04/27/2023 Corrected link to harbor report. JM

 Here's a good travelogue article on the St. Helena Island lighthouse, in the Straits of Mackinac...

Our GLCC Fleet Surgeon Gail Bowdish is featured in an article entitled “You Can Only Blame Yourself” in the May issue of SAILING. You might want to take a look at the magazine, especially if you are interested in singlehanded sailing.  

  Sunsets taken while cruising.  To see the video go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4HmibyrGyQ

Torresen Marine in Muskegon will be finishing up the largest solar-panel installation in Michigan, in time for Earth Day, April 22. News story here...

Photo by Mel Wallbank, showing the Alpena stuck in an ice  jam off Port Huron, March 20. And here's an interesting animated series of satellite images, showing the recent break-up of that ice jam on Lake Huron.

Door County, Wisconsin has long been a desired cruising destination for boaters all around the Great Lakes.   However, transient slips have been hard to come by. Opening this June, the Village of Egg Harbor's newly expanded marina will help alleviate that slip shortage problem.   Interested boaters can call the Village of Egg Harbor office at 920-868-3334 now to register their interest.  Initial requests will be logged now and then confirmed once the Village's new reservation system is up and running in April.

Toronto native, Diane Reid, is preparing for the gruelling trans-Atlantic singlehanded sailboat race, the 4000 mile Mini-650, for boats 6.5 meters (21 feet)  long. Her first trial sail aboard her new boat will be off Toronto, April 7.  News story here...

On May 29th, 2010 at 1:00 PM, GLCC members and friends are invited to attend a Celebration in remembrance of Al (Skip) Penniston, a long time GLCC member and Port Captain. This event will be held at the North Channel Yacht Club, in Spragge, Ontario on the North Channel. Any GLCC member who wishes to attend should contact me by telephone or by e-mail.

04/28/2023 Corrected link to article. JM