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The map shows the sojourn in Grand Traverse Bay while the blog mistress was busy in South Dakota.  After that, time to get moving down the lake, which we did.   The NEBO App that we and most other loopers use is what provides the maps you see.  It also allows chat and shows where loopers are.  As you can see, there is a convergence as the fleet collects at Chicago and proceeds down the rivers.  It's going to get crowded! We are in the group of 5 in the Southeast corner of Lake Michigan. ------------------------------------------------------------- Cheryl comments in this font Paul comments in this font

A 51 mile day to move south on Lake Michigan from Muskegon to South Haven. The swans came by in the morning to say goodbye from Muskegon. An uneventfully calm ride to South Haven! Nothing to take pictures of while on the lake today. South Haven Light   greeted us up arriving in South Haven. A beautiful replica Sloop introducing passengers to the old days of sail. This is a hibiscus. The flowers were HUGE! A little artwork along the walk to the lighthouse. These two pictures show the catwalk going to the light. Learn more here. We got REALLY tall on this picture. Long sandy beaches. People taking the tour to see the sunset.  These two chaps are volunteers with the local lighthouse foundation.  They were sweeping sand out of the ground floor, which finds it's way in when the seas get rough, and they can get rough.  The lighthouse is owned by the foundation, but the Coast Guard maintains the light and fog signal, NOAA has a weather observation device on the top, too. The sun looked hu

  Beautifully lit cloud as we left Ludington, MI.  It didn't take long for the day to turn gray. Little Sable Point Lighthouse Entering Muskegon The Muskegon Breakwater E Lighthouse Muskegon South Pierhead Lighthouse NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Field Station This field station promotes long-term observations, field work, and process studies essential for understanding and developing future ecological services. The USS Silversides!  One of the most successful boats in the Pacific theater and the most successful surviving boat.  We didn't know then, but the next day we got to take the tour. Click on the title for more information on its missions. We got tied up and secured about 3 minutes before this happened. I checked the owner's manual.  The Nordic Tug 37 comes with an  unlimited number of U-turns and we used one today.  So we took a harbor tour.   Maybe by the time we are finished with Lake Michigan   I might be able to figure out what a 'good' day is.