{"id":4791,"date":"2016-08-15T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sv-ananda.com\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2020-01-30T12:08:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:08:13","slug":"st-ignace-mi-to-meldrum-bay-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=4791","title":{"rendered":"St Ignace, MI to Meldrum Bay, ON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12438\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"St Ignace Meldrum-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12438 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-1.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>45\u00b059\u20323\u2033 N 83\u00b025\u203255\u2033 W<\/p>\n<p>We motorsailed north &#8220;up&#8221; False Detour\u00a0Channel between 3:30 and 4:30 pm yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. The borderline between Canada and the United States goes through the middle of the channel, with Michigan on our port side &amp; Ontario on our starboard side, so we were likely weaving back and forth between the two countries at times, depending upon the accuracy of our GPS &amp; chart plotter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12437\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"St Ignace Meldrum-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12437 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-2.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>When we reached the far north end of the channel and pointed our bow further east we were definitely in Canadian waters. It was time to lower our American courtesy flag. While we were glad to be back &#8220;home&#8221; again in Canada we were also sad that the &#8220;American&#8221; portion of our cruise had come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We had a great time cruising in Michigan &amp; Wisconsin waters. In addition to having a wonderful visit with my dear friends Bo &amp; Molly in Door County, we also travelled to many other interesting places, stayed in a lot of beautiful marinas &amp; anchorages, had great adventures on the water &amp; on shore &amp; met a lot of really nice people everywhere we went.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sharing these waters with us America. You&#8217;re great, you always have been and you always will be!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12436\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"St Ignace Meldrum-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-3.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once we were through the False Detour Channel we headed towards Meldrum Bay &amp; arrived there about 6:30 pm. This was our check in point with Canadian Customs. We were required to tie up at the marina&#8217;s main dock and then I reported into customs via a special telephone line in the marina office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?attachment_id=12435\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?fit=1224%2C1632&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1224,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"St Ignace Meldrum-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12435 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/knotsnplots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/St-Ignace-Meldrum-4.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>After we cleared customs we motored a couple hundred meters further down the bay and anchored for the night in a beautiful spot. (45\u00b055\u203237\u2033 N 83\u00b06\u203250\u2033 W)<\/p>\n<p>Chris made a really tasty Indian curry for supper. The curry &amp; a cold beer were just the right thing after a long hot day on the water.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cheers everyone, eh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>45\u00b059\u20323\u2033 N 83\u00b025\u203255\u2033 W We motorsailed north &#8220;up&#8221; False Detour\u00a0Channel between 3:30 and 4:30 pm yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. The borderline between Canada and the United States goes through the middle of the channel, with Michigan on our port side &amp; Ontario on our starboard side, so we were likely weaving back and forth between the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2016-cruise"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8ppZJ-1fh","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4791"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12441,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4791\/revisions\/12441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}