Great Lakes Boaters?

Lake Michigan boater

Hi,
We have spent many hours on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. I have never boated lake Erie, but understand the fishing is very good.

A few of our friends have run to Put in Bay and the Erie Island and speak very favorably of the experience.

Think WARM and boating season!

GLCC

Spent 10 years cruising Lake Superior, then through the lakes (except Michigan) to the N.Y. State Canal System, Hudson R. & south.
Superior is GREAT - but COLD!

Michigan's Great Lake

I've been cruising these waters for over 30 years and love this area. Many ports to hit without spending all day cruising. We also enjoy going to the North Channel (North Lake Huron) once a year. If you have ever thought of going there, do it you'll never stop going.

We enjoy escaping to Fish Creek, Wisconsin in Door County for quick weekends. Only 42 sm, it's a quick rejuvenation for our souls.

Great Lakes are wonderful. I cruise Lake Superior last 25 years. Last summer bought a Post 46 in Conneticut and brought it back through Great Lakes. Wonderful trip! Water is very hard right now. Think warm and soft water!

PLANEGUY,

WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBOR AT PT. RETREAT,ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF HURON.
WE HAVE A 36' BERTRAM SPORTFISH.

WE DO A LOT OF CRUISING AND SPENT A MONTH IN GEORGIAN BAY AND NORTH CHANNEL LAST AUGUST. LOVE TO CHAT WITH YOU

JACK

We boat out of Michigan City, IN. (southern tip lake Michigan). Travel Lake Mich, Lake Huron, North Channel quite a bit, and poked into Lake Superior couple of years ago. Looking to do the Great Circle sometime soon.

Tom Dogan
Hot Tomolly
58' Ocean supersport

Boat out of Detroit, Bill

East side of Michigan

Life is good!

Water will be higher this year.

Weather is warming up here.

received an email announcing this site...pretty awesome!

Lots of warming pictures!

Great Lakes Boating

We have been boating in the Great Lakes for 30+ years... Currently own a 46 Ocean and keep it in Saugatuck. It was launched this am... Do Chicago, Milwaulkee, South Haven on a regular basis.... Have done all of Lake Michigan at one time and the Michigan side of Lake Huron..... Have traveled about 60% of the Great Circle --- Bought boat in Fl and took it From N. Palm beach back to Michigan via Mobile, Tenn-Tom, Ohio, Mississippi.Illinois and the Cal Sag. Also have been as far as Port huron on the east coas t of Michigan..... Here's a pic of the boat in DuSable Harbor Chicago in 2003....

Re: East side of Michigan

I've been back and forth this week from Detroit area to GR area all week...will be there tomorrow.

Hopefully there will be enough time to look at a boat!

We are in Toronto on Lake Ontario right now.
Toronto has a wonderful waterfront.

We have a webcam onboard that can be visited by clicking the boat's link under my signature...

Decker's Landing

I cruise the Great Lakes all the time and have for the last 5 years. I spend 3 weeks in the North Channel (Lake Huron) every year. I own a 310 Searay Sundancer. I am out of Decker's Landing on the North Channel of Lake St Clair.

GL Boating

Chicago, Racine, Kenosha and Milwaukee. I usually either have a Tiara 36 Sovran or 38 Open or a Used boat from my company.

Great Lake Boating

Hey,

I own a 37' Chris Craft Roamer Motoryacht and 28' Chris Craft Catalina and boat out of Beach Grove CC in Windsor, ON on Lake St. Clair. We also boat out of the Detroit Yacht Club as well.

We are planning on taking a 2 week trip through the North Channel and Huron up to Georgian Bay as we have a cottage in Midland, ON.

Any ideas, suggestions and or tips would be greatly appreciated!

North Channel Trip

Matt,

You're going to really enjoy the trip! We've been up to the North channel 4 times, and have really enjoyed each trip. Deffinitely not to be missed:

1. Killarney, has the sportsman's club, neat place that really caters to boaters. Great dinner with live entertainment each evening.

2. Baie Fine and the Pool. This is really cool, you go down this long Fiord (be very careful at the entrance, we have posted someone on the bow to look for rocks). If you're lucky, Frances Langford (films star and wife of Ralph Evinrude) will be aboard her megayacht which slips there, the "Chanticleer". The pool is a great anchorage not to be missed.

3. Benjamin Islands, be sure to anchor there. It's like something from a different world, huge slabs of rock with lots of protection from winds, etc. Dead silent at night. Be careful entering (as anywhere in the North Channel), watch out for the rocks "sow and pigs."

4. A good place to check back in to US is Drummond Island, very nice people, who always seem to have 4 or 5 vessels "on the hard" for repairs. (Refer to no. 3 above.)


5. Gore Bay is a neat town, eat at the "twin gables" (I think it's called, reminds me of the old tv series "twin peaks". Once at Gore Bay I heard a quarter drop into a Pepsi machine, FROM A BLOCK AWAY!!

6. Kagawong is great, has really neat water falls you can walk to , and get behind.

7. If you have the time, you can make the run up to Sault Ste Marie locks, on the Canadian side is a very nice marina named after a female astronaut, (Patricia Bondar, I believe), lots of live music, and near a shopping mall.
The US marina is nice too, it's new, but to us, the US side seemed economically depressed when we were there a couple years ago.

8.. Of course, Mac Island is not to be missed, and is within 40 miles of the North Channel. If you plan to go there, make reservations now through the Michigan DNR, they're on the net.

If you get on the net, you can order a comprehensive package of tourism brochures, etc.about the North Channel Mine came in about 2 weeks.

Have a great trip!! Think Spring!!

Tom Dogan
Hot Tomolly
Commodore, Lake Michigan Yachting Association

Thanks for all the info! One more question...is there a site and or a list of Yacht Clubs in the Huron/Georgian Bay area. I am a member of the Detroit Yacht Club and would like to take advantage of reciprocity if at all possible. Any nice clubs you can suggest?

I noticed you are a Commodore of the Lake Michigan Yachting Association and figured you'd have some insight.

Thanks again,

HI...THE PATRICIA JAY.....
I BOAT OUT HURON OHIO .KEEP MY BOAT ON THE HURON RIVER
BEHIND MY HOUSE.
SHE IS A 1969 A.L ROAMER RIVERIA 38 FT.......HAVE BEEN BOATING
FOR 50 PLUS YRS
THE PATRICIA JAY
JOHN

34 Silverton

A friend is looking at a 34 Silverton. Did they make one with a second bunk room?
If so what year did they start. If I recall they made a hull change, does anyone know the year and is there any problem with the old style hull.