PORTAGE LAKE Anchor to MANISTEE / Monday, August 15 (Day 208)

Admiral's Log:     10:40 am, Mon. 8/15/16
                         Air Temp:   74     Water Temp:   75
                        Winds:   calm
                        Speed:  7.5 knots

We knew this would be a quick run, so there was no hurry to start early. 
Manistee is another cute little water town. It only has about 10 slips for larger boats. Most boaters live here or are fishing boats. 

Most of these little towns on the Michigan side of the lake are between 20 and 30 miles apart and are labeled "safe harbors". The Great Lakes are huge and can get pretty rough (remember the Edmund Fitzgerald?) in no time; especially if the winds are out of the West. So boaters can duck into one of these harbors when the weather turns. That's why the harbor channels are easily marked with some sort of lighthouse.

Manistee Breakwater Light

Robert of Over Ice took this pic.

We ended up docked beside Sweet T. They had rented a car and drove back up to Traverse City to pick up their daughter and grandson to cruise for a few days.

I was able to get my laundry done here. Not cheap, but nice facilities. Over Ice came over for a drink before they headed to dinner.

Cool pub in town.

We walked to dinner at Blue Fish. The restaurant was cute with nice views of the water, but the food...not so much.

Another beautiful sunset on Lake Michigan