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Tag Archives: northport
Grand Traverse Bay
Stuck, stuck, stuck this morning from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. When will I learn to turn on the radio? Poised to enter Grand Traverse Bay after an excellent night under the clay cliffs of Northport’s big lake shores, I … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-11, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged bike, cat head point, homegrown organic, jeff gibbs, leelanau, noaa, northport, surfing, traverse city
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Grand Traverse Bay
Stuck, stuck, stuck this morning from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. When will I learn to turn on the radio? Poised to enter Grand Traverse Bay after an excellent night under the clay cliffs of Northport’s big lake shores, I … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-11, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged bike, cat head point, homegrown organic, jeff gibbs, leelanau, noaa, northport, surfing, traverse city
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Northport
It was late in the day when we approached Northport’s clay cliffs, reminiscent of crumbling citadels. Several spots looked agreeable and unpopulated from the water, but I decided to chase down a couple walking north along the beach and get … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-10, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged beach, camping, citadel, clay ciff, northport, tent
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Digital zoom saved my life
After all of Kai’s stories about crossing the Pacific in Desire and almost being run over by robot controlled cruise ships, I finally got a taste. Having caught a lovely wind after leaving North Manitou Island, I was making deligtful … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-10, Around Lake Michigan, disasters and catastrophes, Hello World, kai, sea monsters
Tagged crescent city, desire, digital zoom, freighter, kai schwarz, north, north manitou, northport, Vixia, wake
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Bliss and shadow
Decided to check out of the Crescent City condo and point the bows at Traverse City. A great start at 10:00, enjoying a steady push north from a south breeze. Rounded the north end of the island too close to … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-10, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged apples, cathead point, crescent city, dead air, north manitou island, northport, traverse city, wind shadow
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