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LRZeitlin@aol.com

Thu, Dec 14, 2006 3:15 PM

I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are the
best parts of the Loop?"

He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year. He
enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel powered
mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year, often
two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would be
finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his boat to
the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the boat
home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or boring
regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it all."
He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a Readers
Digest condensed book."

The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice
and opinions.

Larry Z

I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are the best parts of the Loop?" He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year. He enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel powered mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year, often two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would be finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his boat to the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the boat home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or boring regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it all." He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a Readers Digest condensed book." The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice and opinions. Larry Z

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Phil Little

Thu, Dec 14, 2006 7:44 PM

For a person with trailerable mobility, the answer is easy:

The northern part! There is nothing like the canals, lakes and waterways such as the Erie, Champlain, Rideaux, St Lawrence, Trent-Severn, North Channel, Top of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, Mac Island, Lake Superior Copper Country, Wisconsin's Door County, all the ports around Lake Michigan, Beaver Island just endless stunning scenic beauty in reasonably safe but challlenging cruising areas.

Add in the East Coast, The Delaware and Chesapeake bays, Potomac river, etc. New York, New England, Maine coast,.......!

Compare these to the southern rivers: long slogs of flat featureless terrain over muddy waters, miles and miles of tree-lined banks - not totally unappealing, I guess, but if you only have a limited time to spend, pick the prettiest!

If your friend wants to try the North Channel and upper Great Lakes, I would be happy to offer details on what I think are interesting areas up here.

He could return here for the next 20 summers and never run out of things to see!!

Phil Little
Carver 25
Milwaukee, WI

LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote:
I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are the
best parts of the Loop?"

He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year. He
enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel powered
mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year, often
two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would be
finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his boat to
the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the boat
home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or boring
regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it all."
He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a Readers
Digest condensed book."

The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice
and opinions.

Larry Z

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For a person with trailerable mobility, the answer is easy: The northern part! There is nothing like the canals, lakes and waterways such as the Erie, Champlain, Rideaux, St Lawrence, Trent-Severn, North Channel, Top of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, Mac Island, Lake Superior Copper Country, Wisconsin's Door County, all the ports around Lake Michigan, Beaver Island just endless stunning scenic beauty in reasonably safe but challlenging cruising areas. Add in the East Coast, The Delaware and Chesapeake bays, Potomac river, etc. New York, New England, Maine coast,.......! Compare these to the southern rivers: long slogs of flat featureless terrain over muddy waters, miles and miles of tree-lined banks - not totally unappealing, I guess, but if you only have a limited time to spend, pick the prettiest! If your friend wants to try the North Channel and upper Great Lakes, I would be happy to offer details on what I think are interesting areas up here. He could return here for the next 20 summers and never run out of things to see!! Phil Little Carver 25 Milwaukee, WI LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are the best parts of the Loop?" He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year. He enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel powered mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year, often two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would be finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his boat to the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the boat home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or boring regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it all." He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a Readers Digest condensed book." The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice and opinions. Larry Z _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

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Sylvain Sirois

Thu, Dec 14, 2006 8:06 PM

Dont forget the 1000 Island area. For me it is the prettiest part.

Sylvain Sirois
http://www.plongeess.com

The northern part! There is nothing like the canals, lakes and
waterways such as the Erie, Champlain, Rideaux, St Lawrence, Trent-Severn,
North Channel, Top of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, Mac Island, Lake
Superior Copper Country, Wisconsin's Door County, all the ports around
Lake Michigan, Beaver Island just endless stunning scenic beauty in
reasonably safe but challlenging cruising areas.

Add in the East Coast, The Delaware and Chesapeake bays, Potomac river,
etc. New York, New England, Maine coast,.......!

Compare these to the southern rivers: long slogs of flat featureless
terrain over muddy waters, miles and miles of tree-lined banks - not
totally unappealing, I guess, but if you only have a limited time to
spend, pick the prettiest!

If your friend wants to try the North Channel and upper Great Lakes, I
would be happy to offer details on what I think are interesting areas up
here.

He could return here for the next 20 summers and never run out of things
to see!!

Phil Little
Carver 25
Milwaukee, WI

LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote:
I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are
the
best parts of the Loop?"

He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year.
He
enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel
powered
mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year,
often
two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would
be
finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his
boat to
the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the
boat
home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or
boring
regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it
all."
He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a
Readers
Digest condensed book."

The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice
and opinions.

Larry Z

http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop

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unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-
loop

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Dont forget the 1000 Island area. For me it is the prettiest part. Sylvain Sirois http://www.plongeess.com > > The northern part! There is nothing like the canals, lakes and > waterways such as the Erie, Champlain, Rideaux, St Lawrence, Trent-Severn, > North Channel, Top of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, Mac Island, Lake > Superior Copper Country, Wisconsin's Door County, all the ports around > Lake Michigan, Beaver Island just endless stunning scenic beauty in > reasonably safe but challlenging cruising areas. > > Add in the East Coast, The Delaware and Chesapeake bays, Potomac river, > etc. New York, New England, Maine coast,.......! > > Compare these to the southern rivers: long slogs of flat featureless > terrain over muddy waters, miles and miles of tree-lined banks - not > totally unappealing, I guess, but if you only have a limited time to > spend, pick the prettiest! > > If your friend wants to try the North Channel and upper Great Lakes, I > would be happy to offer details on what I think are interesting areas up > here. > > He could return here for the next 20 summers and never run out of things > to see!! > > Phil Little > Carver 25 > Milwaukee, WI > > > LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What are > the > best parts of the Loop?" > > He is a college administrator and gets about six weeks of vacation a year. > He > enjoys spending it on the water and owns a trailerable 26 ft. diesel > powered > mini trawler. When I told him that most Loopers spend at least a year, > often > two or more, on the trip he calculated that using his vacations he would > be > finished sometime after 2020. An alternative suggestion was to trail his > boat to > the most interesting spots, spend a month on the water, then trail the > boat > home. Each year he would choose another spot. All the difficult and/or > boring > regions would be left out. True, he wouldn't be able to say "I've done it > all." > He would just be able to say "I've hit the highlights - just like a > Readers > Digest condensed book." > > The question is - what are the best spots? Please feel free to give advice > and opinions. > > Larry Z > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great- > loop > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great- > loop > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release Date: 2006-12- > 13

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Jim Ague

Thu, Dec 14, 2006 8:18 PM

NY Canal System (cheap cruising with all the free/elect tieups)

Rideau and Richelieu Canals (you'll think you're in France)

Chesapeake Bay in Autumn (bugs are gone, cooler days, so many anchorages)

And I may be crazy, but I love anchoring in the marshlands of GA and SC
(birds at work, fish at play).

-- Jim

Jim Ague
M/V Derreen, Monk 36

NY Canal System (cheap cruising with all the free/elect tieups) Rideau and Richelieu Canals (you'll think you're in France) Chesapeake Bay in Autumn (bugs are gone, cooler days, so many anchorages) And I may be crazy, but I love anchoring in the marshlands of GA and SC (birds at work, fish at play). -- Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Ague M/V Derreen, Monk 36 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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John & Judy Gill

Thu, Dec 14, 2006 9:38 PM

Larry,

My guess is that you will get lots of answers that will tell you that
the best part of the Great Loop is their local boating area!

I will say that our favorite sections of the Loop are:

The Rideau Waterway from Ottawa to Kingston in Ontario (most
Loopers don't go that route because of some 17 ft. bridge clearances).

The Trent-Severn Waterway from Trenton, Ontario on Lake Ontario to
Port Severn on the Georgian Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay at least from Crisfield, MD to St. Michaels, MD on
the Miles River or to Georgetown, MD on the Sassafras River (lots of
other great cities and towns like Solomons, Annapolis, Baltimore
Inner Harbor, Chestertown, etc.

Another great vacation trip would be the North Channel of the
Georgian Bay.

I would also recommend that he join the Americas Great Loop Cruisers
Association <www.greatloop.com>. From time to time there are single
handed skippers who would love to have a boat knowledgable and
intelligent companion to crew with them for a portion of the Loop,
particularly through the portions with numerous locks.

John and Judy Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers

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On Dec 14, 2006, at 10:15 AM, LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote:

I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What
are the
best parts of the Loop?" ... for a trailerboater.

Larry, My guess is that you will get lots of answers that will tell you that the best part of the Great Loop is their local boating area! I will say that our favorite sections of the Loop are: The Rideau Waterway from Ottawa to Kingston in Ontario (most Loopers don't go that route because of some 17 ft. bridge clearances). The Trent-Severn Waterway from Trenton, Ontario on Lake Ontario to Port Severn on the Georgian Bay. The Chesapeake Bay at least from Crisfield, MD to St. Michaels, MD on the Miles River or to Georgetown, MD on the Sassafras River (lots of other great cities and towns like Solomons, Annapolis, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Chestertown, etc. Another great vacation trip would be the North Channel of the Georgian Bay. I would also recommend that he join the Americas Great Loop Cruisers Association <www.greatloop.com>. From time to time there are single handed skippers who would love to have a boat knowledgable and intelligent companion to crew with them for a portion of the Loop, particularly through the portions with numerous locks. John and Judy Gill Two J's V AGLCA Loopers ================================================== (SNIP) On Dec 14, 2006, at 10:15 AM, LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > I was asked an interesting question by a former colleague - "What > are the > best parts of the Loop?" ... for a trailerboater.

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