June 19
Pulled
anchor and motored the remaining distance to Houghton MI just a few miles down
the waterway. Had the Houghton-Hancock Lift
Bridge lifted. We figured the bridge
tender was bored because we asked for 50 feet of clearance and got 75. There are very few recreational boaters on
Lake Superior at this time of the year especially with the cool temperature we
have been getting.
The bridge is the world's heaviest and widest double-decked vertical-lift bridge. Houghton is home to Michigan Technological University.
We got a
slip at the Houghton County Marina. We
finally were able to do laundry. I
expected to do laundry in Bayfield but they no longer have a laundromat in
town. We also tried redistributing
weight to bring some of the heavier items lower and towards the center which
made a small improvement. We met two
couples heading for Octonogon. Barb and
Dave of `High Hopes’ had just purchased a 38 foot Morgan in Port Huron and were
bringing it to Bayfield.
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