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Since leaving the south tip
of Manitou Island, we have been sailing a north-easterly course, with islands on all
sides. Ahead is the low sand tip of Cat Island, and beyond is the bulk of Outer Island.
The long north side of Stockton has been our companion on the right, or starboard side.
The views are about to change. As our course twists
to the north, the view ahead is nothing but Lake Superior water as far as you can see. On
a clear night, there are twinkles of light from communities on the the north shore over
sixty miles away.
It has been a typical day of sailing in
the Apostle Islands in late summer. Our winds have been light and shifting. Though it is
unusual for the wind to blow exactly from where we want it to! Now the air has grown
still. So we'll crank up the motor as we
make our way north, the schooner rising and falling upon swells from the open lake. |
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