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Lake Michigan today, looking west towards Illinois from the Michigan side across the southern tip.

It was foggy and cold this morning on the lake... No motorboats, no sailboats, no scullingboats, no other paddlers; I had the lake...

Building a wood strip canoe was a goal of mine back in the day but I now accept that if I haven't built one by now, it's never going to...

Chivelston Lk is just north of the railroad and due east of the village of Savant Lake (on Hwy 599).

Erica, Good info here. I am in way an expert, so please take the following as such - my own personal rules nothing written in a book...

No, I linked to their site in the post. Somehow, in my various edits to make sure the grammar was reasonable, the link got broken. It...

Well, I just surfaced, I have been reading Ramblin Boy's extensive post about the connection between Selwyn Dewdney and Norval...

Penobscot 16 👍

Another good book.

Yes, the Popiel Pocket Fisherman. Promoted on those cheesy late night tv ads.

Remember these? Jim

Thanks sailsman for your thorough explanation about sandbars. I remember being told something similar back in the 1980’s while we were...

This subject seems to be an annual thread each winter. While I like Gamma’s winter training regimen and it seemed to kind of work for...

Another tip when using the train that I like is put something distinctive on your packs and gear going in the baggage car - we have used...

Showers are probably available at Allanwater Bridge Resort operated by Johnny Jelinski. We stayed in one of his cabins for a few hours...