We boated 2,777 miles to Mackinac Island!

In our isolated anchorage in Harbor Island National Refuge, we weathered some storms the past few nights. The weather is looking better, so we try and enter the large section of Lake Huron into the Straits of Mackinac! The goal is Mackinac Island, but with 100% full reservations and no internet for us to make one, we are left to the whims of the Harbormaster. We hope you enjoy it!
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Cheers from the Loop,
Jennifer and Elliot
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🎥 Episode 325 | Filmed on August 26, 2022
🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Harbor Island, Michigan
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[@SchoandJo]

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[@jeffreymelvin1]

I worked on the island many years it is most amazing

[@nancyharris4913]

Glad you enjoyed the Canadian segment of the loop. It looked awesome! (As an aside, you were only in one province through 6 weeks of travel!) I'm sure it feels good to be back in your home country since it always feels good to come back home. (I feel that way every time I come back to Canada.) Michigan is a great state with so much to offer. Mackinac Island is just too touristy for me but I can see why many people love it. All the best in your future travels. As you can see I am a year behind in watching your videos. Keep up the great work! I'm loving following your loop adventure.

[@alexmikhael5061]

12:40 THAT WAS MUCH MUCH MUUUUCCCCCCHHHH better than that first time you all were goin up to the FUEL DOCK and you videoed it WAY WAY WAY BACK IN THE BEGINNIN!!! or THAT FIRST LOCK!!! :) you all lookin pretty PRO'y out there now!!! :) have you calmed down that anxiaty stuff ??? kinda seems like you 2 are more relaxed and gettin into the enjoyment of the whole thing instead of just DOING THE THING and worrying about doing it, right, wrong, wutever, worry is a pitfall..... stress is a pitfall..... pitfalls cause our journey in life to require more energy to climb up out of the pit... ;) aviod the PITFALLS!!! :) LOVE JOY COMPASSION

[@alexmikhael5061]

unpaused and you answered it too ;) HEHEHEE GLAD you are less stressed and more into the enjoyment of the whole thing!!! :)

[@bl_leafkid4322]

My family has vacationed at Lake Huron for years. Love it

[@Rev1Kev]

The Freighter at 6:37 was the James L Oberstar, built in 1958, and is 806 feet in length, mainly hauls iron ore, from Marquette Mi to Ford Rouge complex in Dearborn Michigan

[@youtubeuploads7208]

❤❤❤❤ my favorite place - Thanks for sharing & and I love your dog Ollie !!!!!

[@mikepech6822]

I'll swear you two must have horseshoes, rabbit feet and 4 leaf clovers on Pivot's Bridge. You have just soooo lucked out with your weather. I've been on Lake Huron when the weather man must have had one drink too many and I ended up in 12' waves that would break over my fly bridge. Other than needed to change our shorts, we survived lol. Always wanted to go to Mackinac but never did. After following your travels almost, feel like I know you. And with your experiences, could give yourselves the titles of captain and captainette and rock watching expert Ollie. But with some of your troubles, never once heard any giving up words. It takes some special determined people to beat those obstacles. Thumbs up to you.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Mike! Don't worry, we have some bad weather coming soon 😅 Couldn't last forever unfortunately!

[@johnkrieger1772]

Awesome! At 19:55 they're showing the school I went to!! My dad was the superintendent of the Mackinac Island school at that time! Love this video! Thank you for taking me back!

[@SchoandJo]

Super cool, John!

[@sewcellosusan8664]

Docking at Mackinac Island is the dream of many a Michigander. Thanks for sharing!

[@SirAdamMeek]

That cheese sounds amazing! When you get to Florida's Big Bend, give Alex and I a shout! He's an adventurous Old English Sheepdog. He and Ollie will get along great!

[@scottabercrombie376]

Vroom vroom baby, vroom vroom! You crack me up LOL!😂

[@SchoandJo]

😂😂😂

[@Jannm]

"What's that song called?" LOL!.....LOVE you both!

[@buckpowers4837]

To visit Mac Island you must love fudge and horse manure, and its well worth a visit. Enjoy

[@karenprice5439]

Nice video..Enjoy the biking..🇨🇦⚓⚓

[@marciadynes7628]

Another week it will be crazy busy kids out of school and people come from every where especially to Mackinac Island and the north channel for the next two months !

[@potoole1953]

love it...

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

I'm glad you stopped at Mackinac Island! It's one of my favorite places in Michigan!!!

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Y’all lookin’ good on those bikes! 🙌🏼🚴‍♀️ We have always wanted to visit Mackinac Island. Can’t wait to see even more!

[@haroldhuddleston6585]

I remember sailing into the island more than 40 years ago. Wonderful visit. ❤. Been following since day one.

[@ericdavis7523]

I loved going to Mackinac Island as a kid and cannot wait to bring my daughter there to see it. We are working our the detail to take a trip and tow our boat to Bay City and then boat over to the island. Way too far for us on then lakes with our boat.

[@SchoandJo]

Sounds like a great family trip!

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

What a fun and wonderful video! Thank you for showing me Mackinac Island…such a cool place!

[@doncritzer2798]

You are now officially a "Fudgy" ......name of folks who come from all over to purchase Mackinaw fudge

[@portfoliofotoz]

You kids are so inspirational!

[@ericwertheimer4997]

So glad you were able to get a slip at Mackinaw and spend some time there. I can remember when the film "Somewhere in Time" was released we were very excited since it was filmed on the island. We had a family cottage on Lake Charlevoix until a few years ago, I miss it terribly. Thanks very much for sharing your journey and bringing back so many fond memories for me. Well done as usual!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much!

[@vernholmes7940]

Great episode! What a fantastic place!

[@michaelgarrity6090]

Glad to see you exploring the US part of the Loop with your first big stop being Mackinaw Island. It is an amazing place. It had to be a big culture shock to go from where you to Mackinaw.

[@SchoandJo]

Definitely was!

[@SteveTJ001]

I’ve been watching your awesome series about the Great Loop. I’ve lived in Michigan my whole life, I was definitely hoping your journey took you by Mackinac Island. Such a super cool place to bike around. Also curious if you guys took a short side trip up to then soo locks? I’ve always enjoyed watching freighters there. Anyways, such an incredibly awesome series, I look forward to watching more of your journey

[@SchoandJo]

We didn't quite make it up to those locks, but we'd like to explore more of that region some day!

[@cbmutube]

I also recommend the book "Life and Death of the Great Lakes." It was written near a lowpoint for Great Lakes water levels, and predicted that the level would go even lower "due to climate change." Almost immediately the Great Lakes levels climbed 5+ feet! Today the level remains somewhat above the 90-year average .

[@SchoandJo]

That's a great book! We were listening to it while traveling through the area. I need to pick it back up one of these days to finish it

[@HollyandAndrew]

One of our favorite places! Cannot wait to see more exploring in the next video 😊

[@SchoandJo]

Haha thanks y’all!

[@ChrisGoosman]

These are the videos I’ve been waiting for! So happy to see you on Mackinac Island, it’s where my wife and I were married 20 years ago the same month you visited. It’s a wonderful place even if it’s a bit touristy.

[@SchoandJo]

Wow, congratulations!! It is an awesome place, we would definitely like to come back!

[@alexmikhael5061]

15:30 you are AT A DESTINATION tho, not must a little island, or even ''just one of the marinas along the LOOP'' ..... a DESTINATION!! :) people come from the other side of CLEAVELAND and all the way over in FORTWAYNE or even INDY to GO TO THAT ISLAND!!!! ((we used to go to Port Clinton OHIO every summer for years.... family up there... went to MAkakaananaw like twice, went to PUTINBAY every summer :) out here at the FAIRs they have MACKINAC ISLAND FUDGE stands....... I wanna try the fudge THERE someday in the future :)

[@doncritzer2798]

Watch out for those ferries zooming around at 35 knots hahaha

[@notreal6246]

On the beach in Mackinaw City you get some 2 foot rollers when the ferries zoom by. Big enough waves for kids to enjoy.

[@SchoandJo]

Haha true that!

[@bigdaddyj9498]

I didn’t realize that y’all did this last year. I was going to let y’all know about an event coming up in few couple weeks called Boyne Thunder. It’s a big speed boat poker run. I’ve enjoyed following y’all on your journey.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks John!

[@epcode5121]

Great video 😊 How much in fuel for 2775 miles

[@SchoandJo]

Check out our expense reports on our website, we have it all detailed there, by month! schoandjo.com Cheers

[@alfsphone]

You need to get two fold up bikes as you can take them with you. Only take up a small space.

[@SchoandJo]

True that!

[@bobr9689]

Looks like you are having lots of fun - maybe go bike riding with Ollie on her leash - she would definitely get a workout then (racing to keep up with you).

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely! We have to figure out how to ride with Ollie in the future 😁

[@Catalina58601]

How do they pronounce Cadillac in Mackinac? 😊 I couldn't help but notice how much more comfortable you are on the big water. You two have come a long way in every aspect. Thanks for sharing. It's been so enjoyable to learn and travel with you.

[@doncritzer2798]

No automobiles allowed on Mackinac, so they pronounce it "Golf cart" hahaha

[@Catalina58601]

@@doncritzer2798 I noticed a ferry with the name Cadillac in their video 🤣

[@scottabercrombie376]

Cadillacacacacac you ought to know by now🎶

[@Catalina58601]

@@scottabercrombie376 Hahaha! ❤

[@SchoandJo]

Thank you!!

[@rubenmanitowabi5671]

Did you guys try Poutine while in Canada?

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely, it was in our Kingston food tour vlog!

[@craigkimble1467]

Don't tell anyone! It's getting too crowded 😂 I grew up in Michigan but I live in California now, but I go back there most summers usually spend a couple of nights there, definitely something unique.❤

[@chrism1164]

Poor AGLCA flag. : ( Great sunset!

[@helimx]

What's that song called? 😅😅😅

[@SchoandJo]

😂😂

[@ATM589]

Wisconsin?

[@SchoandJo]

?

[@TrueWalker88]

How do you guys stay so fit, lean and muscular on the boat for so long?

[@SchoandJo]

I wish we did... but it was hard to stay active! The only thing we had going for us was cooking almost all our meals and eating relatively clean. Thanks for watching!

[@TrueWalker88]

@@SchoandJo Well you both look really lean and strong in this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@The442nd]

You might be there at the same time my in laws are there

[@SchoandJo]

Crazy!

[@sharonoliver5284]

Your flag is so so sad