Pentwater, MI to White Lake, MI

Date             August 30, 2011          

Day                63

Departure     Snug Harbor Marina, MI  8:05 am

Arrival          White Lake Municipal Marina, MI 12:30 pm

Miles                34.2 

Cumulative   1404.9

NOTE: For a larger view of each picture, click on the picture, then click again for an even larger view!


 
Sunrise at Snug Harbor Marina, Pentwater, MI

The dunes along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan are amazing.  I never would have thought there would be dunes in Michigan!

Today's stop is another small Michigan town.  Most of the towns we have stopped in have a single street on which the main businesses are located.  White Lake is no different.  The marina is located at the end of White Lake, which is 5 miles long.  There is a bicycle path on an old railroad line that crosses its own bridge to Montague on the north side of the river.  There it joins the 24 mile long Hart-Montague bike trail.  While in White Lake, we were able to install a small table on which we can place the netbook computer.  The netbook has chart software installed and is connected to the AIS output from the VHF radio.  We will be able to monitor where tows and barges are located, along with their name and how far they are from our boat.  This information will be invaluable to us once we get to the river systems below Chicago.  Here are a few pictures of the marina.

Superior Lady, Erika Lin and Last Dance

 It must be the end of the season.  There were only four boats in the marina and three of these were loopers!!

We were invited aboard Superior Lady for cocktails.  Above is Nancy, Oliver and Rick from Superior Lady, Bob and Lynda from Erika Lin and Jill and Glen from Last Dance.
We are keeping an eye on the weather, as it doesn't sound favorable for travel tomorrow.  If not, we will remain here in White Lake and enjoy the day of rest!