Lake Michigan Chartering?

[montesinosiii]

Ditto: ancorage depends on weather. Among my favorite stops are Justice Bay on Sand Island with sea caves to dingy into & a nice one hour hike to Sand Island Lighthouse. Julian Bay and Presque Isle Bay on Stockton Island. Both have great beaches and hiking trails. Manitou Island has an interesting historic Fishing camp to visit. Not a good place to anchor generally. Little Sand Bay on the mainland has good ancorage and an interesting commercial fishing historic site. There are 8 lighthouses scattered through the islands and most are open to tour. I think you would find sailing in the Apostles more interesting than in Lake Michigan. But then I am biased and I have have a Coronado 35 in charter through Apostle Islands Yacht Charter Association. An Excelent resource for sailing anywhere on Lake Superior iIs "The Superior Way" by Bonnie Dahl. It is the Superior Cruisers Bible.

[sailboy21]

Don't anchor off rocky island. The wind did 180 what it was supposed to and I ended up trying to retrieve our little danforth with 6ft rollers coming in. Gotta love the lake!
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[Moonfish]

I'll echo what others are saying about the Apostle Islands. An absolutely wonderful area to cruise. I live and sail in the San Juan Islands, and the Apostles reminded me of home - minus the mountains, Orcas, and crowds. The Apostle's are pristine and remote, which makes them uncrowded.

I don't know if you've seen this on another Great Lakes thread, but I've posted this YouTube link to a segment of a two-part episode we did on the Apostle Islands before. It gives you a glimpse into what you might find there (and this was shot in mid-June, where we experienced temperatures from the 50s to the 80s).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_rOQl6fFkA

Anyway, you can't go wrong with the folks at Superior Charters in Bayfield. They're very nice, and cruise the islands in their own boat so they know the area well. Good luck!