Blog Posts - Lake Michigan

it was a traditional family vacation at Camp Arcadia, filled with good food, plenty of relaxing & some book reading, and wonderful time spent with family and friends (some old and some new). a lot of time spent down on the beach, playing in the s...

I often wonder what the connection is between the Chicago Tribune and the state of Michigan. Is it simply that the Tribune is a newspaper in Chicago and Michigan is nearby? If so, that’s nice, because it’s good to be neighborly. But what...

famous lake in the US-Canada Border – Vacation after a long activity is always activities undertaken by those people who work all day. they take advantage of the time off to relax and refresh their minds. Enjoy..

I was thrilled by my first sight of a great lake in Door County, Wisconsin, but Lake Michigan wasn’t the only body of water we visited. My host took me to various lakes that would normally have seemed like big lakes to me, but in comparison to...

When is an ocean not an ocean? When it is a lake. A great lake. Standing on the shore of Michigan Lake, watching the small waves foaming onto shore, I could see nothing in the distance but more water. Like with an ocean, the land other side of the wa...

the recent addition of a Minifish to our fleet required some minor upgrades to make it a little bit easier for my boys to sail. typically with an older Sunfish style boat, it is almost always a good idea to get rid of the old style of mainsheet contr...

the America’s Cup World Series is coming to the Great Lakes: June 10-12, 2016 at Navy Pier in Chicago. might just have to schedule a trip to see my brother in Chicago for a couple days… Tagged: ACWS, america's cup, blog, blogging, chicago...

Once the summer finally decides to show up in Chicago, it is literally one the best places in the... Click link above for story...

It is located near the Chinese city Baotou, where over half of mined rare minerals Pama ¢ Ntuli.   Desert Lotus Hotel has a position that is not within everyone’s reach: nearly a thousand kilometers far from Beijing and ocean. Desert surfing,...

  Lately I’ve been thinking about joy. This morning I even prayed to have more joy. As I was doing so I realized that I am blessed with a beautiful life. Even if my current situation isn’t what I hoped or planned or even desired....

While many people head to the ocean when the warm weather hits, lake based destinations are also great ways to beat the heat. In some ways there are often more available on-the-water opportunities on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

Today I sat down to write. I knew I needed to talk about perseverance. There were lots of thoughts running around my mind… but I was unsure where to start. So I did what every good writer does when in that spot…. I went out on an errand..

for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I admit it, I’m an engineer by day – and should know better about the physics involved here, but I still somehow didn’t see it coming.  my brother-in-law thought it’d...

I was skimming through some of my GoPro videos from our vacation last summer at Camp Arcadia on Lake Michigan, and I took a quick screenshot of T2 drifting along in the Minifish on a very calm day out on Lake Michigan. it was an awesome day – s...

Soon congress may be considering adding a second underwater marine sanctuary in the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NOAA,  confirmed that the Lake Michigan waters off Wisconsin are being considered for the newest...

wooden jetty on Lake Michigan Tagged: depth of field, great lakes, lake michigan, photo challenge, photography, scale...

The Lord is my pilot, I shall not drift. He guides me across the dark waters. He steers me through deep channels. He keeps my log. Yea, though I sail ‘mid the thunders and tempest of life, I shall dread no anger, for He is with me; His love and His...

for the full article, see “Paddle Boarding Among Icebergs on Lake Michigan” on SUPconnect.com. Tagged: blog, blogging, frozen, great lakes, ice, icebergs, lake michigan, stand up paddleboard, SUP, supconnect...

hard to believe that I almost drowned the last time I was at this pier. it was very different lake conditions then, nothing like the flat calm water on this day in the late summer of 2014. Tagged: drowning, fear, great lakes, lake michigan, SUP...

I grew up in Traverse City, which is the county seat of Grand Traverse County. Grand Traverse County is a geographically unique.  Using the “hand” comparison to the State of Michigan, Traverse City sits near the “little finger,R...

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