Upper Eastern Half of Lake Michaigan 8/12 to 8/17

8/12 We left Mackinac Island and headed south under the Mackinac Bridge. We have seen it on the skyline for the last 20 miles and when you are under it you can understand why. We traveled 56 miles to Charlevoix, MI where we stayed the night. The town dock were brand new and the park around it was beautiful. We even had a live concert in the park amphitheater from several local groups.
8/13 Our next stop was in Leland, Mi. The marina was adjacent to Fish Town, a restored fishing village. Tourist filled the available parking spaces for at least a block in all directions around the many attractions and shops and resturants. Mike and Louie Shaefer, came to visit us. Mike was Bob's boss in Schaefferstown for several years and now lives in Michigan.
8/14 Frankfort, Mi. was our next stop. The marina is off the lake on a small lake as are many of the places we stopped. We have been staying in Municipal Marinas and most are very nice with great facilities and the price is less than a dollar per foot per day with electric and water included. Grant money makes it posible for the towns to do this and the towns get the boats to stop and this means revenue for them. Most are very close to the shopping areas and the town merchants reap the revenue too.
8/15-8/17 When we arrived on Friday we got the last available slip in the marina. Many of the slips were occupied by fishing boats, as the salmon fishing in Lake Michigan has taken off in the last two weeks. Mornings & evenings are cool now and that's when the catching is the best. Because the winds were in the 15 knot range and from the west and the waves were high, we stayed 3 days. There are 4 other looper boats here waiting for the winds to subside or change to the east. We will check the weather in the morning, as of 10:00 pm it looks like we may stay one more day.