Leland to St. Ignace

Our last leg up Lake Michigan carried us from Leland to St. Ignace which lies just north of the Mackinac Bridge. We like this marina because it's generally not crowded like Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island and has floating versus fixed docks. The trip up was again uneventfull with an arrival again around 7PM. From this point forward our transit times will be shorter with many small hops ahead of us. One nice thing is the extended daylight with sunset around 10PM.

Occasionly we will see a "Cruise Ship" on the Great Lakes. The one in the picture is the "Grande Mariner" which is 183 feet and holds 100 passengers. This one was headed for an exciting one week cruise around Lake Michigan and only costs $2000. One plus is that they have a BYOB policy.

A major milestone of this leg is that you pass under the Mackinac Bridge at the same time you cross into Lake Huron. It's a beautiful landmark that can be seen for 20 miles on a clear day. Below you will find a picture of the bridge and our boat in our berth at St. Ignace.