Bayfield Ontario
Monday, June 22, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
US-IRC Great Lakes Championship hosted by the Port Huron Yacht Club
The US-IRC Great Lakes Championship is to be hosted by the Port Huron Yacht Club.
If you are in the Great Lakes and are planning on competing in the Bayview Mackinac Race this year, get your boat and crew ready for the big race with a full month of competitive racing on Lake Huron when you enter the Lake Huron International Regatta (LHIR) and the IRC Great Lakes Championships (IRC GLC). If you are not planning to race in this year's Mackinac race, then use the LHIR or IRC GLC as an opportunity to challenge yourself, crew and yacht.
For yachts outside the Blue Water Area avoid the last minute hassle of getting your boat to Port Huron just days before the Mackinac race. Bring it to Port Huron in early July and take advantage of a full month on Lake Huron.
Lake Huron International Regatta - July 3rd, 2009 - Overnight race on three separate courses which are Port Huron 100 (87NM), John Blunt (57NM) and Kettle Point (43NM).
IRC, PHRF, Cruising, JAM and One Design Classes
Awards and Entertainment on Saturday. Registration is now open! click here
US-IRC Great Lakes Championships - July 11th and 12th, 2009 - The event will be one day of Windward Leeward Racing and one day with a Distance Race.
Endorsed IRC certs needed for event.
Awards and Entertainment on Sunday.
Registration is now open! click here
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week - Bay City News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com
Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week - Bay City News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com
Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week
by Jeff Kart | The Bay City Times
Thursday June 11, 2009, 5:45 PM
Water levels in Lakes Michigan-Huron are up after above-average precipitation in the Great Lakes basin this week.
The lakes, which are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, are 10 inches higher than at this time a year ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports in its latest weekly update.
Lakes Michigan-Huron are projected to rise 2 more inches over the next 30 days, along with Lake Superior.
This month, the Lake Michigan-Huron basin has seen above average precipitation, while the remaining lake basins have received lower than average rain, Corps officials said.
Water levels up in Lake Huron after storms this week
by Jeff Kart | The Bay City Times
Thursday June 11, 2009, 5:45 PM
Water levels in Lakes Michigan-Huron are up after above-average precipitation in the Great Lakes basin this week.
The lakes, which are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, are 10 inches higher than at this time a year ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports in its latest weekly update.
Lakes Michigan-Huron are projected to rise 2 more inches over the next 30 days, along with Lake Superior.
This month, the Lake Michigan-Huron basin has seen above average precipitation, while the remaining lake basins have received lower than average rain, Corps officials said.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Bayfield Meadows
Bayfield Meadows is located in Bayfield, Ontario and is close to beautiful sandy beaches, marinas, hiking trails, golf courses, unique shops and restaurants.
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true
BY ELLEN CREAGER • FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER • May 31, 2009
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KIMBALL, Mich. -- Don't think camping. Think Kamping. Don't think solitude. Think socializing.
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The Port Huron KOA private campground, following a national trend to more cushy camping options, has 13 new family lodges -- really like little houses -- with kitchens, full bath and even an upstairs for children.
Set in a row near the back of the 75-acre campground, they're for social people who like being near others while getting away from it all.
"This is the direction campgrounds are going. We're about six to eight years ahead. I think the old camping stuff is gone," says general manager Anthony Jacobs. "We're more of an amusement park or family fun park. People pull in here with a tent and upgrade to a Kabin or a Lodge. Once they stay in a Kabin, you'll never see the tent again."
Amenities and atmosphere -- and spelling -- are the huge differences between private campgrounds such as KOA and more stately traditional camping parks, such as Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario.
But before you write a eulogy for traditional camping, hold on.
"We will not be changing our approach anytime soon," says Alistair MacKenzie, ecologist at the Pinery, which has 1,000 campsites and not a single cabin. "A lot of people still value sitting around a campfire and sleeping in a sleeping bag under the stars." On a busy summer weekend, the Pinery can have 8,000 to 10,000 campers.
Nature isn't the point
Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents; others stick with tried-and-true
BY ELLEN CREAGER • FREE PRESS TRAVEL WRITER • May 31, 2009
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KIMBALL, Mich. -- Don't think camping. Think Kamping. Don't think solitude. Think socializing.
Advertisement
The Port Huron KOA private campground, following a national trend to more cushy camping options, has 13 new family lodges -- really like little houses -- with kitchens, full bath and even an upstairs for children.
Set in a row near the back of the 75-acre campground, they're for social people who like being near others while getting away from it all.
"This is the direction campgrounds are going. We're about six to eight years ahead. I think the old camping stuff is gone," says general manager Anthony Jacobs. "We're more of an amusement park or family fun park. People pull in here with a tent and upgrade to a Kabin or a Lodge. Once they stay in a Kabin, you'll never see the tent again."
Amenities and atmosphere -- and spelling -- are the huge differences between private campgrounds such as KOA and more stately traditional camping parks, such as Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario.
But before you write a eulogy for traditional camping, hold on.
"We will not be changing our approach anytime soon," says Alistair MacKenzie, ecologist at the Pinery, which has 1,000 campsites and not a single cabin. "A lot of people still value sitting around a campfire and sleeping in a sleeping bag under the stars." On a busy summer weekend, the Pinery can have 8,000 to 10,000 campers.
Nature isn't the point
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