The cruise ship that has made national news (for suffering through a wild storm off Cape Horn) will be familiar to GLCC cruisers. She is the Clelia II, shown in the Jim-Wooll photo (left), approaching the dock at Little Current.
GLCC News
A new buoy to test for wind strengths on Lake Michigan will be stationed 6 miles off the Lake Michigan east shore. The buoy is designed to gather data for use in deploying offshore wind turbines.
Port Captain Gerry Krause passed away on November 14, 2010.
The December issue of the Lifeline is now available HERE.
If you don't already refer to it regularly, you might want to know about the Great Lakes on-line almanac, published jointly by the Canadian government and the US Environmenal Protection Agency.
Marge Beaver of Muskegon has just published a 208-page hard cover book, Above the Lighthouses: Lake Michigan, featuring all the 100 lighthouses on the lake in full color aerial photos. Area views show why each lighthouse site was required for safe navigation..
Now that the season is ending (and before the memory fades), please send in your updates to the harbor reports.
Changes may be in the offing for Mackinac Island ferry service. News story here.
GLCC member Roy Eaton has prepared a history of his North-Channel Cruiser's Net. You can download the 2-part history by clicking on:
A good new full-color cruise guide is now available, covering Chicago to Paducah, Kentucky. Details here...