Want to sleep easy while you’re hanging on the hook? Want to ditch the dock for a wonderful wilderness anchorage? If so, why not learn anchoring inside and out from a couple have logged over 200,00 fresh and salt water cruising miles. Join Ken and Carol Gillstrom as they present --- Tips and Techniques for Successful Anchoring. Whether you are a cruiser new to serious anchoring or an experienced cruiser looking for new insights and techniques, this webinar is for you.
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Want cruise with other likeminded boaters, visit outstanding Great Lakes destinations, make it all the way to the far western reach of the Great Lakes? I you answered yes, or even just maybe, then sign up for the 2026 GLCC Summer Flotilla webinar.
The 2026 GLCC Summer Flotilla is a “hop on and hop off” cruising event starting in Milwaukee and Detroit, running north to Mackinaw, on to the Soo and then west along Lake Superior’s south shore until the water runs out. Come for it all or come for just part, but don’t be left out!
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Have you had a fun / exceptional / learning cruising experience on the Great Lakes that you would like to share with other GLCC members? The Founders Award is a great way to take other cruisers along with you during that memorable time on the water
For many Great Lakes Cruising Club members, the Toronto International Boat Show is a welcome winter tradition. It’s a chance to escape the cold, see the latest in boating, and maybe pick up some new gear. But beyond the boats and gadgets, the show is also an important opportunity for the GLCC to connect with prospective members who are looking to expand their Great Lakes cruising experiences.
Director/Port Captain Dee McClure: Each month Lifeline interviews a GLCC member to gain insight into their favorite cruising grounds and perspectives. We caught up with Steve Reinecke, liveaboard, active cruiser and Port Captain of Bad River, Ont. (GB-46). Steve, his wife, Brenda, and their two children, Trevor (now in the Canadian Navy) and Emily have cruised Georgian Bay extensively. Steve shares with us some insights into boat requirements for liveaboards, some unique “must haves” and a side gig connecting boaters in an anchorage.
Roy Eaton literally is the voice of the North Channel through his internationally known Cruiser’s Net. He will attend the 2025 GLCC Annual Rendezvous in Little Current. We visited with Roy recently to understand his background, a little history of Manitoulin Island and the genesis for the world-famous Cruiser’s Net.
It is a privilege for us and the Little Current, Ont., boating community to host this year’s GLCC Diamond Rendezvous, marking the 60th event since the first gathering in 1965.
Lifeline is connecting with a few of GLCC’s active cruisers to gain insight into their favorite cruising grounds and perspectives. Here, we talk to Bill and Sandi Matley, active cruisers and Port Captains of Harbor Island (NC-2) and learn a bit about their boating background.
The Great Lakes Foundation received a grant request from PBS Wisconsin to help fund the development of a documentary program entitled Wisconsin Lighthouses. We granted this request in early 2024