Category Archives: P – Lake Superior

Goodbye to Lake Superior

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

It was after 1100 by the time we got around to raising the anchor.  I suppose that we needed the rest and a hearty breakfast after the rollicking day at sea.  This one, however, was an easy day with northeast … Continue reading →

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It Was The Weather Report That We Were Looking For… But It Was Wrong

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

VHF reception is spotty in Otter Cove and other remote anchorages in Ontario.  It is impossible to get a weather report through the static.  This year we equipped Arkansas Traveler with a satellite device that comes with a data/phone package. … Continue reading →

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Otter Cove, East

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Throughout the winter, thoughts of returning to Otter Cove sustained our dreams of cruising. This Otter Cove is on the Ontario eastern shore of Lake Superior.  It is difficult to describe its draw. Perhaps the high rugged cliffs, the songs … Continue reading →

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Last Days on the Canadian North Shore

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

From Salter’s Bay, we traveled to Rossport for one night before heading southeast on the long journey out of Lake Superior. The Serendipity Gardens Café features fresh Lake Trout and highlights local artists by hanging their work on the walls. … Continue reading →

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The Slow Cruise Southeast, or, I’m Not Ready to Leave Lake Superior Yet

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Every anchorage has colors to post, its distinctive bird songs, its own unique reflections.   The sun rises over Salter’s Bay to the song of the White-throated Sparrow. Loons patrol the bay, with haunting calls. We anchored in Salter’s Bay on … Continue reading →

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More Ontario Anchorages

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

On Friday morning we cruised out of Otter Cove to anchor in Agate Cove, just ten miles to the east.   After exploring the beaches by dinghy, we raised the anchor and continued east to an unnamed bay on the west … Continue reading →

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East from Thunder Bay

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

The sea trial was a great success and as expected, Arkansas Traveler runs quite smoothly through the water now. The odd vibrations at low RPM are gone. The people at Thunder Bay Yacht Club were wonderful to us and very accommodating … Continue reading →

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Back to Thunder Bay

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Word from Canada is that Arkansas Traveler is ready to splash! The shaft has been straightened, the engine realigned on its mounts, the cutlass bearings replaced, the strut straightened, and the spare propeller mounted in its spot at the end … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Thunder Bay

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

The above photo demonstrates how a vessel floats happily on the water.  Alas, Arkansas Traveler requires serious work and it will be several weeks before she again tugs at her anchor. On Friday morning we left Prince Arthur Landing Marina and cruised … Continue reading →

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Chippewa Harbor to Thunder Bay

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

We spent four magnificent nights at anchor in Chippewa Harbor. A storm was brewing, so late Sunday afternoon we moved to a wider area of the basin for better protection from the 45-knot winds in the forecast. We had room to swing … Continue reading →

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Day One at Isle Royale

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Saturday morning was clear and calm. Loading the dinghy with laundry and our check-in papers for the Isle Royale National Park Service, Bob grabbed the fishing pole, just in case, and we trolled our way to Windigo dock. At the … Continue reading →

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Passage to Isle Royale

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

At 0400 on Friday morning the NOAA weather forecast was what it had been for days: northeast winds 5 knots in the morning, veering to southeast in the afternoon; seas, less than two feet. From the deck, there was no … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Apostle Islands; June 16

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Yesterday, before leaving the Apostle Islands, we took the ferry to Madeline Island and visited the historic museum at La Pointe. It was a windy and rainy day and after touring the museum we found some coffee and took the … Continue reading →

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Apostle Islands; June 2016

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Choosing our weather windows carefully, we often select early morning departures in Lake Superior.  The winds are typically calm and the seas are easy.  We traveled 54 miles the first day out, stopping in the town of Cornucopia, and 37 … Continue reading →

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Duluth/Superior June 2016

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Arkansas Traveler

Both Arkansas Traveler and this blog were rudely abandoned for the winter.  Traveler was up on boat jacks inside a heated storage building in Superior, Wisconsin, in the southwest corner of Lake Superior.  The folks at Barker’s Island Marina treated her well … Continue reading →

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Anchoring

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Arkansas Traveler

There is nothing quite as lovely as a boat lying at anchor. She floats, self-contained, tethered to the seabed below. There is a quiet, unassuming sturdiness as wind and wave have her tugging at the anchor. It is a working, … Continue reading →

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Fishing in Lake Superior

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Arkansas Traveler

The gorgeous fish in the last post was mistakenly identified as a Lake Trout.  How were we, mere neophytes to Great Lakes fishing, to know that we had caught a magnificent Chinook Salmon.  It all became clear when to my … Continue reading →

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Ain’t Much Connectivity in Paradise

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Arkansas Traveler

There is inspiring beauty and grandeur in the northern east coast of Lake Superior. The bold scenery defies photographs or description, and there are big fish. Really big fish. The weather on Lake Superior is abrupt, unforgiving, and unpredictable. And … Continue reading →

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