The crew of the Pride of Michigan, which includes 30 Sea Cadets and Captain Luke Clyburn, are grateful to the Great Lakes Foundation for a $5000 grant. The grant will help replace the 25-year-old inflatable, which functions as the support vessel for their many dives into the Great Lakes to help train the sea cadets as the Great Lakes are explored. The Pride of Michigan will proudly be flying the Great Lakes Cruising Club burgee throughout all her cruising on the Great Lakes. Captain Luke and the crew of the Pride of Michigan welcome your visit whenever you see them in any Great Lakes port. Please click here to keep reading.

028/08/2022 Corrected link to yacht club. JM
​Congratulations to newly appointed Port Captains Eric and Cynthia Sunstrum! The couple have co-chaired the Lake Ontario Rally for the last two years and worked behind-the-scenes on other GLCC events. We appreciate their efforts and welcome their support as Port Captains for Ivy Lea, Ont. (SLR-33). They discovered the joys of cruising in the 1000 Islands and Lake Ontario when they bought their Tanzer 22 (Moon Dance) in 1981. A new house and the birth of their daughter later interrupted their Great Lakes cruising until they purchased a Tanzer 7.5 (Whisper 2) in Brighton in 1999. Ivy Lea has been homeport for the Sunstrums since then. Please click here to read further.

As summer comes to an end, let’s catch up on some reading... This issue of the Lifeline has all the usual items in the magazine and it is information-packed with the final From the Bridge by Commodore Chuck Mead. Read about the Great Lakes Foundation’s grant contributions; see what the GLCCSchool has been doing; and check out the 2018 Boat Show Schedule. Click here to read more. Click here to access the 2017 Fall Lifeline magazine, and here for updates and information on GLCC Events.

Those who missed the outstanding August 18-20 GLCC Lake Superior Rally in Silver Bay, MN, are invited to visit the GLCC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/glcclub) where you'll find several posts highlighting activities and photos from the event. 

     The combined work of the Township of Leland, Mich., the Township Harbor Commission, and a fundraising campaign titled Dig Deep for Leland Harbor (M-14), brought out the generosity of the public that enabled the harbor to be open this summer, and for many summers to come. Notable among the public donors was the Great Lakes Foundation, with a grant of $10,000. Please click here to read more.

While attending last weekend's Lake Ontario Rally, Henry W Williams, Port Captain for Rochester, N.Y., and former recipient of the GLCC Admiral Bayfield Award, received his Burgee recognizing 50 years of membership and dedication to the club. Congratulations Henry!

For more information on the Rally click here and also check the GLCC Facebook page.

For pictures and highlights of the July 2017 GLCC Rendezvous in Sturgeon Bay check out the GLCC Facebook Page. 

​The reporting requirements for owner/operators of a private boat entering Canadian waters, carrying 29 people or fewer have been modified.
This was published on the Canada Border Services Agency website June 29, 2017. The reference web page is: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/pb-pp-eng.html Note: the web page has a lot of good information on it as is worth reviewing. Please click here for further reading.

On June 9th. 2017, Great Lakes Cruising Club members; Commodore Mead and spouse Joann, Vice Commodore Barzyk and spouse Patti, Past Commodore Wallbank and spouse Mariette and Office manager Yvonne Murray had the honor of attending the formal dedication of the Dr. James C. Acheson Maritime Gallery, in the recently renovated and opulent Port Huron Carnegie Museum. Please click here to read further.

Corrected date in title of survey.

The results of the GLCC 2017 Member Survey are available for view on the Website under a new Discussion Forum, Surveys, titled 2017 Member Survey. The survey invited all members with a current e-mail address to participate and share their views on club events and programs while inviting suggestions and ideas to enhance overall membership satisfaction with the club. Click HERE to go directly to the complete summary.