Our last blog left us on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, just below the Olmsted Lock. We were about 15 miles into our travels up the...

This blog takes us down the Mississipi River from where it meets the Illinois to the Ohio River, where we turn up stream. It's funny how...

This blog takes us from where we left off in Peoria Heights to Grafton, Illinois, which marks the end of the Illinois River and the start...

This blog marks a huge transition in our trip thus far. We have always boated in the Great Lakes but we said good bye to Lake Michigan...

We had a great crossing of Lake Michigan (see our crossing video). There were some swells, but we only started seeing waves when we...

This blog documents the last of our time on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan including Saugatuck, South Haven, and Saint Joseph. At...

For our next chunk of Lake Michigan we stayed at Lake Muskegon for three days and Grand Haven for two days and there was lots to do at...

At this point in our travels, it is time to conquer Lake Michigan. Having spent most of our boating years on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay,...

We didn't know much about Leland before we arrived. We knew there were historic fishing shanties and that it was hard to get a...

In our last blog post, on our approach to Mackinac Island, and again on our horse drawn wagon ride on the island, we caught glimpses of...

Have you seen the old movie, Somewhere in Time, with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour? The story is about a man who travels back in...

We were up early and pulled away from the dock in Gore Bay just after 6 AM. Our friends on Currently were leaving as well and took this...

We had two separate trips to Gore Bay, before and after our son and daughter-in-law's visit. When we first arrived in Gore Bay, we were...

We had a great trip from the Pool through Baie Fine. Heather took over the helm to lead us through Fraser Bay and past the Strawberry...

For many years, we have boated past Okeechobee Lodge at the entrance to Baie Fine. This year we found out that you could book a slip at...

We've been coming up to the North Channel for almost 20 years. Killarney Mountain Lodge was our first ever stop in the North Channel so...

We ended up travelling four days in a row, essentially racing through the Thirty Thousand Islands, due to a forecast for high winds....

We are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime! Just the two of us, and Frodo too, are leaving on what is called America's Great...