Monthly Archives: September 2022

I was so looking forward to being able to tie up to a dock in Paducah after 2 anchorages. We were traveling with our merry band of tugs and friends (3 Ranger tugs, Lord Nelson Tug and our Nordic Tug). What a great group of people. Anyway, the 5 of us finally arrived at PaducahContinue reading “Paducah to “The Land Between””

Thursday we began the long trek to Paducah, KY. Between Alton Marina and Paducah there are only two places to tie up for the night and its a long haul and not one I was looking forward to. We started traveling this part of the adventure with 3 Ranger Tugs and a Lord Nelson VictoryContinue reading “203 Miles on the Mississippi, plus the Ohio river”

The saying is if you are a real boater you have either grounded or you are lying. Well if this is true, we are not lying. We had our first grounding due to low water conditions. I’m not going to go into detail, but we were able to dislodge from the muck because a helpfulContinue reading “3rd night on the river and more”

So tonight we are anchored on the backside of Quiver Island with about 8 other loopers. This is a very sheltered area, hence a choice place to anchor for loopers. But let me back up a few days. We left Heritage Harbor after a third night at that nice location. As I mentioned before, SundayContinue reading “2nd of 3 nights without power”

Tuesday morning we entered the river system in downtown Chicago near Navy Pier. Seeing Chicago from the water with the sun just rising was extraordinary. All the business and noise of a big city was non-existent and the waters were calm. I was looking forward to getting off of Lake Michigan so Tuesday was theContinue reading “Chicago – Bridges and locks”

August 31st we moved from Kenosha up the coast to Milwaukee, where we spent two nights. The first evening we walked thru clouds of dragon flies, and up the HILL to the restaurant district and had dinner a quaint Italian restaurant. The next day we walked along the water front to see a really coolContinue reading “We have been movin’”

We arrived in Kenosha for a one-week stay. (Daily rates are discounted if you stay for a week or more at a marina—always looking for a good deal). Part of the reason for crossing the lake to Kenosha was to attend a celebration of life for Tim’s Aunt (his Mom’s sister). Many of the LanserContinue reading “Kenosha, WI”