Oct
20
At the end of August I wrote my first post, about paddling to Ile Aux Galet (Skillagalee) island, which started out intimidating but turned into a ton of fun, surfing back to the mainland. Besides about 10,000 birds, the only thing on the island is a beautiful 1888 lighthouse, which is still active. http://www.michiganlights.com/skillagaleelh.htm So I …
Aug
31
<object width=”400″ height=”300″> <param name=”flashvars” value=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2F&set_id=72157622199160082&jump_to=”></param> <param name=”movie” value=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″></param> <param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ allowFullScreen=”true” flashvars=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fkeithwikle%2Fsets%2F72157622199160082%2F&set_id=72157622199160082&jump_to=” width=”400″ height=”300″></embed></object> Ile Aux Galets (Island of Pebbles), aka Skillagalee, is a very small island about 7 miles offshore from Cross Village, near the NW tip of Michigan’s lower peninsula. The island sits atop a large shoal. On the …
