The picture below is the Lake Express heading west to Milwaukee through the Muskegon Channel.

Today was bright, but windy and very cold. After having brunch with Mike, William, Michelle and Chris, Fritz and I tooled down to the channel at Pere Marquette to see Mike off to Wisconsin. That's him on the Lake Express high-speed catamaran, in a red jacket. Wave!!! He did the Titanic pose thing to amuse us. The wind had really picked up and even the channel was getting ruffly waves. Later Mike told us it was a rough crossing. Shortn' Sweet asked him if he puked, and his answer was "HELL NO."

This picture to the left was taken as we were driving toward the channel opening. There is a large woodsy hollow surrounded by roads, a natural area seldom bothered by bathers or tourists. We saw 4 deer go bounding into the bowl-shaped hiding place. Naturally I had to climb the bank and get a shot or two. There are 3 deer in the picture, click on it and it will enlarge.