July 31- Aug.1, 2017 Leaving Canada and entering the US in DeTour Village, Michigan.

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July 31, we up anchored at 7:30am (Picture taken by Terri Wells)

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Leaving the archipelago before the winds kick up.
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There’s an eagle in there somewhere, he was just so darn elusive!
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There’s that ribbon of green I like so much.
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Color of the day:  Blue!  We were so lucky to do a 50+mile crossing of the North Channel with virtually no wind.  (Sorry sailors!) Could have water skied across the channel!
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The only commercial fishing boat we have seen. 
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Looking for the dotted line as we cross the border.
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Checking into customs couldn’t have been easier with our Nexus passes.  We called in from where you see us on the chart.  We were asked all the usual identification questions and the agent spoke to each of us to verify birthdates.  Then the customs agent issued us a check in number.  He never asked how long we had been in Canada, nor if we had alcohol, firearms or drugs.  No questions about the foods we had or if we had any plants on board.  Easy peasy. 
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First freighter sighting.  Of course is was at anchor.  Not sure why you would name a green boat “Blacky.”
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Coming into DeTour Village for the night.  Reminded us of Cape Vincent, NY.  Here’s the Pilot boat ready to ferry pilots out to the passing freighters.
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And here’s the breakwater, a freighter and a car ferry.  
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Don’t know if this ship makes it to the St. Lawrence.  Fritz would know. 
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Lots of freighter activity. 
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We’ve definitely seen the Cedarglen numerous times. 
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On August 1, took a tour of DeTour Village.  Cool wooden statue “The Passage Keeper” greets you as you leave the marina.
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I pondered this man made mini pond and mini stream.  The water was going along at a pretty good clip and then disappeared into the lawn.  So, maybe there’s an underground pipe and water pump that leads the water back into the pond?
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I liked this this house – La Dolce Vida (reminded me of the Zulicks)  Porches and turrets and widow’s walks – oh my!  Love a house with lots of decks.  Bob liked the pickup truck.  
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Enjoyed this Botanical Garden.
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It was a series of small memorial gardens connected by pathways. 
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A very bright I-don’t-know-what flower.
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Even the spent dandelion type flower was pretty.
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Nice place to look for freighters.
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Looking inland.
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Interesting sun dial.
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Headed back to the marina with our boat in the background.
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Leaving the marina we noticed a Lyman like Fritz and Leslie’s and also a Viking 50+ boat similar to the Throops. 
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This lighthouse is the DeTour Reef Lighthouse.  It’s open for tours on weekends and you can sign up for a lighthouse keeper program that allows you the opportunity to live and work at the lighthouse. 
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The lighthouse is located in the center of this chart clipping.  What’s interesting about it is that it’s a cross roads for freighters:  go north to Lake Superior (through St. Mary’s River), east and then south to Lake Huron or west and then south to Lake Michigan.  You can also see where we wound up for the night – an anchorage near Cedarville which boasts “the largest” antique boat show in the northeast.  Hmmm, wonder what Clayton’s ABM has to say about that. 
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And here’s where we are in the world.

4 thoughts on “July 31- Aug.1, 2017 Leaving Canada and entering the US in DeTour Village, Michigan.”

    1. We are headed to Lake Michigan. We will likely stick to the west side of Lake Michigan, but may cross over to the Wisconsin side at some point. Currently the weather is going to be lousy for the next three days, so we may stay put until Sunday.

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  2. Welcome back to the States!
    The flower is a Blue Globe Thistle. Apparently can range from purple thru cobalt blue like you saw to pink.
    You’re at the cross waters of the north!! Seems like such a tiny spot on the map but I bet it gets huge amounts of vessel traffic.
    Safe travels as you venture south whichever way your dreams lead you!!

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