Val-Le Fuehrer received her 50 year Member Burgee at the Wilderness Rally held at Keyhole Island this July.  Val-le and her husband Milt joined the GLCC when their children were very young.  Taking them to many Rendezvous and exploring the North Channel, they ventured to many new places during their years of cruising in UGOTABKIDDIN (first a 26ft cabin cruiser then a 37ft sail boat).  Val-le appreciates the many lifelong friends she made during those years and continues to cruise with several of them.  She currently resides in Basalt, CO where she is an active downhill skier during the winter.  Congratulations Val-le on your 50 years as a member of GLCC!

     Joe McKeown has accepted appointment as Port Captain for Point Edward, Ont. (H-2) which is right around the corner from Sarnia, Ont. (D-3) where he has held this same title since June of 2013.
     Joe came from a boating family, with his great grandfather a founding member of the Detroit Yacht Club and a long line of GLCC members. Growing up, he spent many of his childhood summers around boats (albeit of the power variety) at his family’s cottage in Amherstburg, Ont.; learning about boats, family and the beauty of the Great Lakes. He is a licensed Coast Guard Captain and ran a charter and dive boat in the BVI for a time. Please click here to read more!

The summer issue of Lifeline has arrived — just in time for our H2O adventures! The popular GLCC annual Rendezvous is happening in July. Even though that event has already reached capacity, there are many more available, so be sure to check them out! You may be concerned about Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) so we added the information necessary to understand how it happens, how to prevent it, and what to do if it does occur. If you've been following, in this issue: the second of three installments of the winning Founders Award log by Port Captains Dave & Colleen Wray — read 'em all! We hope you enjoy the fun articles and soak up the information left in wake. Click here to access the 2018 Summer Lifeline magazine, and here for updates and information on GLCC Events.

Mike Kohut, who spends his winters in the in the Florida Keys and summers aboard his trawler, Blue Chip, has been appointed as the new Port Captain for Mackinaw City, Mich. (H-76.5). Let's give him a cheerful, "welcome aboard"!! Here's a bit about he and his wife's cruising experiences. Please click here to read more!

The US Customs and Border Patrol have announced a new cell phone or tablet app for pleasure boater for reporting their arrival into US.  This app, CBP ROAM (Reporting Offsite Arrival - Remote), can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Apple App Store at no cost.  One will need to set up an account at login.gov to create profiles about the travelers and conveyances. It can be used by all travelers coming into the US via private vessel no matter the nationality of the traveler or the vessel.  Please see https://www.cbp.gov/travel/pleasure-boats-private-flyers/pleasure-boat-…; Also, an article on theboatgalley website has additional information: https://theboatgalley.com/us-check-in-via-roam-app/

For a complete review of check in requirements for both US and Canada, please see the revised article by Brad Somers, Rear Commodore (Ret), US and Canadian Border Reporting Requirements.

If you're heading through the Detroit River, please stop at Gross Ile, Mich. (D-74) and say hello to newly appointed Port Captain Thomas Buckley. He has been boating for over 50 years. His first boat was a 12-foot plywood kit by Montgomery Ward. He moved up from the 12-foot to present 47-foot Bayliner. He has spent time cruising the Great Lakes mostly on Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron and the North Channel. He is a prior Marine Deputy and Boaters safety instructor, as well as a Boating Accident Investigator. He completed USCG 100-ton Master Licensing Course. Tom and his wife Carol live aboard their 47 Bayliner Motor Yacht from April to November. He is a Past Commodore for the West River Yacht & Cruising Club (2014).

     Let’s give our newly appointed Deputy Port Captain Scott Ross for Lorain, Ohio (E-13) a warm welcome!
     Scott has been boating on Lake Erie with his wife Betsy and family since 1988. They have owned their current boat, a 1988 Marinette fisherman for 19 seasons and currently dock at Son Rise Marina on Sandusky Bay. Please click here to read more.

The western part of Lake Erie has been declared as "impaired" by Ohio Gov. Kasich which will lead to tighter regulations for agriculture and others that release nutrients into the lake.  Lake Erie has experienced massive algae blooms in recent years and environmentalists have sued to have the lake declared impaired.  Ohio was the last holdout. Click here to read more.

Please welcome newly appointed Deputy Port Captain Bill Lehner for Sandusky, Ohio (E-16)!  Here's a brief bio on his nautical endeavours:
   I have enjoyed boating since my preteen years as a “frequent” family activity. I am proud to have carried the love of the water on to our three grown children and soon-to-be six grandchildren. Karen and I have owned small sailboats (22, 27, and 32-foot) for the majority of our 48 years of marriage. Cruising areas have varied from local lakes and rivers, in my early years, to charters in the Florida Keys, Bahamas, Virgin Islands, The Dry Tortugas, Cuba, and ten fantastic days on a 45-foot Magic in the Greek Isles. Karen and I have enjoyed annual trips to the Lake Huron / Port Huron area. I have also participated in the delivery of several boats from Port Clinton to Philadelphia, and Long Island. Please click here to read more.

After over 80 years, the GLCC is still able to create new Harbor Reports.  Jim Wooll whose years of gunkholing around the Great Lakes has done it again with a new Harbor Report.  You will find it in the North Channel, North Shore Thessalon to Spanish.  It is French Islands (NC-60).  Thanks, Jim!