Departed Grand Marais at 4 A.M. in order to arrive at the old Canadian Lock, in Sault Ste. Marie by 5 P.M.

Today we actually met other craft out on the lake! First sighting was a 25-foot aluminum pilot house work boat, followed by a 40 foot Gin Palace. We expected heavier marine traffic in the shipping lane at Whitefish Point and were not disappointed. The first of the heavy iron that came into view was a 1000’ Canadian laker the “American Spirit” heading east and passed to starboard. Heading west was a 750’ Upper Lakes Shipping laker. In Whitefish Bay we kept to port where we saw, in the distance during a thunderstorm, the 53 foot Ile Parisienne lighthouse where Annalee Bobyn's father was the lighthouse keeper for many years. 

Overtaking Prozac heading into Sault Ste. Marie was another 1000’ laker the Paul R. Tregurtha. We also met three other lakers in the waterway, the John G. Munson, the Arthur M. Anderson and the Michipicoten. 

Another first sighting included Boson Peter Charron accumulating personal possessions and returning them to their rightful place (an overflowing big plastic storage bucket) aboard Prozac.

We entered Canada at Sault Ste. Marie where we locked and reported to Canadian Customs. The Canada Border Security officer who came aboard to inspect was kind enough to undo all of Peters tidying up.

Prozac’s Wisconsin registration became QC220137 now the official Canadian Registry under the loving care of Capt. C. Lee. Safely docked at the Bondar Marina we went off to discover what the local fare of downtown Sault Ste. Marie has to offer: a noisy bar and food at a considerable premium to that on the other side of the border!

Capt. C. Lee
First Mate Smitty
Boson Charron
G. Mant A.B.