Summer Wine II set sail from Knife River at 8 a.m. The lake was deep blue and fairly smooth with long undulating waves. The lake water is pretty clear and we could see at least 15 feet down into the water and encountered depths of 500 feet or more. The shore areas we passed by on this sunny day were pristine and undisturbed. A tanker lake boat destined for Duluth was the only other traffic we observed. There was very little wind along this 50 mile leg of the journey, but we were able to hoist the sails and turn the motor off for about an hour and a half in mid afternoon. Once we arrived in the Apostle Islands the wind seemed to follow the channels between the islands and was right on the nose so we continued to motor to Stockton Island and moored 10 hours after leaving Knife River. The docks were formed by breakwater piers in this well sheltered marina. Apart from Summer Wine II there only two other boats, a Brady-white fishing boat with 300 horses hanging off its stern and a Hunter 33 sailboat. When we hiked along the shores we met some campers on the trails who arrived from Bayfield on a water taxi. The island had many trails through undisturbed forests and beaches. We returned to the boat and feasted on maple glazed salmon, chocolate rice, onion balsamic veggies, and chocolate pudding. We're not starving on this trip! Keith and I were a little skeptical when Doug suggested the chocolate rice but it turned out great. We turned in later after playing some crib.
Darrell
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