BRAZO - North Channel 2009

Robert,
If you want to boat a day while waiting, you could explore the Beaver Island archipelago. The harbor at St. James has nice shower house, etc, high docks, cheap state prices. Expensive island gas available at commercial marina to the west (also in St. James harbor, the only real harbor in this island group). Great history and museum, etc in town. To the north and on your way are Squaw, Whiskey, Garden and Hog island. Squaw has a lighthouse you can visit, will have to wade or dinghy ashore as beach is rocky. The passage between Garden and Hog island is nice, very clear water, lots of rocks to look at. Garden Island is shaped like a backwards C. There is a little island in the arms of the C that you can circumnavigate. I have overnighted in the C before, very protected, save your track in case it is foggy in the AM. Good bass fishing in early July, will be lakers around at this time. Wish I was going with you guys.

Mark
 
even though mark is correct, manistique marina is not on par with most michigan marinas - i'm enjoying the nobody here environment. plan is to just hangout today and explore the town. winds are down from yesterday but still more than forecasted.

mark, thanks for the info on beaver island - happens to be one of our favorite stops = at least for a couple days. i need to make sure i'm on the mainland on thursday, so i'm going to stay in port - would love to hop across to beaver thu.
 
well, tonight the family will make their way from madison,wi to manistique,mi. in the morning we will head out for thr 5 hour drive to spanish river marina to launch the boat.

i have stayed in manistique the last 3 days and have enjoyed the quiet marina and nice little town. i was not expecting much of the town, but really have liked it.

not sure where we will anchor tomorrow night, but it will be some nice little cove someplace up there.
 
Robert,
Spanish Municiple Marina is very nice and accomodating. You may want to spend your first night there. It has been very windy during the afternoon,. Mornings, and evenings have been pretty calm. We have enjoyed the area immensely. Spent this afternoon in a beautiful cove north of Johns Island north of Murdock Island in the Whalesback Channel. Yesterday we were in the Benjamin Islands and returned in 3-4 foot seas. Friday is supposed to the best day of the week as far as weather is concerned. Unfortunately, we will probably miss you we plan to leave around noon , or a little after, and trailer down to Hessel, MI for the antique boat show on Saturday.

Have a safe trip

Best regards,
Rollie
 
hi rollie,

thanks for the info. sorry we will miss you up there, but have a great time at the wood boat show. that is something i would like to get to.

the wind has just been non stop this summer. hoping we can splash and go tomorrow, but if not it sounds like spanish marina will bw nice.

probably will see you on the road on our way up. i apprecaite the information that you have passed along and i am sure we will cross paths on the great lakes.

have a nice trip.
 
Hi Brazo - Thanks for this account as well! I am currently on lay off so I have found time to go through some of these old posts looking for Canadian content!

Actually - truth be told , I saw that you had 24 replies to this thread and I thought ,,, if I post the 25th --- Da Nag will put 1 of those little blinky things beside another great Canadian tale!! :lol: :lol:

Regards, Rob
 
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