Litttle Current Aerial Photos
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
Tuesday at the 2008 Rendezvous in Little Current featured a seminar on the geology of the North Channel, a knitters get-together, cardboard-boat races, an official meeting of the members with the GLCC officers, the world-famous Bilge Auction with auctioneer John Winter, and the formal final event—the Commodore's Dinner, Dance, and Awards Ceremony.
Monday was a busy day at the 2008 Rendezvous, with a seminar on nautical history, a port-captain's meeting, the annual dog show, and lots and lots of wind (for the third day in a row).
The 2008 Rendezvous got underway in Little Current, July 12. Shown here is one of the late arrivals—Ted & Venetia Moorhouse on Fairy Tale, just arriving from the Chesapeake. More photos of Saturday's events are
Our annual Lake Erie Rally was held June 13 – 15 in Leamington, Ontario. 
While cruising near our home port of Britt, ON, on one of the Islands in Black Bay, our 11 month old West Highland Terrier had the misfortune of being bitten by a Massassauga rattler. Luckily we had consulted a vet on what to do in just such an occasion and were able to quickly get an adult dose of Benadryl into her.
Lighthouse keeping in the 19th and early 20th centuries was a rugged life of long hours and hard work punctuated by periods of real peril. Not a profession for the fainthearted, it was thought to be unsuitable employment for the “fairer sex.” At least 50 women in Michigan proved the naysayers wrong. Acting as both assistants and full-fledged keepers, these women served the sailing community with distinction for more than 100 years—often juggling their official duties with the demands of raising a family.
There's a new IMax movie of "Mysteries of the Great Lakes," now opening in Canada. 
A beautiful spring day in Sarnia, Ontario, when GLCC members gathered for our Southwestern Ontario Regional Meeting.