Please welcome Terri Kennedy as GLCC's newly appointed Port Captain from Deputy Port Captain of Grand Bend (H-4). Terri has served as Deputy Port Captain since April of 2005 and is the exemplary first mate of her powerboat Fours Enough. She is the wife of Past Commodore John Kennedy (1993-1994) and together they have four beautiful daughters. Click here to read on.

With the unseasonable winter's ice cover and slow melt, this year's Memorial weekend proved to be memorable to say the least. The two accompanying photos show how Lake Superior cruisers enjoyed the holiday. The left photo is from Bayfield Wisconsin Yacht Club member Carl Olding; the right from GLCC member Bob Hansen. Lake Superior boats typically launch starting the first week of May, but not this year. Some Marinas are still iced in.

GLCCSchool weather instructor Mark Thornton recently put together a handy "Marine Weather Dashboard" on his weather forecasting web site. The new dashboard provides an easy to use consolidated window into a wealth of Great Lakes weather information. To check it out click Great Lakes Marine Weather, and then simply click on any lake name or weather product tile for additional detail.

This month we continue our journey Southward through the Great Lakes.  We are stopping at a busy commercial harbor on the western side of the Bruce Peninsula. In 1950, our Harbor Report was very sparse.  A visiting boater would have little reason to visit, except to rest and buy necessities.  Today’s report is more comprehensive with ample reason to visit.  Please click on the vintage Goderich report, then as usual compare it to the latest edition.

Please welcome newly appointed Port Captains, Todd and Susan Miller for Grand Marais, Minn. (S-182.6). Tom had been Deputy Port Captain since September 2010 and taught the Introduction to Cruising Lake Superior webinar for the GLCCSchool. They have been regular attendees of the Lake Superior Rally and Mid-Winter Dinner Meeting. Click here to read on.

GLCC is pleased to recognize our newest Rear Commodore, David Brace, Port Captain of Honey Harbour, Ontario (GB-25). We look forward to his added knowledge and expertise as Rear Commodore, and specifically his assistance in Region 35. If you pass through Georgian Bay, Lake Ontario, or the connecting waterways, give David a shout. You can bet he’ll have some unbenounced tidbits to share with you about the area! Read more here...

Welcome Walter and Barbara Moore, proud owners of Bonnie Jean, are our new Port Captains for East Harbor, Ohio (E-16.7). Here's a brief summary about their sailing experiences in and around the Great Lakes:

Our family started sailing on Atwood Lake (Ohio) 36 years ago. We sailed for a number of years there having to take a bit of a sabbatical... Read more here.

Dan and Linda Cline, the newly-appointed Port Captains for Port Sheldon, Michigan (M-23.5), reside in Midland, MI, and describe Port Sheldon as a lovely anchorage just 9 statute miles north of Holland Harbor on the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan. Dan is an attorney in private practice and Linda is a public school administrator. Please read more about the new Dual Port Captains here.

Having left the North Channel, this month we find ourselves in Tobermory.  The 1951 report for the gateway to lower Georgian Bay is rather sparse, it does, however, get you there.  We are blessed with a much fuller picture of the town and its amenities in the Club's current edition.  Please click here to view the old report, then visit the current report.