Images (clockwise): The Great Lakes coastal dunes, Great Lakes mountain views, Chicago skyline, Isle Royale National Park, Apostle Islands National Lake Shore


Ontario, you can choose the Canadian side and visit Toronto, Canada’s center of government, or continue on your way to the Welland Canal.


which is the Welland canal – the path around Niagara Falls. Pilotage is compulsory for the majority of the trip, for foreign flagged vessels over 300 GRT.


Entry to the seaway is through an area rich with sea life. One of the first stops may be Taddoussac and the Saguanay Fjord to see Beluga whales. As you work your way west you will follow the path of early explorers and fur traders where you’ll experience the effect of the tidal currents lessening and the influx of fresh water from the Great Lakes turning the water brackish. The first major city to visit is Quebec, Canada. The old city is a UNESCO world heritage site. From Quebec City you would continue west to Montreal. This is where you would have your seaway inspection and pick up the seaway pilot. From Montreal, you head into the Thousand Islands area, a popular vacation destination for Americans and Canadians where you can see some relics of the gilded age, such as the Boldt Castle, in Alexandria Bay. Entering Lake


The Great Lakes is an exciting mixture of big cities such as Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, and remote small towns like Parry Sound in Georgian Bay. There are tens of thousands of islands in Georgian Bay. Most of these islands are along the east side of the bay and are collectively known as the Thirty Thousand Islands, including the larger Parry Island. Manitoulin Island, lying along the northern side of the bay, is the world’s largest island in a freshwater lake. In October 2004, the Georgian Bay Littoral was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.


Both Canada and the US have numerous provincial and national parks that line the shores of the Great Lakes. In Superior Provincial Park you can discover pictographs from the earliest settlers, and a visit to the Apostle Islands National Lakes shore along Lake Superior’s Wisconsin shoreline takes you among 22 islands and the opportunity to kayak among sea caves that have been carved by a millennium of water and ice movement.


Destinations along Florida’s east coast or through the Great Lakes have much to offer the yachting scene; from the excitement of a large city experience to stunning natural areas, the options for cruising are many and varied.


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