Portage Lower Entry, MI to Houghton, MI: Daily miles 14.1, Total miles 1164.6
Last night while we were trying to fall asleep kids kept pulling up to the boat launch on dirt bikes. In the morning we discovdered that it was dumb frat kids untieing the fishing boats’ moorings. Both fishing boats were still mostly tied [...]
Day 72 – Completing the Circle and Coming Home to Houghton, MI
Day 71 – Portage Canal South Entry, Keweenaw Waterway, MI
Big Bay, MI to Portage Lower Entry, MI: Daily miles 47.1, Total miles 1150.1
We woke up to another beautiful day. Flat water, clear skies, warm weather, it’s what I had hoped for all summer. Paddling 47 miles in this weather was no problem, although it was not our original plan. We had only intended to [...]
Day 71 – Big Bay, MI
Marquette, MI to Big Bay, MI: Daily miles 31.1, Total miles 1103.4
We started today out of a warm bed with a week of rest behind us. Matt’s brother took us down to the lake early this morning and took some pictures of us as we paddled past Presque Isle. It’s nice to be on the [...]
Interlude 2 – Back to School
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 [...]
