Burntside Adventures: Apostle Islands

Yesterday morning we left Houghton at 0515 for a long day, 104 miles across the lake to the Apostles. It was forcast to be flat, and after the first hour it was. The trip was eventful for only one issue, out in the middle, 15 miles offshore, we hit a vertically floating log with the tip sticking up only an inch or two, in 700 feet of water. No damage but it thumped and scared the crap out of us. The time zone changed as we crossed into Wisconsin waters, so we arrived at 4:30 in the afternoon but it was a 12 hour crossing. We tied up at a National Park dock last night at Stockton Island where we took Jeff Janacek's boat on our first trip 15 or 20 years ago. We met a nice couple from Washburn Wisconsin and had a little happy our on their boat. This morning Cindy ran the trails on the island and I took a hike, with plans to visit the sea caves on Devils Island and Sand Island later today. At this point we are set to move on to Duluth tomorrow morning with an anticipated arrival early afternoon if all things go well. The weather looks good for the next couple of days.