LAKE MICHIGAN’S SCENERY, SUNSETS AND BIRDS
16 SEPTEMBER 2021 – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
We have now circumnavigated Lake Michigan—up the eastern shore, across the north, and down the western shore—and are having a grand time. The scenery and
sunsets have been quite memorable and we continue to see beauty everywhere
we go. Here are a few examples:
Most of the birds we’ve seen are familiar to us—seagulls, cormorants, pelicans, Canada geese, mallard ducks–but the other day, while walking along the waterfront to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc (and a fascinating tour of a WWII submarine), we came across a very large bird standing on rocks at the harbor’s edge, just 20’ away. I took what I thought was a very good photograph of it…and then Gary (with his exquisite photographer’s eye) took one from a different angle. Here we share with you our find of a young Great Blue Heron.
Cruising continues to go very well. Since our departure on August 13, we’ve had
just five days on Lake Michigan’s rough and tumbling “washing machine” waters.
The rest of the time it has been quite smooth, bringing us great joy. (We don’t
leave the harbor if the winds are more than 15 knots and the waves are more
than 3 feet high; we’ve changed our schedule twice so far because of weather.)
We are loving this whole experience and are now enjoying Chicago—a very
beautiful and vibrant city. Tomorrow we start river cruising—down the Chicago
and Illinois Rivers toward the Mississippi—but we will always remember the friendly people and the natural beauty of Lake Michigan. We hope you enjoy cruising with us.