[Rhodes22-list] Lake Vermilion

[Julie Thorndycraft]

Ron,
Check out:
http://www.lakevermilion.com/boating.html

Lake Vermilion is a very large lake and very beautiful. Lots of
loons, eagles, etc. The water is also very cold, especially in June
when we go there. If you look on the link that I sent, there is an
arrow by Tower - that is very close to where we stay and by the mine.
It's also very close to Ely and the Boundary Waters.

Julie

---- Original Message ----
From: lipton@sprynet.com
To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Congrats, Rik!
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:44:20 -0600

>I work at the site in Illinois (Fermilab) where they are sending
>signals
>(neutrinos) to Sudan.  I did not know that it was so close to good
>sailing.
>Now I have a reason to try to take a trip up there.  Finding an
>excuse
>might not be so easy as I work on a different project. Perhaps they
>will
>need a review next summer ...
>
>Ron Lipton
>Empress of Blandings
>Monroe Harbor/Trail Creek
>
>> Julie,
>>
>> We had fully intended to take our R22 up to the Apostles at the
>first
>> opportunity. We would put in right at Bayfield or close around
>there
>> though. I think the R22 would do a fine job within the area of the
>islands.
>> You can sail for many, many miles in that area and really not see
>much of
>> the effects of the big lake outside.
>>
>> Rik
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 09:00 PM 12/17/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Rummy,
>> >The Tower-Sudan mine is about two miles from a cabin that our
>sailing
>club
>> >goes to every year on Lake Vermilion. Some of the participants did
>the
>tour
>> >this year and found out that the mine is now participating in some
>> >scientific study where they are sending signals through the ground
>to
>> >another site in Illinois. I haven't gotten up the nerve to go on
>the tour
>> >myself - not sure if claustrophobia will hit and I've been told
>that the
>> >trip down is a bit like being locked into a very small box. We'll
>be
>there
>> >again in June (with our newly recycled Rhodes) and maybe I'll give
>it a
>try.
>> >
>> >Rik,
>> >We moved a friends Alberg 38 from the Apostles to Barker's Island
>Marina
>a
>> >year ago at the end of the season. It's about 85 nautical miles,
>if I
>> >remember correctly. Had to make an emergency overnight at
>Cornucopia when
>> >our engine died and the wind dropped to nothing. Pretty rare to
>see Lake
>> >Superior completely flat but when Murphy decides to show up,
>anything can
>> >happen. The wind came up just slightly (after an hour) and I was
>tasked
>to
>> >sail into the dog-legged harbour - this is a boat with a 3/4 keel
>-
>> >responsiveness is definately not the same as a fin keel. At the
>last
>minute
>> >the marina finely responded to our hails and sent out a boat to
>tow us in
>so
>> >I did not get the chance to test my 'sailing' skills!
>> >
>> >The Apostles are one of the places that we intend to sail the
>Rhodes. We
>> >have friends that take their Montgomery 17 there so I figure we
>should be
>> >able to handle it with more weight and length. If not, we know
>that we'll
>be
>> >invited back on the Alberg - they dock their boat during the
>season at
>the
>> >city dock in Bayfield.
>> >
>> >I've ignored my present wrapping as long as possible - thanks for
>the
>> >diversion!
>> >Julie
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: <SandyPawsR22@AOL.COM>
>> >To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:25 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Congrats, Rik!
>> >
>> >
>> > > I can't believe I actually remembered the place. It's probably
>been
>close
>> >to
>> > > fifteen years since we've been there. I think the last time we
>stopped
>in
>> > > there was when we did the circle tour of Lake Superior on our
>way up
>to
>> > > Thunder Bay........or maybe it was when we went skiing at
>Lutsen. We
>have
>> > > many fond memories of that part of the country.
>> > > We also did the tour of the Tower-Sudan mine. It's the only
>museum
>with a
>> > > mine where you actually go below ground several thousand feet.
>Now
>that
>> >was
>> > > interesting.
>> > >
>> > > Rummy
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