Leg #61, June 23, 2022, Mackinaw City to Charlevoix (HOME)
From the Lake Michigan (looking East) side of Mackinaw Bridge. Wow! Today is the day! Charlevoix, here we come. It was a beautiful...
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SAUNTER THE LOOP
A Casual Stroll on American's Great Loop
Adventure aboard an American Tug 41 on it's journey home.
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Beginning March 20, 2022 we drive to Gulf Shores with all of our needed supplies and two dogs for our Saunter (slow stroll) home across the Gulf of Mexico, down Florida's west coast, cutting through Florida at the Okeechobee Waterway, up the East Coast along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and Chesapeake Bay, the Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and finally home to Lake Michigan.
Please follow along as we "Saunter the Loop".
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Leg #60, June 22, 2022, Presque Isle to Mackinaw City
We were underway at 7:04 a.m. Seas started out flat calm and built throughout the day. At 10:00 a.m. waves are 2' on the bow and...
Leg #59, June 21, 2022, Tobermory, Ontario to Presque Isle, Michigan We are HOME! Almost.
Another early morning, 5:25 a.m. departure. We anticipated some rockin and rollin this morning and we got it. A bit more than...
Leg #58, June 19, 2022, Wye Heritage Marina to Tobermory, ON.
We enjoyed Wye Heritage Marina and would highly recommend it to loopers as a one night or extended stay. Take time to chat with Michelle...
Leg #57, June 15, 2022, Severn to Midland, (Wye Heritage Marina)
Today we said goodbye to Mike. He has commitments for the weekend and because of the uncertainty in weather he decided to jump ship...
Leg #56, June 14, 2022, Orillia to Severn (Lock 42 to 45)
Today we cruised with Holy Cow, Out of the Blue and Yolo. At least we started that way. The first lock only three of us could lock...
Leg #55, June 13, 2022, Fenelon Falls to Orillia
Happy 3rd Birthday Sweet Harper June. Being away from family is the most difficult part of this journey. We were underway at 9:25 from...
Leg #54, June 12, 2022, Lock 28, Burleigh Falls to Lock 34, Fenelon Falls
Do we stay or do we go? We woke up to rain and thunderstorms. The weather is pretty ugly right here. Do we risk it? Yes! After a lot of...
Leg #53, June 11, 2022, Peterborough Lock 20 through Lock 28, Burleigh Falls (9 locks)
Three of us (Saunter, Windless and Groove Society) were waiting for a lock opening scheduled for 9:00. We got underway at 8:30. When we...
Leg #52, June 10, 2022, Lock #18 to Lock #19, Peterborough
Only one lock today but a 35-mile gain. Travel was sunny with light wind. Through Rice Lake the weeds just under the water’s surface...
Leg #51, June 9, 2022, Lock 9 through lock 18, Hastings.
We departed our secluded Percy Reach, Lock 8 at 9:45 a.m. It’s rainy and cold but we are underway. Another great experience on the...
Leg #50, June 8, 2022, Trenton through Lock 8
We headed out with Lucky Lucky and Set Free at 9:30 to be at the lock when they opened at 10:00. This was a great day for travel. There...
Leg #49, June 6, 2022, Oswego, NY to Trenton, Ontario
Departed Port of Oswego Marina at 5:15 as the sun was rising. Beautiful sunrise that soon disappeared above heavy clouds. The wind and...
Leg #48, June 5, 2022, Brewerton to Oswego, NY (a day of downs)
As indicated in the last post we didn't get underway until 10:45 after our minor repairs. Here are photos of the morning on the river as...
Leg #47, June 3, 2022, Erie Canal to Brewerton, NY 19-22
Departed Ilion Marina at 6:30. This leg was similar to being back on the ICW, narrow canal and tons of debris to dodge. Arrived Lock...
Leg #46, June 2, 2022, Erie Canal 12-18, Ilion, NY
We departed lock E-11 free wall at 6:45 a.m. and tackled our first lock at 7:20 a.m. Lock E-12-(11’ lift): The first hurdle was a lack of...
Leg #45, June 1, 2022, Schenectady to Erie Canal, Lock 11 upper end free wall
Departed at 7:20 from Donavan’s Mohawk Harbor Marina. Beautiful new marina but shallow and empty. We didn’t understand why nobody was...
Leg #44, May 31, 2022, Waterford to Schenectady
Here we go. 7:20 a.m. and ready to begin this Erie journey. Lock E2-E7. A day I don’t want to experience again. Six locks in 90+...
Leg #43, May 30, 2022, New Baltimore (Donavan’s Shady Harbor) to Waterford, NY (Free docks)
Here we go . . . . Departure was at 7:20 a.m. Today, we will encounter our first lock, The Troy Lock and then Waterford where we begin...
Leg #42, May 29, 2022, Kingston to New Baltimore
Our 40-mile trip to Shady Harbor Marina in New Buffalo was spectacular. You will see in the photos that the days of haze is finally...
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