We saw Lake Michigan...
and it was beautiful.
Extreme Weather Forecasts, Small Craft Advisories, High Wind Warnings and Hazardous Weather Alerts are all VHF radio messages that get our attention. They encourage us to hurry along to the next safe harbour. There is no need to be out on the water when the wind is gusting at 25 knots and the waves are five to eight feet high.
We had concerns about Lake Michigan which is over 300 miles long and 100 miles wide but found that the weather settled in the later part of August. We had glorious conditions as we motored down the lake. It was Chuck, the Customs man at Drummond Island who said that it is a wonderful sight to see the Great Lakes 'lie down' and this is exactly what Michigan did for us.
We capped off our Michigan adventures with ten days at Monroe Harbour in downtown Chicago. The music festivals, shows, museums, public scultpure, art and architecture are amazing. Chicago was another highlight in our year of travels.
