6/24 - 7/19/24 - Great Lakes - 2024 (Racine, WI to North Channel, Ontario, CA)
Port-A-Gee enjoyed a well-deserved winter's nap, and her crew crew spent the winter in Fort Myers. Cap decided to go legit and completed a Captain's Licensing course. He is now a US Coast Guard-certified Captain! Congrats - but he was MY Captain all along. June 1, 2024 - Cap spent countless hours sprucing up Port-A-Gee, after our 14-month cruise, and she was ready to get back on the water. It rained ALL DAY - we had to dig deep into our storage lockers to arouse our 7-year-old, never used raingear! We made it through the 3 Illinois Locks (Dresden Island, Brandon Road, Lockport) without incident. 11 hours in the rain, and we finally arrived at Chicago Harbor's O'Brien lock for our measly 2-foot ascent to Lake Michigan. Burnham Harbor Our dear friends, Doug & Patricia were aboard Talisman at Burnham Harbor, and they had a lovely spaghetti dinner ready for us upon our arrival! June 2, 2024 - We bid farewell to the Crew of Talisman and the beautiful Chicago Har