Oh my gosh!
What a surprise it was to pull into Leland Harbour and find this wonderful old, but restored, fishing village. They call it the historic Fishtown. It was once a thriving fishing port but now the small fishing shanties and related buildings such as smoke house and ice hut have been converted to gift shops. There is still a fishing operation there today but it is also full of tourists.
Fishtown
Unfortunately we don’t have a cruising guide for Lake Michigan so we have no idea what to expect when we pull into these ports but luckily we have Pat and Lynn off of Adamant 1 who are travelling with us. They have been to all these places before and seem to enjoy being our tour guides.
Adamant 1
One thing I will say......Lake Michigan is a freaking big lake! The beauty is breathtaking with mountainous sand dunes, beautiful beaches, crystal clear turquoise blue water and colourful towns every 25 miles or so. But it goes on forever! We have been on this lake for over a week and we are only half way down. It doesn’t help that every time we move it seems we have the wind straight on the nose but, hey, that’s sailing. Every sailor dreams of those perfect days with flat seas, 20 knots of wind, on a beam reach... but we also know that only happens a couple of times a year...if that... so we take what we get and make the most of it.
From Leland we sailed to Arcadia (not Frankfort like I said in the last post). We only stayed the night so can’t say much about it. Today we sailed in rain and fog to Pentwater, another funky town. Very nice. Tomorrow we are sailing to Whitehall......but more about that....next time.
Beaver Island
Leaving Charlevoix
Huge sand dunes line the shore.
and beaches
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