4.9.5.2008

More of MI 2008... the dad & i cruised Northport bay for a bit before heading out to lake MI and down to Leland. we grabbed some dinner, at the bluebird. then saw a sweet sunset (no photos), and had a moon lit cruise back to Northport.

leaving Northport

over the bow looking out onto Northport bay




Gull Island (officially Bellows) home to a massive sea gull population, the island had been host to a large population of cormorants but the killed off the trees. Leading them to move along. remnants of a home from the 1800's all that remains is the stone chimneys, and first floor.




buoy 2 the outside marker to Northport bay.




looking out across the bay, 13 miles to the other side by boat, sixty miles by car.




GPS view rounding the tip of Leelanau




Grand Traverse Light house, long since turned into a museum since the beacon was automated.




looking across lake MI to N. Fox Island




Bluffs on Lake MI and some billowing clouds.




Dash at night.




The point of light at the top is the moon, the flash overwhelms the scene. However boating at night is a great time.