Oscoda, MI

We had a long pretty smooth day of cruising on Friday, August 31 starting early at 8 a.m.  We wanted to make a good long run while the weather was good because the next day looked a little iffy. Also, there was no place of interest that we wanted to stop and visit along this part of the coast.  The weather was sunny and clear but cool enough that we ran with the stratoglass closed early on.  The lake was fairly calm for most of the day except for a couple hours of hours when we encountered some rougher waters. The waves got to one foot but the short duration made  it choppy.  Fortunately, the waters calmed down again and Georgio spent most of the day sleeping in his little cardboard box on the flybridge.

We spent most of the day listening to John McCain and Aretha Franklin’s memorial services - both quite moving.  Unfortunately, we couldn’t tune in on Aretha’s live stream which would have been highly recommended entertaining.  We’re sorry that the  poor reception in this part of the world has caused us to miss many of the visual aspects of major news events over the last several weeks.

There were really very few places for us to cruise to.  At first we were going to go to Harrisville but then decided to to push on to Oscoda.  The only marina there - Haglund’s - didn’t even show up on Active Captain.  Jonny had to call the Chamber of Commerce to find one. We would have been happy to anchor out but there was no safe place to do so.  So we pulled into Haglund’s at 5:15 and entered the harbor with its good breakwater.  We passed some modest modular homes along the coast as we entered the marina. 

The marina owner also ran a hunting and gun shop.  He had recently bought the operation and the “marina” part was quite neglected.   There was no water, no restrooms, no WIFI but at least there was a power outlet, though it was just a household outlet!  We tied up at the dock across from the gun shop with a big gazebo right next to us and a busy highway across the street.  

The nearby town held no interest to us but we were grateful to be in a calm and safe harbor.  We were glad to only have to stay one night!.