We left DeTour early to cross over to Bois
Blanc Island
and visit some longtime friends from our California years. The early morning
departure brought low winds and calm water, and the forecast was a bit threatening
for later today. On the way out, we passed the Lake Huron Light which
identifies this channel to freighters going up through Sault Ste. Marie into Lake Superior.
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Lake Huron Light outside of DeTour
Midway across Lake Huron we passed Spectacle Reef and rounded
the Poe Reef Light to enter the South Channel between Bois Blanc Island and Cheboygan on the Lower
Peninsula of Michigan. Here we docked against the wall in a very small
breakwater in the Bois Blanc Township Marina. There is room for only four or five boats, no real services, no nearby shops or stores, and it is only occasionally
manned by a harbormaster. This island is just southeast of Mackinac
Island but much larger, and with no bridge, few people live here
and very few are hearty enough to stay for the winter. This is also where the ferry from Cheboygan comes in and serves those living on the island.
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| Bois Blanc Township Marina |
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| Bois Blanc Island southern shoreline |
Betty and Rich picked us up, and we spent the afternoon and
evening together catching up on what has been happening in our lives since we
last saw them two years ago.
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| Betty and Rich |
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