort’s sugar-fine sand beach with its pounding waves attracts young families, retired folks, sun bathers, kite surfers and surf boarders alike, so its not surprising to find that many of the fancy homes are available for weekly rentals. Michigan’s shoreline surely is a magnet for vacationers!
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| Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Park |
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| At last! A black squirrel captured in a photo |
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It's 5:00 somewhere!
Created by Darcy O Campbell
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