Whitefish Point


 8/23 & 8/24  Sault Ste. Marie to Whitefish State Harbor.

Traveled 43 miles to this Harbor, which has no  services but a free dock.  What we did find ,1 mile down the road, was the


Whitefish Point Lighthouse. They had multiple buildings housing Lighthouse keepers and their families and an early Coast Guard Museum. It was nice to see people come out to enjoy a nice sunny day.

We walked back to our boat via the beach which was a very long afternoon. Found some sea  glass, interesting rocks, and drift wood washed up on the beach. I wasn't allowed to use my metal detector.

                                 The recovered bell from the wreak
The next morning after leaving this somewhat deserted harbor we traveled to the spot where the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. They say there was to be a marker there but was long gone.

With some navigation skills, John and I passed over the spot where  29 souls were lost on 11/10/1975. We used the

Canadian locks for our passage. Lake Superior is 21 feet higher than Lake Huron. The Soo Locks on the American side raises and lowers the giant "lakers". Although we could have used them, we chose the pleasure craft locks. After returning to Sault Ste. Marie, and an easy dockage, we went to The Wicked Sister for some delicious Burgers, then stopped for some light supplies.




Comments

  1. Dunn Dreamin’August 27, 2021 at 4:01 PM

    The Edmund Fitzgerald has long fascinated me, so cool that you guys went there. The big lake they call “gitchee gumi”...

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  2. Captain JackSeptember 1, 2021 at 1:15 AM

    We were this far north, why not. Got lucky with the weather window. Great Place.

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