The 3rd video episode from our past summer’s sail to Isle Royale National Park, Grand Marais, and Stockton Island is now posted on YouTube. Feel free to leave a comment to let us know what you think of if — and, of course, if you haven’t already, click the button there to subscribe to our channel. That way you’ll be automatically notified when we post the next one.

     Please welcome Tom and Janet Stone as our new Port Captains for Traverse City, Mich. (M-10)! This is what they told us about their boating experiences...
     They purchased their first cruising boat, a 1987 O’day 28, in 2002. Although they had spent many hours on the water, most of those were in a canoe, wilderness camping.
     When they were young, Janet and Tom would go on picnics to Holland State Park and spend hours watching sailboats going up and down the channel and dreaming of owning one someday. So, when some friends offered to sell their O’day, they jumped at the chance and named her "S"URPRISE!

Year 2020 has dished out quite a roller coaster of changes. One sure thing as a consortium; humans are getting better at adjusting! Within our Club, we have shifted to online meetings and member recruiting (instead of the traditional boat show platform).  Members are taking more GLCCSchool webinars, with the time they now find at home on their computers. Many are thankful to have this resource. While not able to cross international borders, members are revisiting the Harbor Reports to explore local treasures. Please click here to read more.

     Steve Reinecke is our newly appointed Port Captain for Bad River, Ont. (GB-46). He lives in Strathroy, Ont., and is married to a wonderful woman for the past 30 years. He has 2 great children, Trevor, 22 and Emily, 26. Steve is a Clinical Scientist and currently works for a company out of Houston, Tex., in the Disinfection and Healthcare IT Industry. He travels extensively for work.
     Steve has been a GLCC member for 12 years and has served as an Assistant Port Captain, Port Captain, Board Member and Rear Commodore. He has also previously chaired the Admissions/Membership Committee. Please click here to read more!

     Once again, Vicki and I have posted a YouTube sailing video from our 2020 Isle Royale cruise. In this second segment, Vicki and I explored the beautiful Chippewa Harbor by dinghy, before we headed Freelance southwest to the National Park’s entry point at Windigo.

     Please click HERE to see the video. We hope it’ll inspire you to cruise a Great Lakes wilderness area, and especially the Isle Royale National Park, next summer. And please feel free to let us know what you think of the video — and also kindly take a moment subscribe to our channel, if you haven’t already.

As a GLCC member, you can be sure that you and your family will be welcomed anywhere you cruise on the Great Lakes. Our membership is divided up between Rear Commodores that support Port Captains and help members within regions. If you look at the illustration, you will see, based on where your boat rests, which region you would belong to. The election of Rear Commodores at the Annual General Membership Meeting on Oct. 24, 2020 now supports the realignment of the Great Lakes Region that was approved by the Board of Directors at the July 18, 2020 meeting. As a member, if you knew which region you belonged to before, it may have changed. For more details, please click here.

NOAA will stop providing paper charts by 2025. That said, there's some exciting news on the horizon offering the option of custom printable charts which you'll be able to print yourself or potentially purchase through marine chart suppliers who will print them for you. For more information and a link to a highly informative webinar on this capability, click here.

Today we welcome our newly appointed Port Captain for the Trent Severn Waterway, Ont. (W-6), Charlie Ellins. Charlie has been Boating from the time of his first family boat in the 1950s including considerable time on the TSW. He skippered the family cruiser from Trenton to Orillia at age 15 with his mom and two sisters. He joined the Canadian Power Squadron in 1968 and now has 51 merit marks [Life Member]. Charlie has been Commodore of the Lake Simcoe Yacht Club in 1978-1979 when there were over 200 members. Please click here to read more!

Isle Royale National Park is one of our favorite Great Lakes cruising destinations. Vicki and I have been there countles times, and always find it a fun and interesting place to be with our Pearson 36 Cutter Freelance. To see a YouTube playlist of our adventures up at Isle Royale, please click HERE. 

02/14/2022 Replaced image. JM
Niels & Vickie Jensen spent three days on a mini-cruise in Lake Superior from the Apostle Islands to Silver Bay.  They experienced thunderstorms, beam seas, and fog.  They have posted a video of their trip on YouTube for others to enjoy.