tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120769682008-05-12T14:20:42.137-07:00Great Lakes Storiesgerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-66924824777692992902008-05-08T07:38:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:20:37.077-07:00Photos to see and touch
BRIGHTON, Mich.
Nine of my photos of Great Lakes islands -- for those who just can't get enough of our sweet water seas -- are on display at Insights Group.
If you are heading along I-96 or going on M-23, take a few minutes to stop by at 7187Grand River. Just turn north at the Grand River Exit from I-96 and drive a mile or so. It's on the right in a factory-like building.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.
gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-52902672503503741782008-05-06T10:47:00.000-07:002008-05-06T12:02:13.453-07:00THE GRIFFON, ARGUING OVER WHO KNOWS WHATShipwreck hunting ought to be something conducted in the water. But often the most arduous part of discovering ships happens in the courtroom.
And so of late it has been the federal court, not submerged spars and masts that have made news about the 17th century Griffon, the long lost, so-called "holy grail of Great Lakes shipwrecks," the oldest in the upper lakes.
The U.S. Sixth District Court ofgerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1117746648408854282005-06-02T13:58:00.000-07:002008-01-28T11:32:09.715-08:00CATCHING UP WITH GERRYLATEST BOOK
JANUARY, 2008. I have been more than lax of late. Of late, meaning more than a year or so.
In that time, I was in the process of writing and helping to publish my latest book by Ann Arbor Media Group. It is "Shipwreck Hunter: Deep, Dark and Deadly in the Great Lakes."
As the saying goes, you can find it in fine bookstores everywhere. OK, mostly in the Great Lakes region. But you cangerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1116594378885053712005-05-20T05:39:00.000-07:002008-03-07T07:15:03.088-08:00ENVIRO MENTALITYWATER LEVELS GOING UP, AT LEAST A BIT
MARCH 7, 2008 -- Yes, the snows have come. And come and come. Records and near records are being set all over the Great Lakes region.
And the snows have been the heavy kind, laden with water from from the Gulf of Mexico.
And as might be expected, water levels in the Upper Lakes are expected to go up for this coming warm season.
Lake Superior, which hit gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1116273396641363172005-05-16T12:09:00.000-07:002006-06-02T09:02:27.350-07:00DRUMMOND ISLAND2006 looks like another, laid-back and happy summer on Drummond Island.
EVENTS AND TOURS
Probably the coolest thing to do this summer is take one of the Detour Reef Lighthouse tours. The old lighthouse which marks the beginning of the St. Mary's River was first built on shore in 1847 and then moved out into the waterway in 1931. Islanders have worked hard to refurbish it.
Tours are on Saturdays gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1115393483587824372005-05-06T08:10:00.000-07:002006-06-02T12:30:03.853-07:00LES CHENEAUX ISLANDSThe summer of 2006 is a hummer.
EVENTS
4TH OF JULY ... At about 11 a.m., the Stars and Stripes Parade will rumble, toot and rat-a-tat its way down the main street of Cedarville.
During the day, the historical and maritime museums will be holding open houses.
And at dusk (you guessed it), fireworks.
AUG. 11-12. Now comes the summer's big wow. Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show at Hessel. gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1115057310607536252005-05-02T11:01:00.000-07:002006-06-02T14:27:24.703-07:00LAKE ERIE ISLANDSGOINGS ON FOR 2006 SUMMER
At Put-in-Bay
Margaritaville North. On June 8-11, tap your sandals to the tropical tunes a la Jimmy Buffet at locations around Put-In-Bay. On the Island, they call it Phlocking of the Phaithful.
July 1, a free symphony by the Firelands Symphony Orchestra at the Perry Memorial.
July 4. Boom, boom, bang, bang fireworks.
Jingle bells, snowmen, egg nogs. It's Christmas in gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114710134020162142005-04-28T09:46:00.000-07:002006-06-07T10:49:58.136-07:00ISLE ROYALEWOLVES AND MOOSE
For the latest on the rises and falls of the wolf and moose populations, check ENVIRO-MENTALITY on this site.
FISH CAUTION
The Park Service reports that only about 150 coaster brook trout (those born and bred on Lake Superior's rocky bottom near underwater springs) are still in the neighborhood. To protect these fish, Greg Blust, a park supervisor, said the Service has invoked agerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114541471406312742005-04-26T11:40:00.000-07:002006-06-07T17:00:18.510-07:00APOSTLE ISLANDSSUMMER DOINGS
Just about every week something is going on in Bayfield. Here is just a sampling.
June 16-18 is the 17th annual Sea Kayak Symposium. Learn paddling techniques and see lots of new boats and gear.
June 17 starts the free concerts of the Bayfield (Mostly) Schubert Festival.
Then concerts will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3 and then every Thursday evening until gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114539085908368122005-04-26T11:05:00.000-07:002006-06-30T08:43:04.663-07:00WASHINGTON ISLAND2006 Summer Doings
Just of few of the many activities over the summer include:
June 30-July 2 The Island Players will put on a production of David Auburn's "Proof," winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize at the Trueblood Performing Arts Center.
July 4 Fireworks at the ball park.
July 8 Art in the Park
Aug. 5 Scandanavian Dance Festival
Aug. 19 Island Fair
For details, contact the Washington gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114456020435161322005-04-25T11:59:00.000-07:002006-07-02T15:54:06.566-07:00TORONTO ISLANDFRANKLIN THE TURTLE AND HIDE-AND-SEEK
The Franklin Children's Garden has been completed, named for the Franklin the Turtle books by Paulette Bourgeois.
Little kids can go there, see pond life (yes, including turtles), learn to plant seeks, listen in on story time, play hide-and-seek in vine tunnel and a tree house and climb up a spiral walkway called the Unilever Snail Trail to the highest gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114452815248802442005-04-25T11:06:00.000-07:002005-10-11T12:49:19.020-07:00GRAND ISLANDTO AND FRO
To catch the ferry go four miles west of the blinking light in Munising and turn at the signs for Grand Island.
From July 1 to Labor Day, the tiny ferry makes its round trips at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
From May 26 to June 30 and from September 5 to October 6, it runs three times a day at 9 a.m., noon and 3:30 p.m.
Prices are $14 gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114451240863796132005-04-25T10:38:00.000-07:002006-05-22T12:50:55.533-07:00MACKINAC ISLANDMackinac Island always is fun. Watching the men in soldier's garb shooting muskets at the fort, butterfly houses, historic buildings, the clip-clop of horses and the whir of bicycle tires. And yes, a sense of romance. If Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour could find it at the Grand Hotel in the movie "Somewhere in Time,`` maybe you can too.
Did I forget the fudge. Yes, you can get lots and lots gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114372288803121072005-04-24T12:44:00.000-07:002006-06-27T14:08:59.460-07:00MANITOULIN ISLANDTO AND FRO
For summer 2006, The ferry 638-passenger, 143-car Chi-Cheemaun (which means big canoe) will be making four, round trips daily between Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula to on Manitoulin Island. A crossing usually takes about one hour and 45 minutes. In spring and fall, it makes three round trips daily when crossings usually take about an hour.
Prices have skipped up slightly. The fares gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114371799388725422005-04-24T12:37:00.000-07:002006-06-27T15:08:20.886-07:00PELEE ISLANDWALKING, FIREWORKS, EATING, LOTS OF FUN AND AN UGLY DUCKLING
Given that this Canadian island has a lots and lots of Americans, it makes sense that it as a combined Canada Day and Independence Day.
On July 1 of this summer of 2006,catch the parade that starts at the Pelee Island Winery. Tastings, tours and entertainment will be at the winery over the weekend.
Also pull on your strollin' shoes forgerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1114019327495174802005-04-20T10:26:00.000-07:002006-09-07T11:47:01.783-07:00BEAVER ISLANDSOME NEW STUFF FOR 2006
Now you see 'em, now you don't.
The island's classiest lodging place has shut down. Deer Lodge, on its way to becoming a five-star winner in B&Bdom, has stopped making up beds and serving breakfasts. Jon and Sally Fogg, who saw to every detail of their log-cabin castle with six rooms for guests, have sold it. It will now be a private home.
As for the Foggs, they will gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12076968.post-1113581264669160092005-04-15T00:00:00.000-07:002006-06-30T09:11:44.983-07:00NORTH AND SOUTH MANITOU ISLANDSFor information on the islands and the whole park, contact Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
TO AND FRO
Starting May 1, the ferries start zipping back and forth from Leland, Michigan to North and South Manitou Islands. If you decide to make a crossing in May or even early June, plan on a very chilly trip. Wear a jacket. Wear a hat. Expect your nose to drip. During the rest of the summer, gerry_volgenauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130741835380994812noreply@blogger.com