Eastern U.P. Shoreline Exploration

The weekend of June 5-7 was spent camping and exploring the shoreline of L. Superior in the eastern U.P. looking for agates and other beach treasures and just enjoying being out and about. We wandered lots of roads, walked several beaches and I was treated to seeing here-to-fore unknown territory to me.

The weekend was chilly along the lake shore which kept insects to a minimum but didn't dampen out spirits.

We found 3 great campsites for future visits, all just off the lake. No agates were found, but other finds on the beach made up for it. Another good weekend....

Morels!!!!

Sunday May 31st I finally got to see first-hand what a morel looks like in it's natural state. We went hunting for them Sunday morning in a couple of spots in Alger county and found a few. Nowhere near a bonanza, but enough for a plateful for an evening delight....

Now to find more of those elusive rascals...............

Shakedown Cruise Thurs 5/28

We had a shakedown cruise on the sailboat Milo on Thursday. Light winds and calm seas were perfect for the first outing of 2009 and first since the 2007 season. All went well with just Ann and I aboard. Engine and systems worked well.
The docking was about a 9 out of 10 rating. A tribute to calm seas, luck and just a tad of good seamanship, I guess. Looking forward to more outing as warm weather arrives and more friends to get out on the lake......