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Pearls Aboard OYSTER

An America's Great Loop Travel Adventure Blog

  • Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024
  • Fall 2023 Adventure Wrap Up
  • Summer Triangle Loop 2023
  • Spring Blogs 2023
  • Journey Kickoff 2022 Posts
Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

5 Rivers, 3 More States, & A Hurricane Nipping At Our Bow!

Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

CHICAGO!!

Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

MAGICAL & MIGHTY LAKE MICHIGAN! Blog and Vlog

  • Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024
  • Fall 2023 Adventure Wrap Up
  • Summer Triangle Loop 2023
  • Spring Blogs 2023
  • Journey Kickoff 2022 Posts
Updated on October 6, 2024October 6, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

5 Rivers, 3 More States, & A Hurricane Nipping At Our Bow!

One of the neatest parts of participating in the America’s Great Loop journey is all of the many “firsts” we get to encounter. Here we …

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Updated on September 15, 2024September 15, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

CHICAGO!!

We can’t believe it. We made it to ~ and through ~ the great city of CHICAGO! Neither Jeff nor I had ever visited before, …

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Updated on September 3, 2024September 3, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

MAGICAL & MIGHTY LAKE MICHIGAN! Blog and Vlog

“You should be off Lake Michigan and in Chicago by September 1,” many Great Loop sources advised. Others gave a maximum date of September 15. …

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Updated on September 1, 2024August 31, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

Oyster Discovers Pearls in MICHIGAN! Blog & Video

Well, shiver me timbers and blow me down! Michigan state is full of surprises! While Jeff and I have only yet cruised halfway down its …

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Updated on August 29, 2024August 28, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

SERENDIPITY! Lake Huron’s North Channel Blog & Vlog

The word “serendipity” has always been an all-time favorite of mine. It has a playful, hop-scotching ring about it, doesn’t it? More than that, its …

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Updated on August 18, 2024August 18, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

GEORGIAN BAY, LAKE HURON REFLECTIONS Blog & Vlog

Do you remember that old fashioned multicolored globe in your third grade classroom? You know – the one you loved to spin and explore all …

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Updated on July 27, 2024July 26, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

PURE & RUGGED GEORGIAN BAY Lake Huron, Ontario

HOME TO EPIC BEAUTY & THE MOST ANCIENT ROCKS ON THE PLANET! Jeff and I had heard the same sentiment from fellow “Loopers” over and …

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Updated on July 25, 2024July 24, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

THE BIG CHUTE Our Wild Boat Ride Across A Road!

The 240 mile journey of the Trent-Severn Waterway in 10 days was really fascinating, but Jeff and I have to agree that the grand highlight …

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Updated on July 17, 2024July 17, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

LAKE ONTARIO HEADING TO LAKE HURON (and everything in between!)

OH, the frustration of having useless internet connections! When we last left you we had arrived back into the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence …

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Updated on June 30, 2024June 29, 2024Great Loop Journey Summer & Fall 2024

SIX WATERWAYS IN 15 DAYS!

Get ready – this is a long one. You can choose to take it in parts or skim over – no offense taken ;-)! The …

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Hooray! It's Round 2 of our "America's Great Loop" adventure! Jeff and I are beyond excited!

Last summer 2023, we two newbie sailors dared ourselves to embark on a large section of the Loop named "The Triangle Loop". We travailed up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal, through Lake Ontario to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Canada's Rideau Canal, and then all the way back to Connecticut via the Lake Champlain route. The voyage surely tested our mettle at times, but the experiences and people we were blessed to encounter along the way made it truly magical.

Now take a peek at our basic itinerary this year: We'll head up the Erie and Oswego, NY canals once again to cross Lake Ontario, but this time will head west into Canada's Trent-Severn Canal, Georgian Bay, and North Channel. We'll then loop around to head south on Lake Michigan, through Chicago into the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and on through other inner river systems of the country. The goal is to arrive all the way down to our home in Florida!

If you haven't had the chance, you might want to check out some of the older posts to get a better feel for what's in store for us. Please join us for this year's passages. It's wonderful to have you along for the ride!
COME ABOARD OYSTER WITH US!

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THE POETRY OF PEARLS

The heart of a man

is very much like

the sea.

it has its storms,

it has its tides

and in its depths

it has its pearls

too.

~ VINCENT VAN GOGH

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