We delayed our departure from Charlevoix a bit, hoping the fog would lift, but it never did. Another day of sailing, with little forward visibility. But we did have a good west wind.

We bypassed Leland because we heard the water depth in the entrance channel was too shallow for us to get in. South of the Manitou Islands we decided to try a crossing over to Algoma, WI. About 15 miles offshore, we heard a Coast Guard radio transmission warning of severe thunderstorms in central Wisconsin with tornado warnings, and it was all moving east. Towards us.

So we turned back towards Frankfort, and beat the worst of the rain by about 3 hours. We walked into town and had a burger, and after we got back to the boat, the skies opened up with heavy rain & hail. But we sure slept good.

Route Summary: May 21st - June 1, 2002

Day 1   55 miles    Cleveland – Put in Bay, OH
Day 2   53 miles    Put in Bay – Detroit, MI
Day 3   56 miles    Detroit – Port Huron, MI
Day 4   20 miles    Port Huron - Lexington, MI
Day 5   40 miles    Lexington - Harbor Beach, MI
Day 6   59 miles    Harbor Beach - Harrisville, MI
Day 7   48 miles    Harrisville – Presque Isle, MI
Day 8   65 miles    Presque Isle – Mackinaw City
Day 9   55 miles    Mackinaw City – Charlevoix, MI
Day 10  73 miles    Charlevoix – Frankfort, MI
Day 11  86 miles    Frankfort – Sheboygan, WI
Day 12  122 miles   Sheboygan - Chicago

Total   732 Nautical Miles         81 Upriver        842 Statute Miles