To all registered for the Lake Erie Rally at Leamington Marina. 

There's a new historical exhibit on the Challenger, the oldest "Laker" still operating on the Great Lakes. She is 104 years old this year.  Details here...

Read about border crossings resources, the upcoming summer events, Spring Break 2011, and an exciting new benefit for GLCC members. The reports from the Grosse Pointe and Sarnia meetings, as well as the second installment of John and Deanna Peterson’s The Log of Charrette (Winner of the 2009 Founders’ Award), are also featured in this issue.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE JUNE ISSUE

 The Michigan DNR has a new website to help boaters find and map lake launch ramps and access sites throughout the state—especially helpful for trailer sailors. Check it out...

04/27/2023 Corrected link to harbor report. JM

 Here's a good travelogue article on the St. Helena Island lighthouse, in the Straits of Mackinac...

Our GLCC Fleet Surgeon Gail Bowdish is featured in an article entitled “You Can Only Blame Yourself” in the May issue of SAILING. You might want to take a look at the magazine, especially if you are interested in singlehanded sailing.  

  Sunsets taken while cruising.  To see the video go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4HmibyrGyQ

Torresen Marine in Muskegon will be finishing up the largest solar-panel installation in Michigan, in time for Earth Day, April 22. News story here...

Photo by Mel Wallbank, showing the Alpena stuck in an ice  jam off Port Huron, March 20. And here's an interesting animated series of satellite images, showing the recent break-up of that ice jam on Lake Huron.