[Rhodes22-list] Apostle Island Trip

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Jessie,

My two sons and I did the Apostle Islands in sea kayaks several years ago as a family High Adventure Trip.  Hopefully, your mother ship will have a dingy or inflatable or something that will let you explore the sea caves.  The best are on Sand Island and on Squaw Bay just south of the Sand Pt visitor center on the mainland.  The Squaw Bay sea caves are especially spectacular!  Both of these sea cave sites are best seen from a small boat.  You need a dead calm sea state to explore the caves.  A sea kayak is best because many of the cave entrances are narrow.  If you go, bring along a headlight.    A rock climbing helmet is also not a bad idea because the occasional powerboat wake can enter the caves and bounce you off the ceiling even on a dead calm day!  There are interesting lighthouses and associated out buildings to tour on Sand Island and Raspberry Island.  The outer islands in the archipelago are pretty exposed to Lake Superior and you need to be careful where you anchor if you are staying overnight.  The whole area is a world class cruising ground and spectacularly beautiful!  Once you leave Bayfield, WI and Madeline Island behind, you need to be pretty self sufficient.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On May 30, 2020, at 4:56 PM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Chris, thanks for the tips on Kansas lakes.  I'll definitely let you know
> if whenever I head that direction since it would be fun to go sailing
> together.  Since I don't have a tow vehicle, my road trip plans coordinating
> with one my friends with a truck that wants to go as well.  I suppose I
> could rent a truck but that's a last resort.  Eventually I may get a tow
> vehicle but I'm not in a hurry for that.
> 
> The first road trip with my boat will be to Lake Rathbun in Iowa, which is
> just a few hours away.  Several boats from my club will be traveling
> together (our little trailer sailor caravan) in early July for that trip.
> 
> Regarding South Dakota, I had a trip planned with a couple of friends to
> Lake Francis Case, which is one dam downstream of Oahe on the Missouri.  My
> friend's family has a cabin on the lake.  That trip got postponed due to
> COVID-19, but we may go around Labor Day this year or sometime next year
> instead.  I'll report back whenever we go.  I'd be up for taking my boat on
> a trip down Oahe if you ever wanted to meet up for that.  It would be a fun
> adventure!
> 
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