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 Tuesday,
September 1 - 11:30am to 3:30pm
Special
Extended Westbound Straits of Mackinac Lighthouse
Cruise
Departing from Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you'll bear west past historic Old Mackinac Point Light for a spectacular view of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge.
Get your cameras ready to photograph the girders and superstructure
of the bridge above your head as the captain slows the boat for this
rare photo opportunity. A 20 mile westward run brings you to
White Shoal Light with its trademark red and white candy-stripe
daymark. Next we head to the south to view Gray's Reef Light
built in 1936 and then on to view
Skilligalee (Ile aux Galets) lighthouse. We then double back
north to the forbidding
Waugoshance Light with its birdcage lantern. As we head back
eastward, the boat will pass as close as possible to the St. Helena
Island Light Station, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project, before
heading back under the Mackinac Bridge to Mackinaw City.
This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could
change due to severe weather. The cost is $68.00 for adults,
and $52.25 for Children (5-12 years), with children under 5 years riding
free, and includes a boxed lunch and soft drink for all guests.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's
at (800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online
by clicking here. |
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 Thursday,
September 3rd - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastbound Straits Lighthouse
Cruise
As you leave Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you will be treated to a rare view of the Mackinac Bridge as your ship passes directly beneath the superstructure. Then heading east into Lake Huron,
you'll head through the narrow passage between Round Island Light
and Round Island Passage Light as you view the Grand Hotel and
Mackinac Island on the port side. A bit farther east you pass
Bois Blanc Light, built in 1829, and then you will head south to Poe
Reef Light painted with its black and white bands. On to
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light where you can easily see the bottom of
Lake Huron beneath the boat. A quick run up the Cheboygan
River takes you past the Cheboygan Crib Light and the Cheboygan
River Front Range Light, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project.
We will pass by the mooring of the new Coast Guard Cutter
Mackinaw and if she is in port, you will see her there. As
you head back to Mackinaw City, you will view the permanent home of
the retired cutter Mackinaw (WAGB83) before returning to the
Shepler's dock. This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could change due to severe
weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person, children 5 - 12
years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's at
(800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online by
clicking
here. |
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 Saturday,
September 5th - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Westbound Straits Lighthouse Cruise
Departing from Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you'll bear west past historic Old Mackinac Point Light for a spectacular view of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge.
Get your cameras ready to photograph the girders and superstructure
of the bridge above your head as the captain slows the boat for this
rare photo opportunity. A 20 mile westward run brings you to
White Shoal Light with its trademark red and white candy-stripe
daymark. Next we head to the south to view Gray's Reef Light
built in 1936 and then the boat will double back to the forbidding
Waugoshance Light with its birdcage lantern. As we head back
eastward, the boat will pass as close as possible to the St. Helena
Island Light Station, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project, before
heading back under the Mackinac Bridge to Mackinaw City.
This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could
change due to severe weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person,
children 5 - 12 years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's
at (800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online
by clicking here. |
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 Sunday September 6 through
Wednesday September 9
The Ultimate Western
Great Lakes Lighthouse Adventure
Four days cruising the Great lakes!
Sunday morning depart Hancock in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, pass
Jacobsville, Huron Island, Big Bay, Granite Island and Marquette
lighthouses. Spend the night in Marquette. Monday, pass Grand Island
North, Au Sable Point, Crisp Point, Whitefish Point, Gros Cap, Ile
Parisienne and Point Iroquois lighthouses and pass through the Soo Locks
before spending the night in Sault Ste. Marie. Tuesday pass down the St.
Marys River through the Rock Cut, past Round Island, Pipe Island and
Detour Reef lighthouse before entering Lake Huron to view the lights at
Marin Reef, Spectacle Reef, Bois Blanc Island, Round Island and Round
Island Passage and the new Wawatam light before spending the night in St.
Ignace. Wednesday pass beneath the Mackinac Bridge to view McGulpin Point,
St. Helena, White Shoal, Grays Reef, Waugoshance, Skilligallee, Little
Traverse and the Charlevoix pierhead lights. Board a motor coach in
Charlevoix for the return trip to Hancock. Cost for GLLKA members is
$850.00 per person for double occupancy and $970.00 per person single
occupancy. Price includes all transportation and meals for the entire
excursion. Non-members should add an additional $35 for a 1-year
individual membership or $50 for a 1-year family membership. Click
HERE to download a more
complete description of this excursion in Adobe PDF format. To
register, please call the GLLKA office at 231 436-5580 during office hours |
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 Wednesday, September
9th -
1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastbound Straits Lighthouse
Cruise
As you leave Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you will be treated to a rare view of the Mackinac Bridge as your ship passes directly beneath the superstructure. Then heading east into Lake Huron,
you'll head through the narrow passage between Round Island Light
and Round Island Passage Light as you view the Grand Hotel and
Mackinac Island on the port side. A bit farther east you pass
Bois Blanc Light, built in 1829, and then you will head south to Poe
Reef Light painted with its black and white bands. On to
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light where you can easily see the bottom of
Lake Huron beneath the boat. A quick run up the Cheboygan
River takes you past the Cheboygan Crib Light and the Cheboygan
River Front Range Light, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project.
We will pass by the mooring of the new Coast Guard Cutter
Mackinaw and if she is in port, you will see her there. As
you head back to Mackinaw City, you will view the permanent home of
the retired cutter Mackinaw (WAGB83) before returning to the
Shepler's dock. This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could change due to severe
weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person, children 5 - 12
years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's at
(800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online by
clicking
here. |
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 Thursday,
September 10th - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Westbound Straits Lighthouse Cruise
Departing from Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you'll bear west past historic Old Mackinac Point Light for a spectacular view of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge.
Get your cameras ready to photograph the girders and superstructure
of the bridge above your head as the captain slows the boat for this
rare photo opportunity. A 20 mile westward run brings you to
White Shoal Light with its trademark red and white candy-stripe
daymark. Next we head to the south to view Gray's Reef Light
built in 1936 and then the boat will double back to the forbidding
Waugoshance Light with its birdcage lantern. As we head back
eastward, the boat will pass as close as possible to the St. Helena
Island Light Station, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project, before
heading back under the Mackinac Bridge to Mackinaw City.
This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could
change due to severe weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person,
children 5 - 12 years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's
at (800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online
by clicking here. |
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 Monday, September
14th -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Eastbound Straits Lighthouse
Cruise
As you leave Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you will be treated to a rare view of the Mackinac Bridge as your ship passes directly beneath the superstructure. Then heading east into Lake Huron,
you'll head through the narrow passage between Round Island Light
and Round Island Passage Light as you view the Grand Hotel and
Mackinac Island on the port side. A bit farther east you pass
Bois Blanc Light, built in 1829, and then you will head south to Poe
Reef Light painted with its black and white bands. On to
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light where you can easily see the bottom of
Lake Huron beneath the boat. A quick run up the Cheboygan
River takes you past the Cheboygan Crib Light and the Cheboygan
River Front Range Light, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project.
We will pass by the mooring of the new Coast Guard Cutter
Mackinaw and if she is in port, you will see her there. As
you head back to Mackinaw City, you will view the permanent home of
the retired cutter Mackinaw (WAGB83) before returning to the
Shepler's dock. This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could change due to severe
weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person, children 5 - 12
years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's at
(800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online by
clicking
here. |
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 Wednesday, September
16 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Eastbound Straits Lighthouse
Cruise
As you leave Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you will be treated to a rare view of the Mackinac Bridge as your ship passes directly beneath the superstructure. Then heading east into Lake Huron,
you'll head through the narrow passage between Round Island Light
and Round Island Passage Light as you view the Grand Hotel and
Mackinac Island on the port side. A bit farther east you pass
Bois Blanc Light, built in 1829, and then you will head south to Poe
Reef Light painted with its black and white bands. On to
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light where you can easily see the bottom of
Lake Huron beneath the boat. A quick run up the Cheboygan
River takes you past the Cheboygan Crib Light and the Cheboygan
River Front Range Light, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project.
We will pass by the mooring of the new Coast Guard Cutter
Mackinaw and if she is in port, you will see her there. As
you head back to Mackinaw City, you will view the permanent home of
the retired cutter Mackinaw (WAGB83) before returning to the
Shepler's dock. This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could change due to severe
weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person, children 5 - 12
years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's at
(800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online by
clicking
here. |
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 Thursday,
September 17th - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Westbound Straits Lighthouse Cruise
Departing from Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you'll bear west past historic Old Mackinac Point Light for a spectacular view of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge.
Get your cameras ready to photograph the girders and superstructure
of the bridge above your head as the captain slows the boat for this
rare photo opportunity. A 20 mile westward run brings you to
White Shoal Light with its trademark red and white candy-stripe
daymark. Next we head to the south to view Gray's Reef Light
built in 1936 and then the boat will double back to the forbidding
Waugoshance Light with its birdcage lantern. As we head back
eastward, the boat will pass as close as possible to the St. Helena
Island Light Station, an ongoing GLLKA restoration project, before
heading back under the Mackinac Bridge to Mackinaw City.
This cruise is hosted by Shepler's Lighthouse Cruises, with GLLKA experts serving as your guides, providing narration and answers to questions throughout the cruise. Cruise direction could
change due to severe weather. The cruise is $52.50 per person,
children 5 - 12 years - $40.50, and children under 5 ride free.
Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Shepler's
at (800) 828-6157 or (231) 436-5023 or you can order tickets online
by clicking here.
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