August 21, 2017 Monday
As we cruised down the St. Clare River we saw traces of the Port Huron Float Down, signs welcoming the floaters and clean-up crews cleaning up after them. About noon we left the beautiful, blue, crystal clear water of St. Clair River and entered Lake Huron, it is just as clear but emerald green, we love being off of the muddy rivers.
When we entered the St. Clair River from the Pine River the current was about two knots against us, from the locals we knew to expect stronger currents as we moved north and the advice was to hug the Canadian side at the Blue Water Bridge, by then the current would be four knots. As we closed in on the bridge the freighter Michigan was in the shipping channel, it took a while to cross but once there all went well.
At 2:25 pm we watched the solar eclipse, it was not a total eclipse in our area but fascinating none-the-less.
Tonight we are in Port Sanilac, originally named Bark Shanty Point in reference to the lumberman who came here to peel bark from the Hemlock trees to use for tanning. The lighthouse here was opened in 1886 and was electrified in 1924, today it is privately owned.
Tonight we are keeping close track of the weather, we want to move in the morning but it is not looking good.
