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Lake St. Clair paparazzi spots Tom Creuse on
Harsen's Island at local restaurant ....
or maybe not?
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•Gas, Diesel, Pumpout •Wi-Fi
•Restaurant •Splash Pad
•Beach & BBQ's •Amphitheatre Water Warriors Run from Mackinac - Continued from page
•Pavilion •Boat Ramp 7 There were four support boats, plus the St. Clair County Sher-
riff boat and their 2 PWC’s provided an escort for our final leg
The newest, deep water Marina on the down the St. Clair River to Harsen’s Island. Each support boat
southern shore of Lake St. Clair.
is assigned spotters and a small group of PWC riders to follow
behind. For safety, the riders are never allowed to pass their sup-
port boat, however, when calm, they may ride outside the wake
of their lead boat.
Riders are usually in site of shore, riding 1-2 miles out
Latitude 42 18.12 Longitude 82 42.52 to accommodate the support boats... “In No
the northern part of Lake Huron there are
Enjoy summertime entertainment, a lot of rocks, so we follow our support Wake
BBQ's, and events for the entire family! boats like a bunch of baby ducklings!
LOL” said Ann.
www.lakeshore.ca
Zones Riding on Lake Huron is unlike
riding on Lake St. Clair. The waves roll
further apart and can be much larger. The Detroit River
2nd day of our trip, we had a following South of Detroit
sea with 4 – 8’ waves. It was like rid- W3y0a0ndFottte - 10E0c0orsFet.-Grass Island to
ing a roller coaster. It's a lot of fun, but LaSalle
you have to constantly 'read' each wave
and adjust your speed while riding up 5 Knots
(10 km/hr)
Speed Limit
and down. Our support boats do 'groom
our trails' somewhat and riders get in be-
hind the boats and ride like a team when
it gets rough. We rode in the rain one
day but everyone seemed unphased by it, Grosse Ile,
since we're prepared with rain suits just Trenton, and Gibraltar
in case. Sugar Island Canals
Outside of Alpena, Thunder Area - 1000 Ft. and
Bay lived up to its name. Conditions Marina
Areas -
500 Ft
changed drastically when we rounded Maple &
the point. It was very windy & rough. I Milleville Beach
wish I could have taken a picture of my
50' support boat with the spray of water NoCWanaaklse-
wrapping around it. Thunder Bay made
for a lot of stories that evening. (Lake Erie Metropark
The most exciting moments of entrance)
our trip were coming into harbors and
Continued on page 10 thanks.... ChannHelus r-oNnoRWiveark&e
Note: All unmarked
areas are subject to
Michigan & Ontario
laws which state
that NO WAKE
speed is required
Lwiathkine10E0 frtioef shore.
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