Drowning doesn't always look like drowning
SURPRISINGLY drowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prepares us to look for, is rarely seen in real life.
In reality, there is very little splashing, no waving, and no yelling or calls for help of any kind. To get an idea of just how quiet and undramatic from the surface drowning can be, consider this:
Lake Superior Novel
A new novel of Lake Superior is receiving lavish praise and awards. A review of the novel is here...
Great Lakes Rendezvous Article
Great Lakes Boating magazine has a very nice article about GLCC's 2011 Rendezvous in Gore Bay.
The article is in the June 2011 publication on page 44.
June Lifeline Now Available
Read about the GLCC’s Spring Break adventures in the BVIs; the success of the GLCCSchool’s first season; the report from the Grosse Pointe Regional Meeting; the plans for Lake Superior Rally; the upcoming Southern Georgian Bay Rally; and the second installment of Phil McCauley and Bernadine Rolnicki's The North Channel Adventures of Meridian and Her Crew (Winner of the 2010 Founders’ Award).
New Planning Guides Available
During the past months, experienced GLCC volunteers have developed two new planning documents to assist our members arrange the Club’s future events. The documents are: RENDEZVOUS PLANNING GUIDE and PRODUCING A MEMBERSHIP DINNER. Both are now available on this website’s POLICIES & GUIDELINES section.
Commenting - A Reminder
Members—if you want to respond to a story on the web site's front page, or add a comment, just click on the story's title. A new page will open up with a comment text box...
Lime Island Park May Close
As part of Michigan's tight budget problems, the Lime Island park and docks on the St. Mary's River may be closed this summer. News story here...
Quagga Mussel Time Bombs
An interesting story about one of the invasive species on the Lakes—the quagga mussel. Newspaper story here...
Discounts on USCG License Courses Now Available to GLCC Members
The Great Lakes Cruising Club has worked with Mariners Learning System to provide members a way to enhance their boating knowledge on-line from their own homes. The new partnership offers specially arranged Member Discounts on a suite of six US Coast Guard-approved online captain’s licensing courses, from “six pack” to master 25/50/100 ton licenses.Click here for more information.
Clean-Boating Requirements
The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) is developing future clean-boating requirements for all recreational boats in the next few months, and they need to hear from boaters. During April, they are hosting weekly "webinars" to solicit boater input (April 6 - 6 pm, April 14 - 8 pm, April 22 - 10 am, and April 25 - 12 pm; all eastern time).