The forecast was for westerly winds at 10 knots which would have made for a nice windward sail to Blind River
46° 10’.72N 82° 57’.93W. The wind did not materialize however and we motored all the way in hot hot humid weather. Arrived around noon and set about investigating customs procedures, since we’ll be entering the USA in a couple of days. The marina offers rinky dink old bikes to guests so we borrowed a couple and set off to explore the town. The jet fountain was reminiscent of Geneva. Visited a museum and watched part of an old film depicting the loggers of the early 20
th century. Logging was the big industry in these parts in those days, and boy did those guys have a hard life. 3 or so open boats were loaded to the gunwhales with food and camping supplies for the trip and then had to shoot the rapids without losing anything. They weren’t always successful. One boat was swamped, so the crew of 2 (the cooks) had to beach the boat quickly, unload everything and save what they could. The loggers had very hard and dangerous work – and of course everyone worked in all weathers. Looks like the marina where we are is the site of the old logging mill. You can see the remnants of the structure in the background of the photo taken at sunset.
Today’s log: 16.6nm, season total: 488.4
The forecast was for westerly winds at 10 knots which would have made for a nice windward sail to Blind River 46° 10’.72N 82° 57’.93W. The wind did not materialize however and we motored all the way in hot hot humid weather. Arrived around noon and set about investigating customs procedures, since we’ll be entering the USA in a couple of days. The marina offers rinky dink old bikes to guests so we borrowed a couple and set off to explore the town. The jet fountain was reminiscent of Geneva. Visited a museum and watched part of an old film depicting the loggers of the early 20th century. Logging was the big industry in these parts in those days, and boy did those guys have a hard life. 3 or so open boats were loaded to the gunwhales with food and camping supplies for the trip and then had to shoot the rapids without losing anything. They weren’t always successful. One boat was swamped, so the crew of 2 (the cooks) had to beach the boat quickly, unload everything and save what they could. The loggers had very hard and dangerous work – and of course everyone worked in all weathers. Looks like the marina where we are is the site of the old logging mill. You can see the remnants of the structure in the background of the photo taken at sunset. 
Today’s log: 16.6nm, season total: 488.4
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