Lake Superior

Here's another adventure idea: go sailing through the Great Lakes or just Lake Superior. Some sailors I've read say that Superior is a dangerous and disappointing body of water on which to sail. Given that it can be very cold and prone to fog making it more dangerous than other open bodies. However I stumbled on this video on the Cruising World website that makes it look quite the opposite. These folks are exploring the Apostle Islands.


I've been to Madeline Island once as a very young boy (if I had the pic I'd post it) but my girlfriend and I were toying with the idea of going back up there to camp or just spend the weekend in the area.

I have also spent some time in the Georgian Bay, and it is a beautiful place to be. I especially like the art that's come out of there (Search for the Group of Seven):

I think it would be great fun to take a Pocket Cruiser or Camper and sail around in there if I couldn't get access to a larger vessel. Of course, it could always be a charter, or I could go up there for some of the open water classes I'd want to take. It's be great fun to sail through the great lakes and out into the Atlantic. A subject about which I have written and thought extensively in my other life as a writer.