The 100-foot USS Dexter, built in 1925 as a rum-runner patrol boat, will be scuttled off Chicago to become an underwater diver's site this fall. The photo shows the Dexter being launched at Defoe Shipbuilders in Bay City, Michigan. Among other things, she created an international incident with Canada in 1929. Newspaper story here...
The disappearance of a lumber schooner 117 years ago has been a mystery until now. Read the newspaper story...
Under blue skies and perfect boating conditions, the Lake Huron Rally and official opening of the new headquarters for the GLCC was the place to be in mid August.
See a video of the dedication of the new GLCC office in Port Huron, Saturday, August 17. Click here...
The Lake Superior 21st Anniversary Rally was held Friday, August 15, through Sunday, August 17, at Silver Bay Marina, Minnesota. It marked a return of the event to this popular venue, which also was the site of the 2004 Rally.
Rear Commodore Duane Flynn organized the event.
2/14/2025 Updated link to Nexus reporting sites. JM
High winds out of the west and very low ceilings prevented taking the aerial photos of the Rendezvous as planned. However a break in the weather occured Tuesday when the winds died and the heavy overcast started to break up. Fortunately we were able to take off from the Manitoulin East Airport and make a few passes along the waterfront from the west to the east. The proximity of the swing bridge and the large transmission towers just east of the bridge ruled out any low flying. See a larger version of th
More photos from the 2008 Rendezvous are