Port Captain Thomas Anderson "Andy" Jones of Hudson, Ohio, died Nov. 21, 2008. He was 73. Andy and his wife Edie cruised extensively out of Mentor Harbor, Ohio, onboard their Tartan 37, Shazaam. Andy and Edie are shown in the photo enjoying an ice-cream cone at the 2008 Rendezvous in Little Current.

The following is from the Hudson, Ohio, newspaper:

Happy Thanksgiving

to all Great Lakes Cruisers...

Take a tour of the first Thanksgiving ship, the Mayflower...

Many think of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking as the greatest Great Lakes tragedy. But a far greater storm occurred in 1913. Story is here...

At the annual meeting in Chicago, the Club adopted a new definition of "membership." Read the full text here...

New breakwater lights in Muskegon serve dual purpose—intended for safety but a boon to navigation. Story here...

Time to plan ahead. The major GLCC events of the 2009 year are now listed—see the "Events" page. Details and updates will be added as they become available.

The Chicago Annual Meeting and party, October 3 & 4, was a great event. For a few photos, click here. Full details will be in the December Lifeline...

At the October Annual meeting, the GLCC Board of Directors revised its definition of "membership" in the club. Formerly, only one person was included in a membership. Now a membership is defined as "an individual or two persons in a family or domestic relationship." In discussions of the matter, the predominant thinking was that the change brings Club membership classification in line with 21st-century practices. For those couples who want individual memberships, the current  "spousal" category of membership will be retained.

Many thanks to Sharon and Denny Dutcher for providing words to many of our popular sing-a-long festivities, along with a few more "colorful additions."

Download your own copy of the GLCC Songbook.

And—extra treat—download the lyrics for the special song created for the GLCC 2008 Wilderness Rally.

Here's a projection of what the Great Lakes will look like in 1000 years, if current trends continue. Open the full-size image.