Lake City Yacht Club Sailing School – 2016
If you have ever dreamed of sailing across the waves on a sailboat, the Lake City Yacht Club Sailing School may just be the answer to your dreams! This summer LCYC Sailing School continues its tradition of teaching new sailors the basics of small boat seamanship. Join...
Soul Quenching Sailing Vacation
Every year since 2009, we have taken the week after Labor Day for our annual sailing vacation. The winds are predictably fair and the summer heat has waned enough to not be too jungle-like. This year found us starting the week in the 90's and ending in the low 60's....
Mayflies Send Out Early Scout
This little(giant) guy was taking a siesta on my roller furling line last Saturday morning at the Lake City Marina, scouting out the area for the impending invasion. He/she was a friendly chap and after a brief conversation, I bid him/her farewell and invited him/her...
2014 Lake Pepin Ice Measurements
Every year in mid-February, the the St Paul District of the US Army Corp of Engineers begin taking ice measurements on Lake Pepin in preparation for the upcoming shipping season on the mighty Mississippi River. So as before, I thought it would be a good idea to post...
What I Did on Summer Vacation
Oh, I so want to try this come summer! I'm afraid the "old Trouble and Strife" isn't convinced this is a great idea though... YET! She is so conservative. What happened to the "Oh yeah, I so want to go skydiving" gal I married? Mark my words, I will dress up in my...
Frozen Sea Caves
For the first time in 5 years, the sea caves can be reached safely this winter on Lake Superior the worlds largest fresh water lake. The Apostle Islands are near Bayfield, Wi. Not since 2009 has this happened, but due to the frigid temperatures this season you may...
Duluth Harbor Revisited
I was fooling around with some old photos yesterday and thought I would share one of them. We took this image of a passing sailboat while we were in Duluth a few years ago visiting the Tall Ship Festival. As you can see in the photo she is gliding past the Great Lakes...
Lake City Marina – Photos of Summer
Today, as I write this, it is 14 degrees F outside. Burr! I thought that I would throw up some photos from this past summer to help warm our thoughts if nothing else. Our sailboats are put away for another winter and our activities start to revert back to what normal,...
Islander 32 on Lake Pepin
Here is a great photograph of an Islander 32 on Lake Pepin. She was anchored next to us near Pepin, WI and provided some wonderful eye-candy to the already beautiful surroundings. On the far shore you can see the Mississippi Queen as she makes her way south. The sun...
Apostle Islands Sea Caves
So we went sailing in the Apostle Islands. On our second day of sailing, the weather cooperated for a wonderful adventure to the beautiful Devil's Island sea caves. The wind was down and the sun was up, a perfect combination for rowing the dingy out to some of the...