Last evening featured this beautiful Leland sunset over Lake Michigan.
Today, we departed Leland on a cloudy morning, and headed south along Lake Michigan’s shoreline.
The shoreline here is sandy, with lots of small dunes, leading up to the fabled Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Here is the Sleeping Bear. Indian legend has it that many years ago, in Wisconsin, lived a mother bear and her two cubs. One day, a fire broke out. All animals were forced to leave the forest. The mother bear and her cubs swam across Lake Michigan toward the Michigan coast. Soon, the two cubs grew tired and fell behind their mother. When the mother bear came to the Michigan shore, she climbed to the highest point she could find, and waited for the cubs. But her cubs did not make it to shore. The Great Spirit, who watched over all the animals, turned the cubs into two islands, North Manitou Island and South Manitou Island. The mother bear fell asleep still waiting for her cubs, and the Great Spirit covered her with sand to keep her warm. She now watches over her cubs as the giant Sleeping Bear Sand Dune.
This gambrel roofed light station at Point Betsie is said to be the most photographed light on Lake Michigan.
With the dunes rising high above the lake, many homeowners invest in quite the stairway to access the water.
The shoreline dunes made interesting sightseeing as we approached our destination of Frankfort.
Once in the harbor, what a surprise to see our sailboat, Full Tilt, which we sold six years ago. We knew she was on this side of the state, but didn’t expect to see her. She looks the same, even with the DYC logo on the transom, though the new owner is NOT a member!
During our usual walkabout, we stopped at the local smokehouse, and got some excellent jerky. Smoked fish was also for sale here. The owner, Frank, mentioned several secret recipes he uses, but did not offer to share them with us!
Sport fishing is big here from the Betsie River out through Lake Betsie and into Lake Michigan, and the salmon were jumping out of the water! The dock’s fish cleaning station is set up with several spots where expert filleting was underway. No one had any extra fish to part with, however.
At anchor, the sun came out and shone on Monarch.
As we went for our dinghy ride, we noted this yacht with an unusual tender – an amphibious car!
The Frankfort shoreline on Lake Betsie has many nice condo complexes complete with docks.
The waterfront is interesting, with a mix of residential, retail and marine businesses.
As the sun set, we enjoyed the view from the aft deck.
As the lights came on in town, we were secure on our anchor for the night.
Last evening featured this beautiful Leland sunset over Lake Michigan.
Today, we departed Leland on a cloudy morning, and headed south along Lake Michigan’s shoreline.
The shoreline here is sandy, with lots of small dunes, leading up to the fabled Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Here is the Sleeping Bear. Indian legend has it that many years ago, in Wisconsin, lived a mother bear and her two cubs. One day, a fire broke out. All animals were forced to leave the forest. The mother bear and her cubs swam across Lake Michigan toward the Michigan coast. Soon, the two cubs grew tired and fell behind their mother. When the mother bear came to the Michigan shore, she climbed to the highest point she could find, and waited for the cubs. But her cubs did not make it to shore. The Great Spirit, who watched over all the animals, turned the cubs into two islands, North Manitou Island and South Manitou Island. The mother bear fell asleep still waiting for her cubs, and the Great Spirit covered her with sand to keep her warm. She now watches over her cubs as the giant Sleeping Bear Sand Dune.
This gambrel roofed light station at Point Betsie is said to be the most photographed light on Lake Michigan.
With the dunes rising high above the lake, many homeowners invest in quite the stairway to access the water.
The shoreline dunes made interesting sightseeing as we approached our destination of Frankfort.
Once in the harbor, what a surprise to see our sailboat, Full Tilt, which we sold six years ago. We knew she was on this side of the state, but didn’t expect to see her. She looks the same, even with the DYC logo on the transom, though the new owner is NOT a member!
During our usual walkabout, we stopped at the local smokehouse, and got some excellent jerky. Smoked fish was also for sale here. The owner, Frank, mentioned several secret recipes he uses, but did not offer to share them with us!
Sport fishing is big here from the Betsie River out through Lake Betsie and into Lake Michigan, and the salmon were jumping out of the water! The dock’s fish cleaning station is set up with several spots where expert filleting was underway. No one had any extra fish to part with, however.
At anchor, the sun came out and shone on Monarch.
As we went for our dinghy ride, we noted this yacht with an unusual tender – an amphibious car!
The Frankfort shoreline on Lake Betsie has many nice condo complexes complete with docks.
The waterfront is interesting, with a mix of residential, retail and marine businesses.
As the sun set, we enjoyed the view from the aft deck.
As the lights came on in town, we were secure on our anchor for the night.
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