The week at home was comfortable and it was nice to see friends, but I couldn’t help but think of the last 100 miles of paddling we had yet to do. The first day we spent at home we mostly just got our house back in working order and I got my stuff ready for [...]
Day 70 – Marquette, MI
Shelter bay, MI to Marquette, MI: Daily miles 27.2, Total miles 1072.3
When we woke up the lake was glass calm so we got going pretty quickly. For the first time in weeks I was the first one packed up, in my boat, and ready to go. The morning was easy and we put away some [...]
Day 69 – Shelter Bay, MI
Muskrat Point, Grand Island, MI to Shelter Bay, MI: Daily miles 17.1, Total miles 1045.1
This morning was clear and calm. Both Matt and I were more than ready to get back into our boats and a little closer to home. The water was super calm so we decided to cross from Grand Island over towards [...]
Day 68 – Muskrat Point, Grand Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
Muskrat Point, MI to Muskrat Point, Grand Island, MI: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 1028.0
Well, today was a waste. The waves were a little rough and the weather radio was calling for bad weather all day so we sat tight. It felt bad, really bad, to be stuck again. In retrospect, we both could [...]
Day 67 – Muskrat Point, Grand Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI
Twelve Mile Beach, MI to Muskrat Point, Grand Island, MI: Daily miles 27.9, Total miles 1028.0
The morning was beautiful with flat water, sunshine and no wind. We woke up at 6AM but decided another half hour of sleep couldn’t hurt and didn’t end up moving until 8AM. We were on the water by 9AM. Our [...]
Day 66 – Twelve Mile Beach, Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, MI
Grand Marais, MI to Twelve Mile Beach, MI: Daily miles 15.1, Total miles 1000.1
We left the house this morning around 9AM and headed to Negaunee to pick up our boats and Matt’s brother Chris, who accompanied us to Grand Marais. After the three hour drive we took our dogs for a walk on the beach [...]
Interlude 1 – Ladies of the Lake, A Trip Home and a False Start
Grand Marais to Houghton and back to Grand Marais: Many miles, but none of them were in boats, so we’re not going to count them
We woke up to a clear dawn with a beautiful sunrise. The dew never settled and the bugs were not an issue. It was one of the best nights I’ve spent [...]
Day 65 – Grand Marais, MI
Mouth of the Big Two Hearted River, MI to Grand Marais, MI: Daily miles 27.3, Total miles 985.0
After a lazy day yesterday I was more than ready to get back on the water and head toward Grand Marais, MI where we are meeting my parents and taking a short break to speak at Down Wind [...]
Day 64 – Mouth of the Big Two Hearted River, MI
Big Two Hearted River, MI to Big Two Hearted River, MI: Daily miles 0.0, Total miles 957.7
We woke up to wind and waves, neither of which were too big, but we were seriously lacking motivation so we decided not to move for a while. A while turned into all day.
Day 63 – Mouth of the Big Two Hearted River, MI
Whitefish Point, MI to Mouth of the Big Two Hearted River, MI: Daily miles 24.3, Total miles 957.7
The paddling was a little rough this morning; straight into a headwind with some choppy water and a very uncomfortable right shoulder. After the first six miles I wasn’t sure we were going to make it much further [...]
