These are additional photos from Superior Paddling’s Huron Islands travelogue.
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Sea Kayaking to the Huron Island Lighthouse Huron National Wildlife Refuge, L’Anse, Michigan I awake to find myself suspended above the forest floor, snug in my hammock, the earthy scents of pine needles sharp in my nose. It takes me a moment to gather my bearings, and I peer out from beneath the nylon rain […]
Four days spent kayak-touring in Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario, Canada. Departed from Hattie Cove Visitor Center, and paddled onto the open waters of Lake Superior in fine weather. Camped at Oiseau Bay, Gravel River, and Fish Harbor. Encountered a couple of foggy days and one fast-approaching lightning storm which briefly drove us off the water. […]
Can two young sweethearts, separated by an ocean, find one another on a wilderness shore? “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore,” George Gordon Byron The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a romantic destination—full of beauty, adventure, and history. If you go there, and are fortunate […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Glen Haven, Michigan “That wasn’t so bad,” James remarks as we draw within landfall of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. We’ve just paddled our loaded sea kayaks across eight miles of open water on Lake Michigan, crossing from the mainland beach of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to the twin […]
Everything But the Gators Cache River State Natural Area, Vienna, Illinois “You think we need spray skirts today?” I asked my paddling partner as we carried gear down to the water. “Maybe,” he replied, “if only to keep the alligators out of our kayaks …” I am a northern paddler, plying the border waters of […]
A bit of Lake Superior surf play at Mosquito Beach, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
A video tour of Lake Superior’s Keweenaw Peninsula and Manitou Island
A video tour of Lake Superior’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore with a few friends. Also check out the Pictured Rocks destination travelogue >>
These are additional photos from Superior Paddling’s Milwaukee Harbor daytrip >>